52 Weeks, Week 28

 

52 Weeks to Family Preparedness for Two

Week 28

The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God on the earth will be combined together at Christ's coming – and that time is not far distant. How I wish we could get the vision of this work, the genius of it, and realize the nearness of that great event. I am sure it would have a sobering effect upon us if we realized what is before us. Gordon B. Hinckley – 1992 October

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:

Food Storage Purchase:  8 Cans of Soup

Extra Item Purchase:      2 Months of Laundry Soap

Family Gear Box:      1 Tall candle, light stick, lantern flash    light, and batteries (AA, AAA, Ds)

Family Preparation: Pick your smallest debt and make an effort to pay it off. Apply any spare dollars to this goal. When it's paid off apply its amount towards paying off the next debt. Continue until the Prophet's council to become debt free is accomplished.

Spiritual Preparedness:  Prepare your family spiritually by making sure your Church Magazine subscriptions are up to date. Set a goal to read again all the conference talks.

Johnny Cake

Oil Cooking Spray 1 cup flour

¾ cup yellow cornmeal 1/3 cup sugar

1 tbsp baking powder ¾ tsp salt

1 egg 1 cup milk

2 – 3 tbsp butter melted

Preheat oven to 425 F. Spray a square 8 inch baking pan with oil and set aside. Mix all dry ingredients together. Whisk together wet ingredients in another bowl. Combine together with dry ingredients with a few strokes just until mixed, and transfer to greased pan. Bake until golden brown about 20 – 25 minutes. Serve with hot soup, chili, stew, etc.

Lentil Soup

1 ½ cup lentils rinsed 8 cups water

3 – 4 tbsp cooking oil 1 large onion chopped

2 cloves garlic peeled 2 carrots sliced

1 rib celery sliced salt and pepper

¼ cup beef bouillon

other vegetables as desire

Saute onion, garlic and celery in cooking oil for 2 – 3 minutes soft. Place all ingredients into large cooking pot and bring to boil and boil gently

for about 45 minutes until lentils and vegetables are tender. You can scoop out a good ladle full of this soup and blend it, then return to soup to

give a creamy thickened texture. Add salt and pepper as needed. Serve hot with Johnny Cake or your favorite cornbread recipe.

FYI: Corn is the second most plentiful cereal grown on earth for human consumption. The husks are used for making tamales, the kernels for food, the stalks for cattle,

the silks for medicinal tea. You can fry in corn oil, bake with corn meal, snack on popcorn, sweeten with corn syrup, thicken with cornstarch, and much more. One cup

white corn has about 130 calories, 2 grams of fat, 5 grams of protein, 29 grams of carbs, and 4 grams of fibre with no cholesterol. It is rich in antioxidants lutein and

zeaxanthin, and high in linoleic acid, and vitamin E.