Food for the Journey

We must nourish our body as well as our soul. Let us steward well the temple God has given us! 

*Recipe of the Week*

Prep time-10 minutes

Cook Time- 40 minutes

Ingredients (with dairy free and gluten free substitutes!)

2 Tb butter or olive oil

1 large onion

2 diced medium carrots

4 minced cloves of garlic

2 lbs ground beef

3 Tb tomato paste

2 Tb All pupose Flour (GF option works)

3 Tb Worchestershire Sauce

1 1/2 cup of beef broth

2 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp cumin

1 cup frozen peas

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
• Melt the butter (or heat the olive oil) in a 12-inch cast iron pan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, and garlic, and cook 5 – 7 minutes until softened.

• Add the ground beef, breaking up large clumps, and cook until no longer pink. Drain any excess fat. (The easiest way to do this is to pour the contents of the pan out into a fine mesh strainer set over a heat proof bowl and allow to drain and then return the beef mixture back to the cast iron pan.)
• Stir in the tomato paste, flour, Worcestershire sauce, cumin, thyme, beef broth, salt, pepper, and frozen peas. Cook a few minutes until the peas are heated through and flavors meld. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Meanwhile, place the peeled, chopped sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with heavily salted cold water. Bring to a boil and cook until fork-tender, about 10 – 20 minutes depending on size.

• Drain and return the potatoes to the pot. Add the butter, cinnamon, salt, and pepper, and mash until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Spread the mashed sweet potatoes over the vegetable and meat mixture. Fluff lightly with a fork to create peaks that will brown in the oven, then sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake for 20 minutes until warmed through and lightly golden. For extra browning, broil for 3 – 5 minutes at the end, watching carefully to prevent burning.
• Serve warm, and enjoy!

Our Highlighted Prayer And Reflection Of The Week.

Father, 
I abandon myself into your hands; 
do with me what you will. 
Whatever you may do, I thank you: 
I am ready for all, I accept all.

Let only your will be done in me, 
and in all your creatures -
I wish no more than this, O Lord.

Into your hands I commend my soul: 
I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, 
for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself, 
to surrender myself into your hands without reserve, 
and with boundless confidence, 
for you are my Father.

St. Charles de Foucauld

Give Sweet Jesus everything. Trust Him, do not be hesitant to release your grip from what you were never made to grasp. Cling to Christ alone. Let Him rearrange, reorder, and reclaim everything.