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Randy’s Nine Personal Guidelines for Contentment (1 Tim. 6:6): 1. Pursue the gold, not the tin – Remember only Jesus Christ is sufficient to bring the fullness of joy that my heart desires. Anything less is not built to bring me the highest satisfaction. God is not in the business of creating idols (Mt. 13:45-46). 2. Be thankful for what you have – Anything beyond hell is a gift of God’s grace (1 Thes. 5:18). 3. Tame those tastebuds – I won’t want what I don’t know is out there (1 Cor. 9:27). 4. Be wary of commercials – The goal of advertising is to breed discontentment to get me to want something I never thought I needed (1 Tim. 6:9). 5. Prioritize your needs, not your wants – Pursue that which God promises, not that which is seldom received or breeds a desire for more. What does God want me to want (1 Tim. 6:7-8). 6. Know when enough is enough – Does a bigger income always need to translate into a bigger lifestyle (Phil. 4:11-12)? 7. No U-Hails behind hearses – The temporary things don’t last in this life and are definitely not transferred to the next. Pursue what I’ll cherish for an eternity (Mt. 6:19-21). 8. The two greatest commandments – The four sins of discontentment, doubt and complaining against God and jealously and coveting against people, will end when I love God and love others (Mt. 22:38-40). 9. Who’s the boss? – Do I own my stuff or does my stuff own me (1 Cor. 6:12)?

Randy Smith

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Tri-color Cookie Squares

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	Jewish		75	Cookies

INGREDIENTS

6		Eggs, divided
1 1/2	c	Sugar, divided
3	c	Flour, divided
3	t	Almond extract, divided
		Red, yellow and green food
		coloring
1 1/2	c	Margarine, divided each
		1/2 c. melted cooled
		and
		reserved separately
1		Jar, 32 oz. raspberry jam
1/3	c	Margarine
1/2	c	Cocoa
1/3	c	Non-dairy creamer
1	t	Vanilla extract
2 1/2	c	Confectioners' sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

source: The Spice and Spirit cookbook  Note: The batter must be divided
in three and mixed separately. Do  not mix the entire recipe at once.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease three 10 x 15" jelly roll pans  and
line with wax paper.  Layer 1: In a mixer bowl, combine two eggs and
1/2 c. sugar. Beat  well. Add 1 cup of flour, 1 tsp. almond extract,
and a few drops of  yellow food coloring. Continue beating for 2
minutes. Fold in 1/2 c.  melted and cooled margarine. Pour into a
prepared jelly roll pan,  spreading batter to all corners. Bake for 12
minutes. Cool on cake  rack.  Layer 2: Repeat above but instead add a
few drops of red food  coloring.  Layer 3: Repeat above but instead add
a few drops of green food  coloring.  To assemble: Turn first layer out
of pan, upside down on clean  aluminum foil. Spread well with 1/2 c.
raspberry jam. Turn second  layer on top of first and press gently,
making sure layers are  completely joined. Spread with jam and press
third layer on top. of  second layer.  Glaze: In a 1-quart saucepan
melt margarine, stir in cocoa. Cook 1  minute. Remove from heat. Stir
in remaining ingredients and mix until  smooth. Spread on cake while
hot. Let cool and harden.  Once cool cut into 2 x 1" cookies.  Posted
to JEWISH-FOOD digest by boxersrock@juno.com (Sheryl Donner)  on Aug
30, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 81 Calories From Fat: 44 Total Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 14.9mg Sodium: 58mg Potassium: 23.2mg Carbohydrates: 8.3g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 4g Protein: 1.2g