ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
DECEMBER 29th, 2011
It's THURSDAY!
TICK TOCK DAY
There are only two days left until the end of the year; have you achieved everything you set out to do, upheld your new year’s resolutions and made a difference? Tick Tock Day puts the pressure on you to cram in some last minute work before the end of the year to achieve your goals!
As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every moment of time.
John Mason
NEW IN THE KITCHEN
PEPPER POT DAY
PEPPER POT SOUP
Note: while tripe was a main ingredient of this soup, you can substitute with chicken or beef.
1 pound honeycomb tripe
5 slices bacon, diced
1/2 cup peeled, chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
3 leeks cleaned and chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped
2 green sweet bell peppers, seeded and chopped
2 quarts beef stock, canned or homemade
1 tsp whole thyme leaves, or more to taste
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 large potato, peeled and diced
4 Tbs each butter and flour, cooked together to form a roux
Place the tripe in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Allow the tripe to cool in the water and then drain and rinse. Cut into 1/4 inch diced pieces
. In a large heavy kettle, saute the bacon. Add the onion, celery, leeks, parsley, and green peppers - saute until tender. Add the remaining ingredients except the potato, flour, and butter. Bring the kettle to a boil and turn down to a simmer. Cook, covered, until the tripe is very tender, about 2 hours. Add the diced potato and cook about 20 minutes. Prepare the roux by stirring the flour into the melted butter and cooking for a moment on the stove. When the soup is done, stir in the roux and simmer, stirring constantly, until the soup slightly thickens.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT's
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
AROUND HOME
Richard I. Winword
Every day we do have a choice to make. We'll either have a great day or a bad day depending on what we choose to do. Believe me when I say that time does go by faster as you age. My days have a way of being over before I hardly know they have begun. So what ever I do, I make my choices wisely.
Life is way to short to dwell on anything negative. There is a lot of that around, but it's not for me.
Life is not always fair, but we do have a choice to make something wonderful happen each and every day!
Tip for today: Buy Forever Stamps, before January 22nd. Stamps will increase from 44 cents to 45 cents after that. Forever stamps are good forever.
COUNTING THE DAYS
Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour. What will you do with this priceless treasure?
Anonymous
82 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
113 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS
Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…
Love,
ma
2 comments:
You are so right about how precious time is. Someone said once that a person on his deathbed never wishes he had spent more time at the office. So many other things are just so much more important, not that people don't have to make a living but we need to keep things in perspective and make sure we spend time with the people we love and doing things that mean something and not just vegging out in front of the tv. :o) Great post as always! xoxo
Love yoru quote by John Mason. Time is indeed precious. Pepper Pot soup is one of our favourites. Happy New Year ma!! xxoo
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