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An ever present help

Cloudy Sunrise #3
Copyright 2016 by R.A. Robbins

God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
³though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.

^[c]—Psalm 46:1-3 The Bible, NIV, accessed through Bible Gateway.com

Recipes for making the most of what you have

These are some of my favorite recipes and ideas for making the most of what you have. I’ve been using these while trying to work around not being able to buy certain ingredients. Thought you might find these helpful to extend the food you have on hand or make do with what you’ve got during the pandemic.

Soup — recipes are flexible or you can just use what you have for the types of meat, veggies, grains, etc. If you have bags of dried lentils, beans or dried peas check for recipes on the bag. You might also want to read my article on Making Soup from Leftovers.

One of my favorite simple recipes is my Mom’s Potato Soup.

Egg Salad Without Eggs makes a good substitute for egg salad if the stores are out of eggs and you have a can of chickpeas on hand. If you have mayo you may use it instead of the dressing in the recipe.

For a sweet treat, if you have access to peanut butter you might want to try my Power Balls.

A few of my favorite ways to extend or replace meat include salmon patties or loaf, meatloaf or veggie loaf, stir fry, veggie burgers and let’s not forget casseroles. Check your recipe files or search online if you need recipes — there are many to be found out there.

I have posted many more recipes here over the years. Use the search engine on the toolbar to access them.

Happy cooking!

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(NOTE FROM BOB: Rogene, your hostess here at Espirational.com has written several cookbooks with foods specially created for those of us with food sensitivities like not being able to have sugar, milk, and gluten. You can review these books at Amazon.com and, if you like, get your own Kindle Web copy to read right on your own computer to help you get creative in your own kitchen.

If you are a member of Kindle Unlimited you can use these cookbooks free; otherwise, we have these books at the low price of only $2.99 each to help everyone out with the current money crunch. Click here to see the list of Rogene Robbins’ books.

The ultimate measure

“The ultimate measure of a man

is not where he stands

in moments of comfort and convenience,

but where he stands

at times of challenge and controversy.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Learning through adversity

Woman’s Work detail Copyright 2007 by R.A. Robbins

“There is no education like adversity.”

Benjamin Disraeli

Today’s photo is a small section of an art piece I call “Woman’s Work.” This is a tribute to the women in both of our families — mothers, grandmothers, aunts. It incorporated embroidery salvaged from damaged napkins, tablecloths, and pillowcases hand made by some of these women.

These women all lived through adversity. Bob and I can both be grateful to them for teaching us how to survive in tough times. Some of these skills are being put to use now as we live through a pandemic.

So during this time of great uncertainty let us remember our family members who lived through WWII, the Great Depression and other times of great adversity. They learned much from these experiences. What did you learn from them that is serving you well now?