Butternut and Ham Bisque - from Family Fun Magazine

Posted by Wendy McRae
Even my picky eater likes this soup!

This soup features one of fall's most distinctive flavors, sweet winter squash. To give the bisque its due, be sure you use sweet onions such as Vidalias.

Ingredients
 • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 very large sweet onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 cups peeled, diced butternut squash
• 1 cup peeled, diced all-purpose potatoes
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup light or heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups diced cooked ham

 Instructions


1. Melt the butter in a medium soup pot or a large saucepan. Stir in the onion and rosemary. Partially cover the pan and cook the onion over moderate heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the garlic and cook another minute.
 2. Add the squash, potatoes, chicken stock, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cover the pot. Cook the soup at a low boil for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are very soft. Remove the pan from the heat.
 3. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer the soup solids and a ladleful of broth to a food processor (do this in batches if your processor is small). Puree the vegetables, then stir them back into the broth. Stir in the pepper, the cream, and the ham, heating for several minutes before serving.

Makes 6 servings.

SIMULCAST APRIL 24th

Just a reminder that if you haven't already signed up for Beth Moore's "So Long Insecurity" simulcast, you can find Sara Cherry either on Wednesday mornings at Bible study or on Sundays in the lobby of Westview (she has a table set up there).

This promises to be an incredible opportunity to one, meet with a bunch of women who struggle with insecurities just like you do and two, begin the journey towards healing. 

Lets all say so long to our insecurities, ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!

Not Yet Complete - Max Lucado

“God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure he will continue it until it is finished.” Philippians 1:6

Not only are we ignorant about yesterday, we are ignorant about tomorrow. Dare we judge a book while chapters are yet unwritten? . . . How can you dismiss a soul until God’s work is complete?

Be careful! The Peter who denies Jesus at tonight’s fire may proclaim him with fire at tomorrow’s Pentecost . . . A stammering shepherd in this generation may be the mighty Moses of the next.

No Matter What - Max Lucado

“Nothing above us, nothing below us, not anything else in the whole world will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:39

No matter what you do, no matter how far you fall, no matter how ugly you become, God has a relentless, undying, unfathomable, unquenchable love from which you cannot be separated. Ever!

HOT MILK CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE COULIS

Preheat oven to 350°F
Grease an 8 X 8 pan

For the cake:

1 cup white sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1 tbsp each vanilla, lemon and almond extract
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 heaping tbsp butter

Mix the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.  Add the eggs and flavoring and beat with an electric mixer (or whisk)
Bring the milk and butter to a boil.  Add to mixture and beat until well blended.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 - 30 minutes

For the chocolate coulis:

½ cup cocoa
1½ cups white sugar
½ tsp salt
1 cup water
2 tsp vanilla

Mix cocoa powder, sugar, salt and water in a deep pot (it rises when it boils) and bring to a boil for 3 minutes stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and add the vanilla.

Serve over cake