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Life By The Way – Ordering our lives to reflect God's glory

Join Michelle and Starla for this encouraging episode reminding us that God will fight our battles. There are times we don't have to fight, we just have to stand!

Michelle shares a recipe for the Holidays ~

Oyster Pie

Ingredients:

2 pints fresh oysters

4 cups saltine crackers, crushed

1 cup melted butter

1 1/2 cups half and half

1/2 cup oyster liqueur (liqud in the oyster jars)

1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter.

Spread 1/3 of the cracker mixture in a round casserole dish.

Top with 1/2 of oysters and sprinkle with pepper.

Repeat layers once more.

Combine half & half, liqueur, Worcestershire sauce and salt.

Pour over the layers.

Top with remaining crackers.

Bake 55-60 minutes uncovered, or until top is golden and edges are bubbly.

Michelle and Starla talk about practical steps to experiencing God's peace in your life.

They have an Acronym for you - WASH!

Word

Activity

Study

Humility

Starla shares a Crockpot recipe for Chicken Tortellini Soup:

Ingredients:

16 oz frozen tortellini

1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded or diced

4 garlic cloves, minced

5 ounces fresh spinach

2 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes

2 tsp Italian seasoning

4 cups chicken broth

8 ounces cream cheese

1/2 onion, diced

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Add diced tomatoes, chicken, garlic, Italian seasoning, chicken broth, cream cheese and onion to the crockpot.

2. Cook on low for 4-5 hours. Whisk every hour to help melt and incorporate the cream cheese.

3. Add tortellini and spinach during the last 30 minutes of cook time.

4. Stir and serve. Top with parmesan.

He will keep us in perfect peace if our thoughts turn to him often. What is the background "hum" in your life, like the hum of electricity that we don't even think about until the power goes out?

- Is your "hum" worry, anxiety, stress - or is it God's promises and the awareness of His presence?

We talk about it on this episode!

Starla shares a winning One Bowl Banana Bread recipe!

INGREDIENTS

3-4 ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 cups)

1/3 cup salted butter, melted

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

11/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips

Extra walnuts or chocolate chips for topping, optional

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, stir together the mashed bananas and melted butter.

Add sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla; mix well.

Add baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; stir to combine.

Add flour and walnuts or chocolate chips, and stir just until combined.

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Bake 50-60 minutes, until a knife or tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

Slice into 10 thick slices and serve.

A simple family favorite for using up ripe bananas.

Join Michelle as she interviews her husband, Mark Dowdy, about his new Novella, The Road to Grace (The Ronny Tyler Story).

Join Michelle and Starla as they talk about Imposter Syndrome, and accepting the assignment God gives us without excuses!

Starla shares a recipe for homemade pumpkin coffee creamer:

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups half-and-half

3 TBS pumpkin puree

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp vanilla extract

optional: 2 TBS maple syrup; 1/8 tsp ground cloves

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except optional ones and add to a 1-quart jar or container with a tight-fitting lid. Whisk or shake until well blended. Refrigerate until ready to use. Add maple syrup and ground cloves if desired.

Join Michelle and Starla as they talk about the story of the healing of the paralyzed man in Luke 5. They discuss the importance of having the right friends, as well as "picking up your mat" because you are not going back there anymore!

Michelle shares a Chicken Tetrazzini recipe

Ingredients:

8 ounces spaghetti, broken

2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded

Italian seasonings for chicken if desired

2 cans cr. mushroom soup

1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook pasta until tender.

Cook chicken and season as desired. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, soup and 3/4 cup of the parmesan cheese.

Add in noodles.

Spread the mixture into sprayed baking dish (9x13)

Put remaining parmesan cheese on top.

(Can grate some fresh Parmesan for extra and also place on top)

Bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly golden on top.

Allow to stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

Michelle and Starla talk about how we can be ones who refresh others.

Starla shares a recipe for :

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork

Ingredients:

1 pack McCormick Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Seasoning mix (or pack of something similar)

3 lbs. boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed and cut into 2 pieces

1/2 c. ketchup

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/3 cup cider vinegar

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp liquid smoke

Directions:

Place pork in the slow cooker.

In a bowl mix other ingredients until blended. Pour over pork and cover.

Cook for 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH.

Remove pork and shred with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker and mix with juices.

Serve on sandwich or slider rolls.

Join Michelle and Starla for this uplifting conversation with Gwen Williams, Women's Ministry leader and Bible teacher. Gwen has so much wisdom to share with us!

Gwen shares a recipe:

(Good for Christmas Morning!)

Breakfast Sausage Cheese Pie
Ingredients - makes 2
2 deep dish pie shells
16 ounces sausage, cooked and drained
2 C sharp cheddar
10 eggs
1 quart heavy whipping cream.   
Divide sausage between the 2 pie shells. 
Divide cups of cheese between the pies and sprinkle on top of sausage. 
Whisk together the eggs and whipping cream. 
Pour 1/2 mixture over one pie and 1/2 over the other
Bake at 350 for 45 min or until knife inserted comes out clean.

Join Michelle and Starla as they talk with Bible Prophecy expert Dr. JB Hixson of NBW Ministries.

Hear how current events and Bible Prophecy line up, as outlined in JB's new book, FADE TO BLACK.

Join us for this fascinating conversation!