Tip of the Day 4/20/12

It is Friday and I hope you have something awesome planned to cook for your friends and/or family this weekend. I thought I would end this week with a couple of easy recipes from my cookbook that even a novice cook can prepare. Happy cooking and dining.

Fiesta Foods
2 Cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese-shredded
1 small onion, chopped
1 (4 oz.) can chopped black olives
1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chilies
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 T. oil
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
Flour tortillas, thin pizza crust, or french bread.

Mix all ingredients except tortillas, crust, or bread. Spread mixture on "bread" choice; place under broiler just until cheese bubbles.

Serve with salad.

Easy Tandoori Chicken

4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 Cup plain yogurt
2 t. each cumin, garlic, and paprika
1/4 t. pepper

Mix all ingredients except chicken in a 1 gallon ziplock baggie. Add chicken; place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours. Remove chicken and place on a broiler safe pan. Broil until a crispy crust forms, turning once.

 Serve with Basmati rice, Progresso Lentil soup, and Naan bread.

 Word for Today, Separate: When people look at Christians they often see one of two things, those that have separated themselves from interaction with the world and can come across as self-righteous or those that claim to be Christians, but don't look or act any different from anyone else in the world. It is so easy to be caught in either of these traps as a a Christian and yes, they are traps. We have been called to "be holy, for I Am Holy, says the Lord" but we have also been called to live in the world, just not "of the world." It is a fine line and we each are responsible to determine what that line looks like in our life. No one can tell you what is right or wrong except God's Word. It is the standard we as Christians are to live by. This is why it is important to know His Word and be taught what it means. Pastors are only human, but we trust they have been called to share and teach God's Word to us. I am happy in my life and confident in who I am because I have chosen the path that is right for me; to live what looks like, and means, separate to me. I hope you will find that place that is right for you. "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us."