Background on Simple Stuffing
For the last five days, I have been reading Remember God by Annie F. Downs. It is good. I believe that it is a combination of things that pulls the reader in: the style of writing, the rawness of emotions, and then the fact that it is written in story form. I can’t believe that I am already on page 130 after just a few days.
There are several things that resonated with me while reading this book. I am going to discuss two: I was deep into the story of her Job experience, where everything seemed to go wrong right before Thanksgiving. Why? Because that is exactly what happened to me this year. You can find that whole story here by listening to the podcast: Dancing in the Rain.
The second thing is when she talked about the sweet spot of her life at that time. I heard one particular message on the sweet spot about three years ago, and it still resonates now. Basically, our sweet spot is the spot where we push past our comfort zone into the pain and hard work, but right where God can use this pain and tension for his glory.
I made the recipe below for a Christmas Eve get-together that I had with some dear friends who are just like family to me. Have a blessed week!
Activity: Making Simple Stuffing
Total Prepping and Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- cumin – two tablespoons
- basil – two tablespoons
- onion powder – two tablespoons
- garlic powder – two tablespoons
- minced garlic – two tablespoons
- two zucchinis
- two carrots
- one onion
- one piece of a celery stalk
- two boxes of cornbread stuffing
- 6 slices of honey wheat bread
- 2 cups of broth
Directions:
- Boil two cups of water with butter.
- Saute the carrots, zucchini, and onions.
- While the vegetables are sauteing, cut up six slices of bread into cubes.
- Season with basil, and then place in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Add the two boxes of cornbread stuffing mix and cubed bread cubes to the water.
- Add the sauteed vegetables, celery, garlic, seasonings, and broth.
- Throw it into a casserole pan at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.