Cooking can be not only fun, but also spiritually rewarding if you will let it!.. There are many foods mentioned (in a spiritual sense) in the Bible, that we also work with in our kitchens on a daily basis. These foods can remind us of spiritual truths, and give us something to meditate on while we are cooking!... This issue's food topic is "honey", and as you will notice, some of our "honey verses" below indicate that even honey is a sweetener that calls for temperance! :-) -Ed.

The following 3 recipes were submitted by Elizabeth Perron of Grand Rapids, MI... Thank-you, Elizabeth! :-)

Combine egg, peanut butter, & honey in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture starts to bubble. Remove from heat; add granola and mix well. Spread evenly in a greased 8" square pan, chill until firm; cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

<>The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. - Ps 19:9-10 <>

Mix all ingredients together. Pour batter into an oiled and floured tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool. Frost with Banana-Nut Cream Cheese Frosting. Very moist!

<>How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! - Ps 119:103<>

Beat cream cheese, banana and butter until fluffy. Beat in honey to taste. Add vanilla and nuts. Chill to spreading consistency. Frost cake and enjoy!

<>It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. - Prov 25:27<>

Here's a healthy alternative to the sugar coated cereals sold in your supermarket... It's also a quick way to make dry breakfast cereal if your family is getting tired of eating oatmeal every day! :-)

Pour one bag of (puffed) Red Wheat Cereal into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt. Then mix in enough honey to "sticky- up" each kernel. Add as much cinnamon, vanilla, or chopped nuts as suits your taste if even desired.

Put mixture into a cake pan and bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for about 5-10 minutes. Remove cereal from oven and cool until honey coating has hardened. Tastes good both with, and without milk!

P.S. We buy our Red Wheat Cereal (free of sugar, salt and preservatives) at our local Super- Wal-mart store. However, I'm guessing that you might be able to order it from a co-op, as well...

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

Sift together flours, baking powder and all dry spices (excepting the cream of tartar) into a medium-sized bowl. Stir well with wire whisk.

In larger bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form.

In small bowl, beat egg yolks, oil, extracts, honey and molasses together. Then add this to the dry ingredients. Mix well. Stir in a small amount of the egg whites. Fold in the rest...

Now put mixture into an 8x8-inch pan with non-stick surface. Bake in middle of oven at reduced heat of 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until inserted cake tester comes out clean. Cool cake. - submitted by Melody

<>Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. - Prov 25:16<>

For the next issue, we would love to have you submit healthy casserole recipes! Non- vegetarian recipes are fine, but we would also appreciate receiving some vegetarian recipes as well.. We are "waiting" at the mailbox... :-)- Ed.

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Making lunch while I was baby-sitting last week, I told the story of Jesus feeding the crowd of five-thousand with two fish and five loaves of bread. One of the children, age four, pointed at his plate and said excitedly, “Look! It’s two fish-sticks and five tator-tots!” - Crystal Rae Nelson