SUPPORT THE NON PROFITS THAT WILL SUPPORT YOU IN TIME OF NEED

Good evening mates. What an expression and it just came to mind as I was going to tell you that we went to Fish City Grill to support our local American Red Cross. Today - all day - they were donating 15% of their proceeds to the local Red Cross. How great is that? So of course I was going to go eat there and support the Red Cross. The food was wonderful and we will go back to go back and give back to the owners who so generously support a community organization that someday (please God forbid) we might all need. The Red Cross is here to help in the time of disaster. Disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, and floods - come occasionally - but single family fires and apartment fires come daily - and they (ARC) are always there - giving aid in the form of money for clothes, a place to stay the night, rent money, medicine, eye glasses, whatever is needed to help the family get back on the track to a normal life. You think "well I have insurance, credit cards, friends!" IF your home burns up in the middle of the night - your credit cards, cell phones, insurance information will all most likely be burned up too - but the firemen will call the Red Cross and a volunteer will be there shortly -- offering immediate help. No - you won't have to pay them back - except to sing their praises and ask others to help by donating time and money! That is why the Red Cross is one of my passions and I try to help in any and every way! Won't you join me?

The other night I talked about making bread from scratch and the rewards it brought. Tonight I am going to give you a really simple recipe that I hope some of you are brave enough, adventurous enough, and determined enough to try. It is not hard and I can almost guarantee good results -- in fact, if you really try and fail - let me know and I will make it for you!!
NEIMAN MARCUS MONKEY BREAD (ROLLS)

2 Pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
3-1/2 cups flour
1 cup milk, warmed (don't let it boil)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 Tbls. butter, melted, for dipping

Combine yeast, milk and pinch of sugar. Stir until yeast is melted. Add sugar, salt, melted butter and flour. Mix well. Place into well greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover with Saran Wrap and let rise one (1) hour or until double in size.
Roll out into large rectangle - approximately 18x15. Cut into approximately 60 squares. Stack 5 squares together. Crush the dough together at one end. Dip the end in melted butter and place into greased muffin tins, buttered side down. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes - until dough is done! DELICIOUS!

Now for a "QUICK" APPLE BREAD that is truly easy and delicious. There was a girl that I worked with that always ordered loaves of this bread!

APPLE BREAD

1/2 CUP OIL
3 CUPS FLOUR
1-1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 Can Applke Pie filling
2 Tsp. salt
1 Tsp. cinnamon
1 Tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

Mix all the ingredients together. Pour into two floured loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hours. Watch and cover tops if they seem to brown too quickly. Makes 2 large loaves or six (6) small loaves.

At a church I used to attend we gave our guests a loaf of bread on Sunday mornings - and this was one of the breads I would make. Many times I had the office call me and say that some guest called wanting the recipe for some bread I made!

Ok - tonight I am going to finish up comments from HANDBOOK 2010

LIFE

1. Do the right thing.
2. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
3. GOD heals everything.
4. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
5. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
6. The best is yet to come....
7. When you awake alive in the morningm, thank GOD for it.
8. Your inner most is always happy. So BE HAPPY.

I hope some of you have read these and enjoyed them. Hava a blessed sleep and join me tomorrow. All of this is if it is God's will!