Could that cobbler you’re baking be an evangelistic tool? Might a simple conversation around the potluck table make a difference? This month we’re sharing delicious recipes and inspiring stories that will make your mouth water and your heart full.
Read these stories from the December 2018 Visitor:
Try these recipes featured in the December 2018 Visitor (Plus some extra recipes not included!):
Recipe by Aracely Balleza
1 medium head of cauliflower, cut into large pieces
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 c. of shredded cheese
2 eggs
1 c. all purpose flour
Salt to taste
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Instructions
Place cauliflower into boiling water and cook until tender enough to mash with a fork.
Transfer cauliflower from water to a large bowl and add the onion, cheese, eggs, flour, garlic and salt.
Mix all the ingredients well and form into patties.
Heat oil in frying pan and place patties into oil and cook until golden brown, turning once.
Traditional Macaroni and Cheese (Non-healthful version)
Recipe by Eileen Wright Lester
Ingredients
3 16 oz. packages frozen blackberries 3 cups sugar
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups our 3⁄4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3⁄4 cup oil
2 eggs
1 3⁄4 cups milk
Instructions
Recipe by Nellie Dakanay
Ingredients
Tofu
Oil
1 medium cabbage Handful short beans Handful carrots
1 stalk celery
1 medium onion
1 clove garlic Soy sauce
2 lbs uncooked
thin noodles
Black pepper
Salt
Garlic powder
Preparation (for 4+ people)
Slice tofu. Chop onion and garlic. Chop half of the cabbage. Thinly slice a handful of beans, carrots and celery.
Instructions
Recipe by Aracely Balleza
Ingredients
5 zucchini, diced
3 tomatoes, diced
1 medium onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced
Instructions
1 can of corn
3 teaspoons sour cream
2 teaspoons butter Salt to taste
Heat frying pan, add butter, onion and garlic. Sauté until translucent (about ve minutes). Add the zucchini, tomatoes, jalapeño, corn and salt. Cover and let simmer for about 15 minutes until vegetables are cooked through. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
“When I was very young, the [potluck] meals seemed to appear by magic. Everything looked appetizing and tasted so good,” says Marci
Wright, hospitality coordinator at Allegheny West Conference’s DaleWright Memorial church in Germantown, Ohio. Her grandmother, Eileen Wright Lester, taught all her daughters and daughters-in-law recipes for the church’s vegetarian meals and baked goods, including Blackberry Cake Top.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
Walk into a potluck at the Pennsylvania Conference’s Shermans Dale church, and you might nd sauerkraut or barley casserole or vegan lasagna. One thing you will always find is a feeling of family. And a pot of “Grandma Sterner’s” baked beans.
The beans have been a staple at the potluck for the last 30-plus years, rst made by grandma Grace Sterner, now cooked by her granddaughter, Robin Page.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
After a 30-hour trip, the familiar smell and taste of food at the hospital canteen in Nepal was very comforting and reassuring to Fylvia Fowler Kline’s family, who had just arrived as missionaries from the U.S. The cafeteria delivered a plate of pakoras, an Indian snack made of vegetable chickpea fritters similar to falafels.
“Getting adjusted to a new cuisine is one of the challenges of mission service. But, it wasn’t for us,” says Kline, who adds that Nepalese food is in influenced by the flavors of India and Tibet, similar to what she ate growing up.