If you read the sports pages, you have many articles about athletes cheating by using banned substances to improve their athletic performance. Many athletes have been shamed and/or banned from their sport because of it. Some others got away with it before their sport banned the substances. The substances drastically improved what they can do!
As Christians, we have a "steroid" that can enable us to do more than we are usually capable of doing -- The Bible! The best part is that it is legal for use! ha! Like regular exercise, we start slow and build up strength and endurance as we run the race of our Christian life. God is our great coach, Jesus our teammate who has already run the human race, and the Holy Spirit who motivates us each step of the way. Read today. Bulk up!
Lord, thank you for Your Word. It is an important spiritual muscle builder!
Foodie Friday
Here are a couple more tailgating recipes. We will do maybe one more week of these. The season is just getting started!
Touchdown Cookies Recipe
With some simple sweet touches, you can transform regular sugar cookies into a special treat for football fans at your pigskin party. —Sister Judith LaBrozzi, Canton, Ohio
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling Yield: 27 Servings
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 to 5 tablespoons hot water
3 to 4 teaspoons baking cocoa
Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a football-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough hot water to achieve spreading consistency; beat until smooth. Place 3 tablespoons glaze in a small bowl; set aside.
Add cocoa to remaining glaze; stir until smooth. Spread brown glaze over cookies. Pipe white glaze onto cookies to form football laces. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving (2 each) equals 180 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 120 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
Crunchy Cool Coleslaw
This recipe is a version of the Honey Roasted Peanut Slaw at Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ, which I love. I think it’s a pretty close match! —Elaine Hoffmann, Santa Ana, California
Prep/Total Time: 30 min. Yield: 16 Servings
Ingredients
2 packages (16 ounces each) coleslaw mix
2 medium Honey Crisp apples, julienned
1 large carrot, shredded
3/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup canola oil
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts or cashews
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, sugar, celery seed and salt.
Just before serving, pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Sprinkle with peanuts. Yield: 16 servings.
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As wise King Solomon said, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Prov. 3:5-6).
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