As your kids get older, they definitely teach you lots about what it means to follow Jesus… even if they are just having fun!
May 13, 2012 in
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This is what I cooked for Jen for Mother’s Day. She quite liked it and the girls enjoyed it too…
1 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs /breast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger (ground ginger works just as well)
1/4 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
3/4 cup chicken broth/stock
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1 pack of Shanghai/Rice noodles (I got mine from Safeway)
1/2 cup salted roasted whole cashews
1 cup of snap peas
1 cup of baby carrots, diced
1 cup of pineapple chunks
Cut chicken into 3/4-inch chunks and toss with salt and pepper. Heat a wok or a large heavy frying pan over moderately high heat. Add oil, swirling to coat, then stir-fry chicken until golden in places and just cooked through (about 4 to 5 minutes).
Remove chicken from pan and place on a plate. I used absorbent paper towel to soak up the excess oil. Put vegetables, pineapple, garlic, ginger, red-pepper flakes into pan and stir-fry until peppers are just tender (about 5 to 6 minutes).
Combine together broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, and sugar, then stir into vegetables in wok. Add pineapple juice. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened (about 1 to 2 minutes). Stir in cashews, Shanghai noodles and chicken along with any juices accumulated on plate. Heat and simmer for another 3-4 minutes.
Beer Recommendation: A quick confession – I actually only had Big Rock Brewery’s Honey Brown Lager in the fridge. So there wasn’t much thought to the pairing. That said, it kind of worked. The sweet honey with its subtle hop bite worked quite well with the sweetness of the stir-fry. However, if the stir-fry was any sweeter, it may have been a little over-powering.
Wife’s Score (out of 10): 8
Whoever cannot stand being in community should beware of being alone/ You are called into the community of faith, the call was not menat for you alone/ You carry your cross, you struggle, and you pray in the community of faith, the community of those who are called. You are not alone even when you die, and on the day of judgment you will be only one member of the great community of faith in Jesus Christ. If you neglect the community of other Christians, you reject the call of Jesus Christ, and thus your being alone can only become harmful for you. “If I die, then I am not alone in death; if I suffer, they (the community of faith) suffer with me” (Luther). We recognize, then, that only as we stand within the community can we be alone, and only those who are alone can live in the community. Both belong together. Only in the community do we learn to be properly alone; and only in being alone do we learn to live properly in the community. It is not as if the one preceded the other; rather that both begin at the same time, namely with the call of Jesus Christ.
-from Life Together 82-83
