I recently had one of those proud mother
moments while observing my son, Andrew, interacting with a little child.
She was crying broken-heartedly after being called out by her mother and told
to sit down.
My son leaned over
and patted little Grace on the shoulder, talking softly to her. She looked up and smiled at him with teardrops
still glistening on her lashes.
Andrew told me later that Grace had been
trying to round up a rowdy little brother and help her mom who was in charge of
the children’s church that evening, but SHE was the one who seemingly got in
trouble while trying to be helpful.
Andrew noticed her
actions and gave her confirmation that HE knew what she was trying to do even
though her busy distracted mommy hadn’t seen the situation fully. I immediately thought of the verse, “A word
fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” How beautiful that must be, and how beautiful
it was to see this fine young man I had the privilege of raising respond so
tenderly to a broken hearted child.
Today’s recipe is one
of Andrew’s favorites. It is a Pantry
Salsa easily assembled mostly from canned pantry staples.
PANTRY SALSA
2
(16-oz.) cans stewed tomatoes 2-3 tsp. red
wine vinegar
1/2
med. onion, roughly chopped 2-3 T. lime
juice
4-5
slices jalapeno's(the jarred kind found
1/4 tsp. garlic powder, to taste
in the ethnic section of grocery store) 1-1/2 tsp. salt, to
taste
1-1/2
tsp. sugar
Place
tomatoes, jalapenos, and onion in a food processor. Pulse to get the
consistency you like. Pour into a bowl and add sugar, salt, and garlic powder
to taste. Add lime juice and vinegar. The flavors will become more developed if
made in advance to serving.
I
know you are thinking fresh lime juice is NOT a pantry item, but you can freeze
fresh limes making them available to you every time a salsa craving hits.
Confectionately
Yours,
Sue
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