Gracious Hospitality Fall Class of 2022

Our Home a Bed and Breakfast

 

In our study of 3rd John this week we learned the importance 

of sharing our home with missionaries, preachers 

and fellow ministry workers.

Sharing the comfort of our home,

our resources, and food we help others in ministry.

Planning and being prepared helps to provide a 

special blessing to our guest and make memories

and friends that last a lifetime. 

Our focus today was on breakfast foods.

Breakfast Pizza

Handcrafted Granola

Hot Breakfast Quinoa 

with Coconut milk and Cherries

Apple Dumplings

Beckman Inn Breakfast Casserole

These ladies work hard and still have fun!

It has truly been a blessing to work with these ladies this year.

Special Opportunities for Service

So many opportunities arise when we can bless others.

Church potlucks, celebrating new babies, 

and comforting those who are grieving are just a few occasions 

we are given to be hospitable to others.

Today our baking focus was on special desserts we can share with others.

Each of these were not only beautiful but delicious.

Definitely award winning results.

Pumpkin Roll

Pecan Pie Tarts

Rustic Pear Tart

Flourless Chocolate Cake

The process of everyone working in the kitchen with time limits to

complete the baking projects is so much fun.

Sometimes they are perfect the first time. 

Others recipes we must work a little harder for the finished product.

They are continually sharing in the process and learning from one another.

Today's desserts were a definite success.

Hospitality In the Church-Breaking Bread

As we shared the book of James this week we discussed ways we

share hospitality with one another. 

Bread seems to be a universal language that is shared 

in every culture around the world and 

takes on a special meaning in our fellowship and

worship together.

Today our class was very ambitious in the time frame we were

given and prepared four different ways to make bread.

We began by starting our crescent rolls.

Buttery Crescent Rolls

Our second recipe was a new take on biscuits.

Slap Your Brains out Biscuits

The third was making bread in an iron skillet instead of the oven.

Cowboy Bread

Our fourth recipe was making a free-form bread

with herbs and cheese.

Focaccia Bread

Butter recipes were also prepared to spread on the

beautiful hot bread.

Honey Butter, Basil Garlic Butter, and Chive butter

Near the end of class, these ladies took a few moments to make communion bread.

Whole Wheat Communion bread and

Communion Bread with white flour, butter, and honey.

Baking bread is always more fun when it is a group activity.

 These ladies worked diligently to create

beautiful and delicious bread.

Sharing with one another the instruction for baking 

the bread and discussing what works well and

suggestions of how to make it better next time they bake.

We are blessed this year to have Betty join us in our class.

We enjoy her sharing her baking stories and

 cooking wisdom with the class.

 

TABLESCAPES

One of our best classes is when the ladies prepare 

and present their Tablescapes.

The rules are simple.

Create a tablescape from something you have or can borrow.

You may buy nothing.

Often when we are ask to plan and host an event  

and may not have a budget for the decorations.

Today these ladies brought a piece of themselves to create 

beautiful and interesting table settings with special attention

to the theme and conversation starters.

Much is learned about one other by sharing their stories

about the items they gather.

Makenzie presents

Growing with God

Tamako presents

Home in Japan

Alana presents

Outdoors with God

Bailey presents

Come to the Table

Being Prepared for Hospitality Part 2 'Dinner is in the Freezer'

In today's class, we studied the 

Ministry of Kindness, Encouragement, and Sharing.

Our practical application was learning ways 

we can be prepared by having ready meals in the freezer.

We assembled five recipes using pre-cooked chicken and beef.

Our completed dishes for today's class.

Mexican Stromboli

Chicken Packets

Chicken Broccoli AuGratin

Mexican Stroganoff

Chicken A La King

 

Getting to share the process and workflow of preparing

different recipes helps everyone learn from the 

various techniques and methods of assembly.

It is also a lot of fun.

Of course, the best part is getting to taste test and

critique the diverse textures and flavors.