13597 your grandma holiday Recipes

there was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. as she was getting her things in serving, she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. she told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. the woman also requested to be buried with her favourite bible., everything was in serving and the pastor was preparing to leave when the woman suddenly remembered something very important to her., more thing , she said excitedly. what s that came the pastor s reply. this is very important, the woman continued.. i want to be buried with a fork in my right hand. the pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.. that surprises you, doesn tsp it the woman asked. well, to be honest, i m puzzled by the request, said the pastor., woman explained. in all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, i always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, keep your fork. it was my favorite part because i knew that something better was coming..like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie. something wonderful, and with substance! so, i just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and i want them to wonder what s with the fork then i want you to tell them: keep your fork..the best is yet to come, eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman good-bye. he knew this would be 1 of the last times he would see her before her death. but he also knew that the woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. she knew that something better was coming. at the funeral people were walking by the woman s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite bible and the fork placed in her right hand. over and over the pastor heard the question what s with the fork and over and over he smiled., during his message , the pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the woman shortly before she died. he also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. the pastor told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either., he was right ., next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you oh so gently, that the best is yet to come..

good beef stew meat , cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. (or 2 lb cut up chuck or brisket), boneless pork cutlets or chops cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces., raw white or yellow onions, cut into large chunks, rotel brand chopped tomatoes and green chiles (or 1 large can of diced tomatoes, drained.), chili powder (or more to suit your taste), water, chopped garlic, tb. ground cumin, pinto beans, drained and rinsed with water, dark kidney beans, drained, rinsed, ground chil pepper (or 2 chopped jalepeno peppers) (or both), salt to taste, thickening : 2 tb masa flour mixed with 1/4 cup. water, sour cream, chopped onions of your choice, soda crackers or tortilla chips, a handful of shredded monterey jack cheese

cereal (gotta have your bowl), front seat, back seat (pick 1), convertable vehicle top down, friend by your right

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, chocolate and walnut cookies, recipe follows, cocoa powder, chopped walnuts, almond-orange cookies , recipe follows, orange , zested, sliced almonds , finely chopped in a blender to a coarse flour consistency, chunky marmalade, sliced almonds, for topping, coarse sugar , for sugar cookies only

pepperidge farm puff pastry sheets, egg, water, apricot preserves or raspberry jam, dried cranberry, softened, toasted sliced almonds, brie cheese, pepperidge farm entertaining cracker quartet collection

frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, red bell pepper, diced, minced garlic, artichoke hearts, drained and mashed, sour cream, grated parmesan cheese, salt and ground black pepper to taste, heavy cream

cream cheese, smoked sliced beef, chopped, green onions, finely chopped, hot pepper sauce

cream cheese, softened, ranch dressing mix, artichoke hearts, drained and chopped, roasted red peppers, drained and chopped, fresh parsley, chopped

cream cheese, softened, tomato, diced, chopped pimento pepper, minced garlic, minced fresh chives, minced fresh parsley, dried basil, green bell pepper, top and seeds removed, red bell pepper, top and seeds removed

frozen cooked meatballs, thawed, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, garlic salt, beef bouillon cube

apple pie filling (or any filling your prefer, unbaked pastry shell (9 inches), ground cinnamon, butter, divided, crushed pecan shortbread cookies (as in pecan sandies)

course chili meat or ground beef, ground pork, ground italian sausage, mexican chorrizo sausage, shiner bock beer ( use what you like to drink) or 750ml zinfindel, jalapeno peppers chopped ( or more depending on where your are from ), chili powder, crushed garlic, chopped green onions, black pepper, dry oregano, cumin powder, salt, tomato sauce ( your choice ), chopped green bell pepper

red apple, cored and diced, green apple, cored and diced, pineapple chunk (if canned then drain), celery, diced, carrot, grated, raisins, dried cranberries, dried apricot, chopped in to smaller pieces, yogurt (non fat, low fat or regular) or 1 cup mayonnaise (non fat, low fat or regular), dry white wine (i use the pineapple juice from the canned pineapple), fresh mint leaves, chopped (1 tsp dried ), pecans, chopped, cheddar cheese, grated

day-old white bread , torn, corn muffins , day-old ones broken up, butter, onion, diced, stalks celery, diced, mushroom, sliced (optional), tart apples, cored and diced, walnuts, coarsely chopped, raisins, water, poultry seasoning, dried parsley , to taste, salt and pepper, to taste

indian trail cranberry orange frozen relish (sometimes hard to find. look for it with the frozen fruit around thanksgiving and keep it in the fre), whole berry cranberry sauce, cranberry jello gelatin or 2 (3 oz) boxes cherry jell-o, marshmallows

days before making , begin drying out your bread. if in a pinch, place bread slices on a plate and use your fridge or oven to help dry out., crisco (or margarine ), onions, chopped, celery, finely chopped, bread, cut into 1/4 inch cubes (you can use whatever bread you like. i use half white, half wheat.), salt, pepper, dried sage, parsley, chopped, eggs, beaten, milk

your favorite barbecue sauce (smokey flavour works best), your favorite triple strength brewed coffee or 4 oz some espresso, tabasco sauce, fresh ground black pepper, your favorite bourbon whiskey (like jack daniels)

your favorite bread, your favorite jelly, your favorite butter (real butter) at room temperature