LORD, are our Father

I visited the  Epicurean Market at Marina Bay Sands three weeks ago. It was a three-day food extravaganza which served a multitude of events, meals and classes showcasing celebrity chefs, exclusive ingredients and wines.

Among the highlights are freshly cooked specialities and take home products. I bought food from celebrity restaurants like Cut by Wolfgang Puck, and also hams, cheese and sausages from the exhibitors to cook at home.

The pork sausages bought from the Epicurean Market are so delicious. Fresh, lean and meaty, and they are much cheaper than retail outlets. I cooked one in skewers with apples, onions and red peppers.

These skewered sausages are grilled skinless and they are really yummy with smokiness taste. The sauce is simply Dijon mustard and honey, and sides is buttered rice.


Pork Sausages and Apple Skewer
Recipe source: Own
serves 1


Ingredients
1 pork sausage, casing removed
1 red pepper, cut into 1"chunks
1 red onion, cut into 1" chunks
1 Granny Smith apples, chunked, dip in lemon juice + water
3 wooden skewers, soak in cold water for at least half an hour.
Olive oil for brushing

Sauce
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey

Method

• Remove casings from the sausage and slice thickly, about 1/2" to an 3/4" thick. Prepare the red pepper, onion and apples. 

• Alternatively thread apple,red pepper,onion and one sausage slice. Brush with olive oil
• Grill on hot pan until sausage is cooked, browned and vegetables slightly charred.

This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up 'APPLE' hosted by Kit from I- lost in Austen, organised by
Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids and Doreen from My little favourite DIY.

Yet you, LORD, are our  Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8

Do Not Be Anxious About Anything

Bangers and Mash is a traditional British dish made of mashed potatoes and sausages. The name bangers origins in world war II where sausages were ration food and were made with water, and if not properly cooked, would burst in the pan with a bang.
This ultimate comfort dish works best when it's served just the way it is normally eaten. From the essential pork sausages and onion gravy to the creamy mash.

I have English Cumberland sausages with  sweet onion gravy and sour cream mash. The potatoes are mashed with a mixture of hot milk and butter, sour cream, salt and crushed black pepper to taste, and whipped with a whisk to create a smooth, light and fluffy texture. Sour cream and potatoes are a perfect match.

Bangers and Mash
serves 1



2 good quality pork sausages(English Cumberland Sausages)

• Heat the oil in a frying pan, turn the heat to medium and add the sausages. Turn the sausages and cooked till brown, about 10 minutes.

Onion Gravy
1 large red onion
1 tablespoon of oil
1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegars
1 cup of beef/vegetable broth
1 tsp corn flour
1 tsp water

Method

• Slice onions thinly and pan fry onions in butter and olive oil on medium heat. Cover for 5-8 minutes, making sure the onions turn soft and not burnt.
• Add sugar and balsamic vinegars, fry until onion is caramelized and soft.  Stir in the both. Mix cornflour with water and a little gravy, stir into the mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. 

This onion gravy can also be used as steak sauce.

Sour Cream Mash
3 Russet potatoes
20g butter
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoon sour cream
Salt and freshly ground pepper

• Cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes and place them in a large pot. Cover the potatoes with cold water and add enough salt to the water.Bring to a boil.  Uncovered, lower the heat and simmer the potatoes till cooked and fall apart easily when pierced with a fork.
• Heat the milk and butter, making sure it doesn't boil.
• When the potatoes are done, drain and mash the potatoes. Add the hot milk and sour cream.  Whisk the potatoes till smooth and creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up 'BUTTER' hosted by Jasline of Foodiebaker, organised by Zoe of
Bake for Happy Kids and Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY

Photo credit: Pastor Kwan

Do not be anxious about anything,but in every situation,by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6




A Reminder To Myself
Don't worry about anything, instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.

Hallelu-Yah

In Jamie's 30 minutes meal season 1 episode 18, Jamie prepares a Kinda Sausage Cassoulet, a warm broccoli salad and a meringue dessert, all in under 30 minutes.  I am just a home cook, so I am not giving this a challenge and stress over messy kitchen or worse still, maybe a cut finger.

I am going to take my sweet time to cook just the main dish, Kinda Sausage Cassoulet and my own mash.
I am in my kitchen. Nothing is mise en place. My sausages, leeks and herbs are in the fridge. The garlic, onions, olive oil are all within reach. The ciabatta is on the kitchen top. The bottle of passata, my baking tray and mini food processor are hidden in the kitchen cupboards. The music is on, playing my favourite Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous hit 'The Music Of The Night'. I glance at the time, and wonder how long will I take to cook this delicious Kinda Sausage Cassoulet.

Kinda Sausage Cassoulet
Jamie's 30 Minute Meals

Ingredients
4 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
1 1/2 red onions (1 big yellow onion)
a few sprigs of fresh rosemary
1/2 small bunch of fresh sage
3 fresh bay leaves(dried)
2 leeks
4000g good  quality chipolata sausages (530g of pork sausage and chicken chipolata)
3-4 thick slices of bread (1 small loaf of ciabatta)
2 cloves of garlic
1 x 680g jar of passata
1 x 390g carton of butter beans (450g)
1 x 390g carton of haricot beans (did not add)

Method

• Slice 4 rashers of bacon about 1 cm thick and add to a sturdy roasting tray with a few lugs of olive oil. Put over a high heat. 
• Halve, peel and slice 1 1/2 red onions.
• Pick the rosemary and most of the sage leaves and sprinkle into the tray with the bay leaves, keeping a few sage sprigs back for later.

• Trim the leeks and peel back the outer leaves. Cut down the length of the leeks, then wash away any grit and finely slice. Add the leeks and onions to the tray with a few splashes of boiled water, stir, then leave to soften.
• Lay the sausages in another roasting tray, drizzle and rub a little olive oil over them, then put under the grill to cook for 8 minutes. Stir your vegetables.(grill on stove top)
• Tear the slices of bread into large chunks and put into a food processor with a pinch of salt and pepper, 1/2 of the reserved sprigs of sage, 2 cloves of garlic and a good drizzle of olive oil. Pulse until you have fairly even, coarse breadcrumbs.(I did this before cooking)

• Stir the passata and the beans and their juices into the tray of vegetables.
• Tale the sausages out of the oven.(stove top)
• Sprinkle half the breadcrumbs from the food processor over the veg and beans.
• Lay the sausages dark side down and sprinkle over the rest of the breadcrumbs.
• Pick the rest of the sage leaves, drizzle with olive oil and scatter on top.

• Put the roasting tray into the oven on the middle shelf for around 4 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are crisp and golden.(200C 12 minutes)

Who Is Like God?
Sunday Sermon

What Our Praise of God Should Be?
Hallelu Yah,  Praise the Lord
Our God is all encompassing. We are to praise Him endlessly everywhere. In Psalm 113, the servants of God exalt Him and praise His name. God's beauty and glory is above all nation. He humbles himself to be like man in the form of Jesus. He cares for us, the poor and needy, He answers our prayers. He is ever present with His people. He even makes the barren women fertile. That's how great a God he is. Blessed be Your name.


Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD. Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people. He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD. Psalm 113