Jul. 16, 2009 - Frankenfoods, Blue Potatoes, and Sweet Fellowship
As we’ve been packing, our diet has been a bit different than normal. I just haven’t had the time to spend in the kitchen so we grabbed some “convenience” type meals that we could prepare quickly with little clean up. During one such meal prep, I emptied a plastic bag that had been waiting for me in a “complete meal” box into a glass baking dish.
Abigail, a bit skeptical, looked at me and questioned, “Is that … food?”
I grinned at her as I followed the directions and added the cup of hot water.
She said, “Oh. I see. You add water and it turns into … food?”
It was quite funny. Even though they were skeptical at first, everyone enjoyed that frankenmeal.
Thankfully, we haven’t been eating only frankenmeals. A wonderful, sweet couple from church invited us over one evening. This would be the same couple that came over and helped with the tire and busted me at Safeway with the German Chocolate cake. They taught the kiddos how to dig potatoes, carrots, and onions. We also got some really great green beans. The children were even allowed to feed the turkeys and chickens. We all had a wonderful time that night, filled with learning and great fellowship. We were even treated to some sherbet much to the children’s delight.
We had not only red and white potatoes, but blue ones as well. The blue are the children’s favorite. We used our potatoes, green beans, and onions and mixed with some kielbasa sausage to take to a long time friends that we haven’t seen for some time. They were stationed at McGuire the same time we were, they have four children with similar ages to ours, and are just great friends. They are in the area for training prior to going overseas to the Philippines.
It was a short visit but just what the doctor ordered. Even short spurts of fellowship can be so medicinal!
