ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2020
The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades. May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.
Sunrise: 7:24 am
Sunset: 7:13 pm
Life is a special occasion!!
Hallmark
Today is National Coffee Day which celebrates a world commodity that is second only to oil.
According to legend a sixth century Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi discovered his goats frolicking from one coffee shrub to another. He realized the coffee berries had stimulating effect, and he began to experiment with the seeds. A century later, brewed coffee emerged from Arabia and the popularity of coffee grew at an exponential rate.
Today over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. Don’t forget to take a coffee break or two to celebrate this historical and important beverage.
If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
A morning coffee is my favorite way of starting the day, settling the nerves so they don’t later fray.
Marcia Carrington
There is no doubt about it, I’m a coffee lover. I have to start every day off with a good cup of hot coffee. I’m addicted to coffee and need to start my day off right. It wouldn’t be the same without it.
Usually I use my Keurig coffee maker to make my coffee, but it’s on the fritz right now and so I’m using a little 4 cup Mr. Coffee pot that was loaned to me by DS#5 the last time it quit. I like them both and have a variety of coffee on hand for either one of them. I like to change things up a bit and used different flavored coffees to do this. Right now I have Pumpkin Spiced coffee on hand as well as a Donut Shop variety. I also have French Vanilla and Starbucks Fall blend on the shelf. I like them all and switch between them. It may be that I’ll have to get a new Keurig soon. I do miss it and the convenience of making one cup at a time. It tells me it needs a needle head cleaning which isn’t easy. We’ll see….
Meanwhile on the menu for today is yet another new recipe to try :
Harvest Chicken Casserole
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for baking dish
2 lbs. boneless chicken breasts
salt
ground black pepper
1/2 onion, chopped
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
1 lb. brussel sprouts, trimmed and quartered
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 tsp. dried
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 c. chicken broth, divided
6 c. cooked wild or brown rice
1/2 c. dried cranberries
1/2 c. sliced almonds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 by 13 inch baking dish with oil. In a large deep skillet over medium high heat, heat 1 tbsp. oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden brown and cooked through. 8 minutes per side. Let rest 10 minutes, then cut into 1 inch pieces.
Heat another tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add onion, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, garlic, thyme, paprika and cumin. Season with salt and pepper and cook until softened. 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup broth, bring to a simmer and cook covered 5 minutes
Place rice in large baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Stir in chicken, cranberries, cooked vegetables and remaining 1/4 cup of broth. Top with almonds and bake until dish is hot and almonds are toasted. 15 to18 minutes.
This recipe makes 8 servings so I think I’ll cut it in half for just me. I’ll still have leftovers for lunch for a couple of days.
Except for the coffee, the pictures today are from DD who had trick or treat this past weekend at their campground. What fun !
I think I’ll have another cup of coffee!
I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!
COUNTING MY GIFTS
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
T. S. Eliot
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
8507. for coffee, it starts every day here at my house
8508. for trick or treat fun
8509, for a working coffee maker, thanks to DS#5
Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Almighty and eternal God,
Protect our military
as they discharge their duties
with the shield of your strength,
may the power of your love
enable them to return home in safety
that with all who love them
they may ever praise you for your loving care.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT’s
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
ADVICE FOR TODAY
No matter what historians claimed, BC really stood for Before Coffee.
Cherise Sinclair
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
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5 comments:
I'm doing the important work of sipping a good cup of hot coffee this morning !
I enjoy a cup of coffee as well but don't drink as much as I use to. The best cup of coffee I ever had was at the airport and it was brewed French press. I have always wanted to see if I could make that but never got around to it.
I just drink plain old Flogers coffee, I could never get into all the flavored stuff. Enjoy your yummy new recipe tonight. It sounds delicious :)
I'm over here chuckling at the idea of those caffeinated goats frolicking. :)
How great you've a back-up for your Keurig. I might panic were ours to go down. I've experimented with differing flavors before but always come back to the Starbucks French Roast. Have to admit, theirs seems to be the most flavorful beans.
How fun with the trick or treat at the campground! I'm sure the kids had a great time! Another wonderful recipe Ma! I'm going to try it; not too many recipes I've found with Brussel Sprouts. I have a half cup of coffee in the mornings these days before work and a full cup on the weekend. Sometimes we use creamer but mostly black.
betty
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