I really appreciate all those old adages that ring true even into today:
"Wear it out, use it up, make it do or do without."
"A stich in time saves nine."
"Waste not want not".
"Prevention is the best medicine."
I think they ring so true to me because they speak to doing the best with what you have. Lately God has really been convicting me to be a good steward of what I have. To honor Him with my time, talents and pocessions however contrary it may be to the current coveting and disposable society, always driven by the next newest thing.
God loves to take what we have, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant and make it great. Just like that whole loaves and fish deal when Jesus fed the 5,000. God is just waiting for the chance to bless us, we just need to relinquish control and allow Him to work.
Tonight was one of those opportunities. Groceries and time were running low, but I really didn't want to pass up the chance to bless my parents by cooking them supper. So I was obedient to His nudge to invite them, and gave the menu to Him.
Found some precooked diced chicken breast in the back of the freezer leftover from dinner a while back and googled "diced chicken". God is so cool. The perfect recipe requiring little time and few ingredients popped up and (I must say) is good enough to add to our family favorites list. If I had wimped out and not given what I had over to Him to handle, we would not have had the evening with my parents, or the great new recipe and probably would have dumped money into something overpriced and undernutritious from a fast foodie.
The big things in life are defined in the little things. It may sound silly, but I'm finding the more I am able to give Him even the seemingly insignificant things, the easier it is to give up the bigger stuff.
Anyway, I'll pass on a new favorite:
Cheesy Chicken Crescent Dish
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recipetemplateb.php?scale=8&mid=44794
INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups cooked, cubed chicken2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cans (8 ounce size) refrigerated crescent rolls
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Combine chicken and 1/2 the cheddar cheese. Separate crescent dough into triangles. Place about 3 Tbsp chicken mixture on wide end of each triangle and roll to opposite point.
In medium saucepan, combine soups, milk and 1/2 the remaining cheddar cheese. Heat until cheese melts. Pour half of soup mixture into greased 8 or 9 inch square baking dish. Reserve remaining soup mixture for sauce. Arrange filled crescents over hot soup mixture.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. During last 10 minutes, sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve with remaining sauce poured over the top.
Combine chicken and 1/2 the cheddar cheese. Separate crescent dough into triangles. Place about 3 Tbsp chicken mixture on wide end of each triangle and roll to opposite point.
In medium saucepan, combine soups, milk and 1/2 the remaining cheddar cheese. Heat until cheese melts. Pour half of soup mixture into greased 8 or 9 inch square baking dish. Reserve remaining soup mixture for sauce. Arrange filled crescents over hot soup mixture.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. During last 10 minutes, sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve with remaining sauce poured over the top.
Note: You have scaled this recipe to serve/make 8 (originally serves/makes 4). Please adjust for pan sizes, cooking times, measurements in the directions, and divided ingredients accordingly.
NUTRITION:
497 calories, 28 grams fat, 27 grams carbohydrates, 32 grams protein per serving.
