Pesto!

Pesto is a delicious sauce and it is incredibly easy to make and freezes very well. You can make a great number of recipes with pesto besides just pasta with pesto.
Today we are going to make pesto and make a few dishes with it for you to taste. I hope you will go to this link to get some exciting ideas for ways to use pesto in your meals....
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/50-things-to-make-with-pesto

How to make pesto:

In a food processor, blend 8 cups packed basil leaves, 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (or you can use pecans, walnuts), 2 to 4 garlic cloves, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt until almost smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese. (If you plan to freeze the pesto, leave out the cheese. Add when you thaw it out.)

This mixture can be used right away or stored in containers and frozen. A great way to freeze it is in very small containers or even ice cube trays. Then, when you need a bit...

Fall Semester Begins Soon!

The Fall Semester of Divine Design will begin on Wednesday, September 11, at 9:30 a.m. in the West Tower at Tallowood Baptist Church.  I hope to see you there and bring a friend!

New this year - an evening class!  Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on the third floor of the West Tower.  Also beginning on September 11.  

Vegetables in Different Ways

Tired of plain vegetables? Here are some tried-and-true vegetable side dishes that your family will love!

SQUASH CASSEROLE
serves 4-6

2 cups yellow squash, chopped, boiled and drained very well
¼ cup Cheddar cheese, grated
½ cup cracker crumbs, crushed
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon onion, grated
black pepper
Mix all ingredients together and pour into a baking dish.
Bake at 400 degrees until set.

CORN CASSEROLE
serves 4-6

1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can cream corn
3 eggs
4 tablespoons flour
pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 stick butter, melted
1 teaspoon dried onion or about ¼ cup minced fresh onion
Mix all ingredients together and pour into greased baking dish.
Bake a...

Homemade Pop Tarts

Remember the strawberry jam we made last week? Well, I have a lot left over, so I decided this would be a good time to make.......

Homemade Pop Tarts

Ideally, for these to be really homemade, you would need to make your own pastry crust. We did this in class last semester, so there is a good recipe on the website. However, since our time is limited, I decided to just have you bring a prepared crust and we will just make the pop tarts and you can make a homemade crust next time. I will make a crust in class so you can see the technique.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Open your pie crusts and roll them out onto a piece of parchment paper.
Trim the dough so that you get a square shape. Cut the dough into as many 5x3 rectangles as you can. Do this for both sheets of pie crust. You need to have an equal number.

Spread filling leaving a 1/2” border. Put another rectangle on top and use a fork to crimp it. Use the fork to make a few small ho...