I decided today that Easter is FOR SURE my favorite holiday. I think a lot of it has to do with music....there is no music more EXCITING than Easter music!! It is something that I want to celebrate EVERY day of my life, not just on Easter. Jesus is alive! And as I was reminded this morning, His Death and Resurrection were the only events that we are commanded to remember. I wonder why we only spend one day a year celebrating it?
Here are a couple of my all time favorites that help me praise my Jesus on Easter and throughout the year:
There are so many more songs that are such an inspiration to me in celebrating Jesus being alive. Here are a few pics of the blessings that God has given us:
My family loves my chicken and dumplins. I tried it with whole wheat flour dumplins, and I can't really recommend that. It might be ok with 1/2 wheat and 1/2 regular flour. But today I finally took the time to measure and write down a recipe. I will actually "write" it in my trusty recipe book that I am making for the kids.
Whole Chicken with stock
32 oz. stock
4 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup milk
Boil a whole chicken, let it cool and pull the meat off. Save the stock and add another 32 oz carton of chicken stock. Meanwhile, make the dumplins. Take 4 cups flour and cut in half a cup of shortening with a pastry blender. (I like the hydrogenated-free kind they sell at Whole Foods). Add 1 and 3/4 and mix well. Dust a surface with flour and roll out to about 1/2 inch think. Cut into strips about 1 by 4 inches. Let these sit out on the counter for at least one hour. (The longer it sits, the better. I usually let them sit all day).
After the dumplins are nice and stale, add the chicken to the stock and bring it to a boil. Drop the dumplins in quickly and continue boiling for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
