Sometimes we feel that we just need a little extra luck, or maybe it is the superstitions of a day like Friday the 13th that makes us a little weary… truth be told, we just need to pray about it. However, a good meal doesn’t hurt either… just for fun, of course!
This is a semi-traditional menu plan that we came across somewhere, and we tweaked it to fit with current-day dishes:
Here are our favorite Chocolate Recipes … just in time for National Chocolate Day. This was a really difficult task, but here is what we managed to come up with:
This recipe came about because of a semi-emergency… I had made my Sourdough Challah Bread, but it just didn’t want to behave the morning I was trying to braid it. My kids had been arguing from the time they got up, and I just attributed it to that … silly as it may seem. The family wasn’t working together as a unit, so the bread didn’t want to come together either.
I didn’t have enough time to do another batch of Sourdough Challah, so I said a prayer, made a couple of quick changes, and it turned out beautifully.
As you may have seen, we have really been trying to honor the Biblical Feasts and Sabbath. A part of that journey has led us to making our own Challah bread… it is so delicious and not too hard to make. The most difficult part for me was learning how to braid it. Here is a great instructional video that helped me:
This is the basic recipe we use, but I will also include options for making other versions too. Our sourdough recipe is pretty close to the same, but can be found HERE.
I like to pray while I am making this and remember that the braids are like the different members of our family, we all need to come together to form something beautiful!I ask GOD to watch over us and guide us as we encourage one another along our journeys in life. This requires effort, patience, and the grace of GOD!
Here’s a real-life comparison of the two loaves I made that day… they both tasted great, but one looked way prettier than the other… don’t get disappointed if you don’t get the hang of it on the first try… just keep trying!
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