Meatballs Sauvignon Blanc Gravy and Spaetzle

21 Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me! 

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!  - Psalm 38:21-22

8 oz uncooked Spaetzle, it's an egg pasta, make and set aside, cook using directions. I used Black Forest style found at World Market

6-8 Meatballs, I make them and keep in freezer

5 button Mushrooms, sliced 

1 T roasted Garlic

1 T clarified butter

1/4 c Sauvignon Blanc

1/4 c Water

1/8 c heavy Cream 

Salt and pepper to taste

2 T Fresh cilantro 

1/2 t Rosemary 

1/2 t Thyme

1/4 c sour cream

Pour butter into skillet, add mushrooms, seasonings and garlic. 

Sauté until mushrooms get slightly soft, remove to a plate.

Add meatballs to drippings and sauté until done, about 10 minutes. 

I cut mine in half.

Add wine, sauté 5 minutes then add water and cream.

Sauté until sauce resembles gravy, then add sour cream. 

Sauté until the sour cream dissipates, remove from heat, then add Spaetzle.

Rich Ricotta Banana Pudding

I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.  - Psalm 38:18

Box of Vanilla wafers, Aldi has the best ones

4 large bananas

1 small box of instant cheesecake flavor pudding 

2 c whole milk

1/4 c ricotta cheese, Aldi Happy Farms full fat is delicious 

1 can eagle brand condensed milk

12 oz tub of cool whip

Whisk pudding, ricotta and milk together.

Add eagle brand, then 1/2 of the cool whip.

Start layer with wafers then bananas, repeat for a total of 3 layers. 

Top with cool whip.

Refrigerate over night to set.

Creamy Teriyaki Shrimp Sushi Roll

3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 

4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.  - Psalm 37:3-5

I'm so excited about how well these turned out.

I've been talking myself into this for months.

I've watched videos, read recipes and prayed for guidance in doing the rolls correctly. 

I have been granted success! 

They were delicious!

Your cut items:

Carrots thin strips

English Cucumbers cut into thin strips

Cream cheese cut into thin strips

Set aside.

Your protein items:

shrimp, marinated in teriyaki sauce and  

sauté in skillet with clarified butter

Slice into thin pieces.

Set aside.

Your rice item:

2 packages Trader Joe's frozen Jasmine rice, cook according to directions

2 t seasoned rice wine vinegar

Black sesame seeds

Nori ( I used Blue Dragon roasted seaweed sheets which I cut in half) 

Pour cooked rice into large bowl, one package at a time adding half of the vinegar.

Toss around with a flat wooden spoon. 

Repeat.

Set aside.

Cover sushi mat with plastic wrap.

Get a bowl of cold water.

Assemble your ingredients. 

Place Nori shiny side down.

Keep hands really wet as you work with rice.

Leave 1/8 inch on one end of Nori sheet.

Sprinkle with black seeds.

Flip over, gently press.

Layer filling in the middle end to end.

Do not overfill.

Roll and squeeze to pack, then roll and squeeze until it's in a roll shape.

Wet really sharp chefs knife and cut evenly in half, in desired size.

Serve with picked ginger, light Soy sauce and wasabi paste.

World market has all these ingredients except the shrimp.

I used frozen extra large shrimp and Teriyaki sauce.

I slightly thawed shrimp before cooking.

Do not overcook.

Next I will cook Asian Salmon and use that as my protein source.

Yummy!!

Chicken in White Wine with Cipollini Onions Carrots and AndouilleSausage

And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. - Exodus 33:19

6 Chicken, I used large tenderloin, seasoned with season salt, onion powder, smoked paprika, sage and rosemary 

3 T clarified butter

1 inch piece or more of Andouille, diced

Cipollini onions, boil water just to cover, remove from heat, add onions, leave 5 minutes (helps in removing skin to keep Onion together) 

3 Carrots, chopped

1 c White wine, I used Sauvignon Blanc

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cook covered 30 minutes until chicken reaches 165 internal temp.

Heat clarified butter in Dutch oven.

Sear seasoned chicken.

Remove and set aside.

Add carrots, onions, and Andouille sausage to drippings.

Sauté 5 minutes then add wine.

Sauté another 5 minutes and add chicken back in.

Bake covered.

Bring chicken out and slice across the grain.

Return to Sauce, stir.

Serve over sticky rice with veggies on the side and crusty garlic bread!

Yummy Meal

2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all.

3 And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.

5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,

6 who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. - 2 Corinthians 3:2-6

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