Hello friends,
Just a quick note to let you know about the locations we are confirmed to present Country Living Seminars at:
* Feb. 28 - Mt. Shasta, CA - Mt. Shasta SDA Church
* March 7 & 8 - Magalia, CA - Magalia SDA Church
* March 14 & 15 - Scottsdale, AZ - Thunderbird SDA Church
* March 21 - Casa Grande, AZ - Casa Grande SDA Church
* March 22 & 23 - Phoenix, AZ - Glendale SDA Church
* March 28 & 29 - Orlando, FL - South Orlando SDA Church
* April 4 & 5 - Dalton, GA - Dalton SDA Church
* April 7 & 8 - Bryant, AL - Floral Crest SDA Church
* April 11 & 12 - Wheaton, MD - Wheaton SDA Church
* April 18 & 19 - Alexandria, VA - CPC SDA Church
* April 22 & 23 - Woodbury, NJ - Woodbury SDA Church
* April 25 & 26 - Baltimore, MD - Liberty SDA Church
Some have a downloadable flyer and the rest should have one shortly. We hope to see you there!
God's blessings to you as you follow Him,
The Meissners
Mountain Media Ministries
372 Habersham Hills Cir. #211
Cornelia, Ga. 30531
http://MountainMediaMinistries.org
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Lunch Ideas
CABBAGE SALAD
Ingredients
½ head green cabbage, finely chopped or shredded (or grated if you have the time and energy)
3 heaping tbsp Veganaise* (soy-based dressing)
1 tbsp maple syrup
Juice of ½ lemon
1tbsp fenugreek seasoning
½ can pitted black olives, halved
Method
Mix ingredients thoroughly and enjoy.
Note: *If you want an alternative to the Veganaise, you may use the Sunflower Dip recipe instead.
SAVORY BLACK BEANS
Saute ¼ onion in a tbsp water until clear. Add 1 cup washed beans, 2 cups water and season with ½ cup coconut milk, basil, Braggs Amino, salt and oregano (all to taste). Simmer until beans are tender. Canned beans may also be used. Serve over rice, a baked potato or sweet yam. Great with Haystacks.
Note: Add a dollop of Veganaise in the beans just before service for added flavor.
SAVORY LENTILS
Saute ¼ onion in a tbsp water until clear. Add 1 cup washed lentils and 1 cups water and season with rosemary, salt, Braggs Amino, crushed red pepper, cumin. Simmer until beans are tender. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes or bulgar grains*. Use extra water to make a soup and adjust seasoning accordingly. To thicken soup, mix 1 tbsp arrowroot powder in about 2 tbsp cold water and pour into the soup.
Note: To make this recipe, use the Bulgar Burger Crumbles recipe using the tan colored bulgar wheat instead. May use the finished product in the place of rice served with gravy or thick sauces.
Ingredients
½ head green cabbage, finely chopped or shredded (or grated if you have the time and energy)
3 heaping tbsp Veganaise* (soy-based dressing)
1 tbsp maple syrup
Juice of ½ lemon
1tbsp fenugreek seasoning
½ can pitted black olives, halved
Method
Mix ingredients thoroughly and enjoy.
Note: *If you want an alternative to the Veganaise, you may use the Sunflower Dip recipe instead.
SAVORY BLACK BEANS
Saute ¼ onion in a tbsp water until clear. Add 1 cup washed beans, 2 cups water and season with ½ cup coconut milk, basil, Braggs Amino, salt and oregano (all to taste). Simmer until beans are tender. Canned beans may also be used. Serve over rice, a baked potato or sweet yam. Great with Haystacks.
Note: Add a dollop of Veganaise in the beans just before service for added flavor.
SAVORY LENTILS
Saute ¼ onion in a tbsp water until clear. Add 1 cup washed lentils and 1 cups water and season with rosemary, salt, Braggs Amino, crushed red pepper, cumin. Simmer until beans are tender. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes or bulgar grains*. Use extra water to make a soup and adjust seasoning accordingly. To thicken soup, mix 1 tbsp arrowroot powder in about 2 tbsp cold water and pour into the soup.
Note: To make this recipe, use the Bulgar Burger Crumbles recipe using the tan colored bulgar wheat instead. May use the finished product in the place of rice served with gravy or thick sauces.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
GREAT IS YOUR MERCY TOWARD ME
Psalm 117
Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
TROUBLOUS TIMES?
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. (Psalms 37:39-40)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TRUTH: GIVE IT TIME
In the course of our life, we will come across situations where we have a difference of belief with friends, family and neighbors. Here's what we can do:
(1) Surrender self (that means giving up the right to be right)
(2) State our belief with all the conviction and confidence we can muster (if we don't belief what we're saying, why should anyone else?)
(3) Leave the other person to make up their own minds (the worse thing we can do is argue our point)
(4) Let truth win out (What is true, remains true)
In the end, with time, the truth will be known. There is no need to strive or lose relationship with anyone over who is right or who is wrong.
Know why you believe what you believe and stand firmly by it. If you're not too sure, then stay quiet.
(1) Surrender self (that means giving up the right to be right)
(2) State our belief with all the conviction and confidence we can muster (if we don't belief what we're saying, why should anyone else?)
(3) Leave the other person to make up their own minds (the worse thing we can do is argue our point)
(4) Let truth win out (What is true, remains true)
In the end, with time, the truth will be known. There is no need to strive or lose relationship with anyone over who is right or who is wrong.
Know why you believe what you believe and stand firmly by it. If you're not too sure, then stay quiet.
COCONUT GREENS & A DESSERT
COCONUT GREENS
Ingredients
Bunch of green leafy vegetables (Kale, Collards, Spinach, Chard, etc.)
½ onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can coconut milk (you can also make your own fresh coconut milk)*
1 tbsp fresh or dry thyme
Braggs Liquid Amino to taste
1 pinch of salt or ½ tsp of your favorite low-sodium seasoning
Method
Cut greens into bite size pieces. Sauté onion and garlic in a little water. Add greens and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add ½ to whole can of coconut milk and seasonings. Cover and let cook until green are nice and tender.
*Making Coconut Milk
Put a dry coconut in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour so that the flesh separates easily from the shell. Use a hammer and make a crack in the coconut, immediately pouring the coconut water into a cup. You can enjoy this drink as is, or cool in the fridge before drinking. Use the hammer to break the coconut until it is halved. With a knife, separate the coconut flesh from the shell. Cut the flesh into cubes and blend with a little water until it yields a while liquid. Squeeze the “milk” out of the mixture and use as needed. Save the dry coconut in the fridge for your cakes, carob balls** or other yummy desserts.
**CAROB BALLS
Ingredients
½ cup walnuts
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp carob powder
shredded coconut (optional)
Method
Process ingredients well. Grab a handful and squeeze, and then roll with your hands into balls. Roll in shredded coconut.
Makes 6
Ingredients
Bunch of green leafy vegetables (Kale, Collards, Spinach, Chard, etc.)
½ onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can coconut milk (you can also make your own fresh coconut milk)*
1 tbsp fresh or dry thyme
Braggs Liquid Amino to taste
1 pinch of salt or ½ tsp of your favorite low-sodium seasoning
Method
Cut greens into bite size pieces. Sauté onion and garlic in a little water. Add greens and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add ½ to whole can of coconut milk and seasonings. Cover and let cook until green are nice and tender.
*Making Coconut Milk
Put a dry coconut in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour so that the flesh separates easily from the shell. Use a hammer and make a crack in the coconut, immediately pouring the coconut water into a cup. You can enjoy this drink as is, or cool in the fridge before drinking. Use the hammer to break the coconut until it is halved. With a knife, separate the coconut flesh from the shell. Cut the flesh into cubes and blend with a little water until it yields a while liquid. Squeeze the “milk” out of the mixture and use as needed. Save the dry coconut in the fridge for your cakes, carob balls** or other yummy desserts.
**CAROB BALLS
Ingredients
½ cup walnuts
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp carob powder
shredded coconut (optional)
Method
Process ingredients well. Grab a handful and squeeze, and then roll with your hands into balls. Roll in shredded coconut.
Makes 6
Sunday, February 15, 2009
WILL WORK FOR FOOD (in Maryland)
If you're looking to get organic vegetables and learn about farming at the same time, then this is for you
**They have reduced prices for shares.
CSA Membership - Most of our customers buy our produce by paying in the spring for a membership in our CSA. If you would like to be notified as soon as shares are available for the 2009 season, email us at clagettfarm@cbf.org
Clagett Farm Workshare - Pick your own veggies! Work four hours or more at the farm, and take home a "share" of produce fresh-picked by yourself. Each week that you work, you take home the same share of produce that a paying CSA member would take. Please see below for the guildelines on being a workshare at the farm.
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=act_sub_restoration_clagett_vegetable
http://cbf.typepad.com/clagett_farm/
**They have reduced prices for shares.
CSA Membership - Most of our customers buy our produce by paying in the spring for a membership in our CSA. If you would like to be notified as soon as shares are available for the 2009 season, email us at clagettfarm@cbf.org
Clagett Farm Workshare - Pick your own veggies! Work four hours or more at the farm, and take home a "share" of produce fresh-picked by yourself. Each week that you work, you take home the same share of produce that a paying CSA member would take. Please see below for the guildelines on being a workshare at the farm.
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=act_sub_restoration_clagett_vegetable
http://cbf.typepad.com/clagett_farm/
Thursday, February 12, 2009
QUICK FIXES
MOOD TAMER SMOOTHIE
Ingredients
1 cup walnuts soaked overnight in pineapple or apple juice
1 cup of the same juice
6 large medjool dates (pitted)
2 tbsp flaxseeds
Method
Blend all ingredients together and enjoy.
Note: This recipe was given to me by a church member as a natural remedy for winter blues, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Holiday Depression for whatever is ailing your mind at the time.
CANCER CURING KALE
Ingredients
1 Bunch Kale, washed thoroughly
¼ cup olive oil (may use more or less depending on the amount of kale in a bunch)
Juice of 1 lemon
3 cloves garlic, finely grated
a pinch of salt (optional)
1 tbsp honey or agave nectar (optional)
Method
Lay leaves on top of each other and form a roll. Thinly slice, then cut into bite-size pieces. Use the back of a spoon or mortar and pestle to make a paste with the remaining ingredients. Mix with the kale and let sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Note: You don’t need anything else for this ready-dressed salad. Increase the ingredients in the paste if you need more kick. The paste breaks down the kale so that it is nice and edible by the time you're ready to eat it.
Ingredients
1 cup walnuts soaked overnight in pineapple or apple juice
1 cup of the same juice
6 large medjool dates (pitted)
2 tbsp flaxseeds
Method
Blend all ingredients together and enjoy.
Note: This recipe was given to me by a church member as a natural remedy for winter blues, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Holiday Depression for whatever is ailing your mind at the time.
CANCER CURING KALE
Ingredients
1 Bunch Kale, washed thoroughly
¼ cup olive oil (may use more or less depending on the amount of kale in a bunch)
Juice of 1 lemon
3 cloves garlic, finely grated
a pinch of salt (optional)
1 tbsp honey or agave nectar (optional)
Method
Lay leaves on top of each other and form a roll. Thinly slice, then cut into bite-size pieces. Use the back of a spoon or mortar and pestle to make a paste with the remaining ingredients. Mix with the kale and let sit in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Note: You don’t need anything else for this ready-dressed salad. Increase the ingredients in the paste if you need more kick. The paste breaks down the kale so that it is nice and edible by the time you're ready to eat it.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
DAIRY-FREE DELIGHTS
SUNFLOWER DIP
Ingredients
1 cup raw sunflower seeds, rinsed well
1 cup water (more if needed)
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp McKays Vegan Chicken-style seasoning
1 quarter onion (and /or onion powder)
1 clove garlic (and/or garlic powder)
Method
Blend all ingredients in the blender until nice and creamy (add more water if needed). Serve with homemade fries, corn chips or as a dip for crisp vegetables.
This recipe is a spin off Chris Rucker's recipe in The Seventh-Day Diet, based on what I had in my kitchen at the time.
ROASTED BROCCOLI
Ingredients
Fresh broccoli florets, rinsed and drained
Olive oil
1 tsp seasoning of choice (optional)
Method
Lightly drizzle florets with olive oil. Mix well. Sprinkle seasoning on it (this is not necessary, because the broccoli will spring it’s own sweetness). Roast in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Broccoli will be between crisp and delicious.
Tip: If you try it and don’t like it that way, just leave it in the oven for 5 minutes more. It won’t affect the taste, just the tenderness.
Ingredients
1 cup raw sunflower seeds, rinsed well
1 cup water (more if needed)
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp McKays Vegan Chicken-style seasoning
1 quarter onion (and /or onion powder)
1 clove garlic (and/or garlic powder)
Method
Blend all ingredients in the blender until nice and creamy (add more water if needed). Serve with homemade fries, corn chips or as a dip for crisp vegetables.
This recipe is a spin off Chris Rucker's recipe in The Seventh-Day Diet, based on what I had in my kitchen at the time.
ROASTED BROCCOLI
Ingredients
Fresh broccoli florets, rinsed and drained
Olive oil
1 tsp seasoning of choice (optional)
Method
Lightly drizzle florets with olive oil. Mix well. Sprinkle seasoning on it (this is not necessary, because the broccoli will spring it’s own sweetness). Roast in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Broccoli will be between crisp and delicious.
Tip: If you try it and don’t like it that way, just leave it in the oven for 5 minutes more. It won’t affect the taste, just the tenderness.
Monday, February 9, 2009
BREAKFAST IDEAS
OH OATMEAL!
Ingredients
4 cups water
2 cups rolled oats
12 whole cloves
12 dates chopped
1 cup organic apple juice
Grade B Maple syrup
Sliced bananas
Method
Chop and soak dates in the apple juice (preferably overnight, if you can). Bring water, with cloves added, to a boil. Add oats and cook to desired consistency. Stir in date mixture and serve warm with maple syrup and bananas. *Because the oatmeal is not cooked with sugar it will appeal to those who don’t like it too sweet and those who do can add the maple syrup to suit their taste.
Serves 8
Money saving tip: Trader Joes has Grade B maple syrup for $11.99 and Whole Foods sells it for $16.99. A little goes a long way.
APPLE WALNUT CRUNCH
Ingredients
1 cup walnuts
1 cup 100% fruit juice (water may also be used if you want to control your caloric intake)
1 cup soft white wheat berries
1 cup hard wheat berries (may use unhulled or pearl barley instead)
4 cups water
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp honey
2 apples, grated or chopped (do just before serving)
Method
Soak the walnuts overnight in 1 cup water or fruit juice of your choice. Wash grains and put in prepared* Crockpot. Add 4 cups water and cook on low overnight. In the morning, finely grind the walnuts and the soak liquid, then add to the finished grains. Stir in the raisins, honey and apples and serve as is, or with a tasty rice milk or homemade cashew or almond milk if you like your hot cereal swimming.
Note:*spray the inside of the Crockpot with non-stick spray or rub with a little olive oil to prevent the grains from sticking to the side; it also makes cleanup easy.
RAINBOW BREAKFAST POTATOES
Ingredients
12 small red-skinned potatoes
½ red, yellow and green peppers
¼ red onion
¼ sweet onion
Seasoning to taste (salt, rosemary, chicken-style seasoning)
½ tsp turmeric (for color)
Water as needed
Method
Thoroughly wash and cut potatoes in ½ inch chunks. Saute onions, garlic and peppers in a little water, coconut oil or good quality olive oil for a few minutes. Add potatoes and stir, let simmer for a few minutes. Add water a little a time so that the potatoes don’t stick to the pan. Repeat until the potatoes are tender.
Note: This dish also tastes good cold.
Ingredients
4 cups water
2 cups rolled oats
12 whole cloves
12 dates chopped
1 cup organic apple juice
Grade B Maple syrup
Sliced bananas
Method
Chop and soak dates in the apple juice (preferably overnight, if you can). Bring water, with cloves added, to a boil. Add oats and cook to desired consistency. Stir in date mixture and serve warm with maple syrup and bananas. *Because the oatmeal is not cooked with sugar it will appeal to those who don’t like it too sweet and those who do can add the maple syrup to suit their taste.
Serves 8
Money saving tip: Trader Joes has Grade B maple syrup for $11.99 and Whole Foods sells it for $16.99. A little goes a long way.
APPLE WALNUT CRUNCH
Ingredients
1 cup walnuts
1 cup 100% fruit juice (water may also be used if you want to control your caloric intake)
1 cup soft white wheat berries
1 cup hard wheat berries (may use unhulled or pearl barley instead)
4 cups water
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp honey
2 apples, grated or chopped (do just before serving)
Method
Soak the walnuts overnight in 1 cup water or fruit juice of your choice. Wash grains and put in prepared* Crockpot. Add 4 cups water and cook on low overnight. In the morning, finely grind the walnuts and the soak liquid, then add to the finished grains. Stir in the raisins, honey and apples and serve as is, or with a tasty rice milk or homemade cashew or almond milk if you like your hot cereal swimming.
Note:*spray the inside of the Crockpot with non-stick spray or rub with a little olive oil to prevent the grains from sticking to the side; it also makes cleanup easy.
RAINBOW BREAKFAST POTATOES
Ingredients
12 small red-skinned potatoes
½ red, yellow and green peppers
¼ red onion
¼ sweet onion
Seasoning to taste (salt, rosemary, chicken-style seasoning)
½ tsp turmeric (for color)
Water as needed
Method
Thoroughly wash and cut potatoes in ½ inch chunks. Saute onions, garlic and peppers in a little water, coconut oil or good quality olive oil for a few minutes. Add potatoes and stir, let simmer for a few minutes. Add water a little a time so that the potatoes don’t stick to the pan. Repeat until the potatoes are tender.
Note: This dish also tastes good cold.
FIBER-RICH GROUND BEEF SUBSTITUTE
BULGAR BURGER CRUMBLES
Ingredients
2 cups Bulgar Wheat (the dark brown kind)
2 cups water
1 cup walnuts
½ onion, quartered (and/or powdered)
1 clove garlic (and/or powdered)
1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
1 tsp salt
*fresh or dried thyme (optional)
Method
Place Bulgar in saucepan. Process remaining ingredients, except thyme, in a blender until smooth, then pour over bulgar wheat. Cover over low heat for about 5 minutes, and then add thyme, stirring frequently. Turn off heat and let stand about 20 minutes. Spread evenly on a cookie sheet or 13x9 dish and bake at 250 degrees for about 1 hr. or until mostly dry (be sure not to let it burn or dry out)
.
Use in place of ground beef or veggie crumbles.
Note: If not using right away, it freezes well. To reconstitute, mix equal amounts w/V-8 juice or spaghetti sauce and cook until moisture is used up. Use as desired.
Ingredients
2 cups Bulgar Wheat (the dark brown kind)
2 cups water
1 cup walnuts
½ onion, quartered (and/or powdered)
1 clove garlic (and/or powdered)
1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
1 tsp salt
*fresh or dried thyme (optional)
Method
Place Bulgar in saucepan. Process remaining ingredients, except thyme, in a blender until smooth, then pour over bulgar wheat. Cover over low heat for about 5 minutes, and then add thyme, stirring frequently. Turn off heat and let stand about 20 minutes. Spread evenly on a cookie sheet or 13x9 dish and bake at 250 degrees for about 1 hr. or until mostly dry (be sure not to let it burn or dry out)
.
Use in place of ground beef or veggie crumbles.
Note: If not using right away, it freezes well. To reconstitute, mix equal amounts w/V-8 juice or spaghetti sauce and cook until moisture is used up. Use as desired.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
IS GOD LOVE?
Since everyone, except those who don't think they'll have a "valentine" this year or those who have bad memories of this month, will be celebrating the "love day," this Blog is written to show you love.
When something goes wrong, people oftentimes say that God did it. They sometimes ask, "why?" or "what did the particular person do to deserve the situation?"
To answer that question, we'd have to go back to Genesis. When Adam and Eve sinned, they brought death, sickness, pain and a whole host of evil upon themselves, their off spring and every created thing. The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23a). All have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
Did the baby who was thrown into the dumpster sin? No. But he/she was born with a sinful nature (see Psalms 51:5). He/she was also born to a mother with a sinful nature and because of selfishness, pride, fear or hopelessness (all the results of sin), that mother chose to discard her baby like trash.
God did not do that. He did not want that to happen. Yes, the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23a), but if we continue reading the same verse, we'd see that the gift of God is eternal life (Romans 6:23b). For God so loved the world that he have His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him [Jesus] might be saved (John 3:17).
That's love!!!
Which of us would give up a child to save someone who may not even appreciate the sacrifice? Not me, thinking with selfish heart. The opposite of love is selfishess. Philipians 2:6,7 tells us that Christ didn't think that equality with God was something to be selfishly withheld, but the Creator (see John 1:1,2 & 14 and Colossians 1:16) made himself like the beings he created in order to save us.
Read Colossians 1:3-17 for further study)
You choose for yourself if that constitutes love.
When something goes wrong, people oftentimes say that God did it. They sometimes ask, "why?" or "what did the particular person do to deserve the situation?"
To answer that question, we'd have to go back to Genesis. When Adam and Eve sinned, they brought death, sickness, pain and a whole host of evil upon themselves, their off spring and every created thing. The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23a). All have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
Did the baby who was thrown into the dumpster sin? No. But he/she was born with a sinful nature (see Psalms 51:5). He/she was also born to a mother with a sinful nature and because of selfishness, pride, fear or hopelessness (all the results of sin), that mother chose to discard her baby like trash.
God did not do that. He did not want that to happen. Yes, the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23a), but if we continue reading the same verse, we'd see that the gift of God is eternal life (Romans 6:23b). For God so loved the world that he have His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him [Jesus] might be saved (John 3:17).
That's love!!!
Which of us would give up a child to save someone who may not even appreciate the sacrifice? Not me, thinking with selfish heart. The opposite of love is selfishess. Philipians 2:6,7 tells us that Christ didn't think that equality with God was something to be selfishly withheld, but the Creator (see John 1:1,2 & 14 and Colossians 1:16) made himself like the beings he created in order to save us.
Read Colossians 1:3-17 for further study)
You choose for yourself if that constitutes love.
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