“The Parable Of The Rose”

“A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully, and before it blossomed he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom – and also the thorns. And he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and before it was able to bloom, it died…

“So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose – the God like qualities planted in us at birth – growing amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to

Menu Plan Monday – March 19, 2007

During this last week I tried My So Called Perfect Life’s recipe for Hawaiian Chicken Bake and many of you asked me to let you know what we thought of it. Without further ado here is the verdict … drum roll please … we highly enjoyed it! I love finding new recipes that are “keepers” meaning they earn the distinct privilege of being put onto our growing list of rotating meals.

However, like I always seem to do, I tweaked the recipe just a little. I used 3 tablespoons of brown sugar instead of 2; I used red wine vinegar instead of just vinegar; and I used cut up chicken tenders instead of whole chicken breasts. I also baked it in a 9*13 casserole dish – the recipe didn’t specify what size dish to use. If you would like me to repost the recipe just let me know … and of course I will still credit it back to My So Called Perfect Life. Kudos to her for sharing the original! It is definitely making its way through bloggityville.

Here is my menu for the week and as usual, let me know if there is anything you would like the recipe for.

Monday: Chicken Broccoli Casserole and fruit

Tuesday: Whole Wheat