MORNING PRAYERS TODAY, especially for the peoples of Samoa and Indonesia, that we all may "care more and better, " as Peter expressed his personal wish at dinner last night, and also that I may be able to give of my substance to assist them. I need to finish the first-of-the-month bills today and will know after that what might be available to help. Heard from June on our church's prayer chain that her daughter has good news about the absence of a feared condition.
Had soaked emmer grains overnight, and now it's upstairs simmering for two hours, to be used in another "gemische" tonight with chopped kale, tomatoes, and whatever I pick up when going downtown for the mail later today. Any extra will be used for cereal tomorrow morning.
LATER: Tonight's gathering is a going-away party at a pavilion in a nearby park for Cliff and Cleo, who are leaving for another island. Thank God, it's a potluck. Best thing about potlucks is that you can bring healthy stuff of your own making. Tonight's, I'll guarantee, will include sausage, hot dogs, eggy side dishes, brownies with chocolate frosting, frosted cupcakes. Yuck! I' m sure some people would say the same about what I'll be taking to feed six:
Cooked emmer, about one small handful per person
1 medium yam, baked and sliced (I zapped it in the microwave for 5 minutes), then sauteed in a little sesame oil with a chopped leek
a cup or so of fresh green beans and a sliced crookneck squash, cooked (boiled or steamed) for about two minutes
1 tomato, chopped
Mix all these together in a large frying pan with some vegetable broth in the bottom (maybe a cup), then add about two cups of chopped chard and kale. Add another cup or two of vegetable broth, Stir everything together over medium heat, add a teaspoon or two of turmeric, possibly some garam masala, salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste. Let these simmer for a few minutes until most of the broth has coated the ingredients, watching so that nothing sticks or burns, then turn into a pre-heated casserole dish and take to your destination, whether it be family dinner table or, as tonight, a picnic in a park.
We also signed up to bring firewood, of which we have a lot and which, I realize, some people would rather eat than the above gemische. Too bad about them! They're grist for the drug companies.
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