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Joseph: Brown Butter Rice and Potato Chip Bars
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to divorce her quietly. But…
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Elizabeth: Cherry & Dark Chocolate Lactation Cookies
Elizabeth’s role in the nativity story is more than just John the Baptist’s mother. As we bake some lactation cookies filled with oats and studded with cherries and dark chocolate, we will explore how Elizabeth and Mary supported one another. As these two faithful women learned from and supported each other, they also model for…
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John the Baptist: Oatmeal, Honey, and Cricket Cookies
Mark 1:1-8 1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight,’ ” 4 so John the baptizer appeared…
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Hot Cross Easter
In terms of Lenten baking, the hot cross bun is perhaps the most iconic. While it’s precise origins are unclear, these sweet spiced buns topped with a white cross have been an Easter staple for centuries. Tradition tells us that it was an English monk in the 14th century who first crafted these during Holy…
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Scattered Grains and Grapes
Even as this broken bread was scattered over the hills, and was gathered together and became one, so let Your Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into Your kingdom; for Yours is the glory and the power through Jesus Christ forever. Didache chapter 9, first century CE Communion has always been one of the most…
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Traditional Pizza
For my first Thanksgiving with my wife’s family, one of the most meaningful acts of hospitality on their part was that they made it a point to ask if there was a particular menu item that was traditional for me. While it was a simple question, it was a way of recognizing my own family’s…
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Carbs and Christ: A Lenten Journey
I have never been a confident bread baker. Cakes, cookies, pastry are all very scientific. You add the carefully measured ingredients, mix them with a few techniques and most of the time the result will be what you want. Bread, however, is an intuitive art. When I look at my wife’s bread recipes most of…
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Ash Wednesday: Lemon Loaf
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return” “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” Lent is my favorite liturgical season. The intentional preparation, the call to examine our lives, and the way the six weeks of somber muted visuals give way to joyful Easter color is the high drama that fills…
Rev. Drew Weseman 