Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings with Veggies

Here is a one of the delicious recipes that will be featured in the new cookbook Radio Recipes from the WRAF Family.

Submit your recipes for the book by clicking here!

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH VEGGIES

1 small whole chicken (around 3-4 pounds)

3 whole carrots, chopped

1/2 onion, diced

2 celery stalks, diced

1/2 tsp. salt

3 T. flour2 eggs

1 c. milk

1 1/4 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder

Boil chicken 1 - 2 hours in stock pot over low/medium low heat. Cool and de-bone chicken (making sure to reserve the water you boiled it in). Return water to a full boil. Combine 3 T flour with 1 cup water to make a gravy. Add to boiling water and stir until water thickens up a bit. Pour about 4 cups of the water/gravy mixture into slow cooker. Mix in vegetables, chicken pieces, and 1/4 tsp salt. DUMPLINGS: Take a 1 cup measure cup and beat your eggs in it. Add milk to eggs until the 1 cup measuring cup is full. Mix 1 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 salt and baking powder in separate bowl. Add to egg/milk mixture. Stir until doughy. Plop dumpling mixture onto chicken and vegetables. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.

Recipe of the Day: Lilly's Chili

Here is a one of the delicious recipes that will be featured in the new cookbook Radio Recipes from the WRAF Family.

Submit your recipes for the book by clicking here!

Lilly's Chili

1-lb. lean ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

2 (15-oz.) cans Bush's chili hot beans

1 (15-oz.) can light red kidney beans

1 (15-oz.) can pork and beans (remove pork)

1 (15-oz.) can tomato sauce

1 (15-oz.) can stewed tomatoes, undrained

1 sm. green pepper,cut in strips

2 to 3 T. chili powder (more if desired)

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/2 to 1 tsp. sugar

water

Brown and crumble ground beef in large, Duch-oven kettle; add onions and simmer together a few minutes. Add remaining ingredients, including a can of water with each can of beans and with the can of tomato sauce, stirring well. Bring to a boil, then simmer for at least an hour. This freezes well,and is better every time it is reheated.

Recipe of the Day: Vidalia Onion Pie

Here is a one of the delicious recipes that will be featured in the new cookbook Radio Recipes from the WRAF Family.

Submit your recipes for the book by clicking here!

VIDALIA ONION PIE

1 c. Ritz cracker crumbs

1/2 stick Butter, melted

2 c. Vidalia onions, thinly sliced

2 T. Butter

2 Eggs3/4 c. Milk

3/4 tsp. Salt

1/4 c. Grated sharp cheddar cheese

Dash of pepper

Pinch of Parsley

Pinch of Paprika

Mix crackers crumbs and melted butter. Press into an eight inch pie pan. Saute onions with butter until clear, not brown. Spoon into crust. Beat eggs with milk, salt and pepper and pour over onions. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes, or until center is firm. Sprinkle with parsley just before serving.

Road Home Show Notes: July 27th, 2009

Two stories featured on the Road Home with Steve Gimbert:

20 ways to feed your family on $100 a week

How to budget nutritious, delicious meals without breaking the bank!

Bring the Rain

The story of Audrey Caroline as chronicled by Angie Smith, wife of Todd Smith, lead singer of the group Selah.

Toccoa Fest '09

Toccoa Fest 2009 is coming August 29th! This year’s featured guests include Sonic Flood, Radio7 and many other Christian artists.

Gates open at 2:00pm at Grace Baptist Church on Highway 17 in Toccoa. Live music begins at 3:00pm. For ticket information, visit toccoafest.info.

Church of the Week - July 27, 2009

Lavonia Church of God in Lavonia, GA is the newest WRAF Church of the Week.

Congratulations to Pastor Tyrone Hutchinson and the entire congregation!

Johnny nominated the church and says, "My Pastor loves to visit people in the hospital and nursing home. He prays all the time for our community and our leaders of our country. He helps work on our elderly's houses or anything anybody needs. He is a true man of GOD. He lives what he preaches. The other churches in the community really like him and like to hear him preach on 5th Sunday the community churches have."

You can learn more about Lavonia Church of God by calling 706-356-8070.

Click here to nominate your church to be the next WRAF Church of the Week!

WRAF Family Recipe Book - Submit YOUR Recipes

A new WRAF cookbook is coming soon: Radio Recipes from the WRAF Family.

The WRAF family cookbook will be made with a high quality hard padded cover, be 3-ring binder style for easy recipe removal while you cook, and include a cookbook stand so you can prop the book up and save counter space.

We're excited to be able to offer some wonderful, tried and true recipes from the staff of WRAF, the staff of Toccoa Falls College...and YOU! You are a part of the WRAF family!

You probably already had several recipes pop into your mind just now. Why not submit them so we can publish them in the new WRAF family cookbook? There is no limit to the number of recipes you can submit so the more the better.

Submitting recipes is easy.

1. Log on to http://www.typensave.com/login.asp

2. Contributor - (your name)

3. Group Login - wrafrecipes

4. Password - 85dvq

The website is very easy to use and pretty self-explanatory. However, if you run into any problems or have any questions, feel free to call Debbie at 1-800-251-8326.

If you'd rather not submit your recipes online, you can always drop them off at the WRAF studios or mail them to us. Send you recipes to...

WRAF - Toccoa Falls Radio

Attn: Debbie Faubion

P.O. Box 780

Toccoa Falls, GA 30598

We are excited about the new Radio Recipes from the WRAF Family cookbook and can't wait to see what recipes you submit!

**Deadline for recipe submissions is August 14th.**

Church of the Week - July 20, 2009

Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Toccoa, GA is the newest WRAF Church of the Week.

Congratulations to Pastor David Braxton and the entire congregation!

Matt nominated the church and says, "Paster David is a great paster that has great preaching and is good to be around."

Special message from Pastor Braxton: "Our desire is to be a church that transforms lives through Jesus Christ. Situated in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, in the northeast Georgia city of Toccoa, Glad Tidings is a congregation of 300 believers from all walks of life, various backgrounds, and various cultures. Our strength is our diversity. Our unity is in our purpose. At Glad Tidings, we desire to be a church that is real, relevant, and relational. If you are looking for a church that will minister to where you are and welcome you and your family with open arms, then join us for service. In this body, you'll find everything you need and more. We look forward to worshiping with you! May God's richest blessings be upon you!"

You can learn more about Glad Tidings Assembly of God by visiting their website: http://www.gladtidingsonline.com/main.php

Click here to nominate your church to be the next WRAF Church of the Week!

Tomato and Watermelon Salad

Prep: 20 min., Stand: 15 min., Chill: 2 hr. This refreshing dish is adapted from Seasoned in the South: Recipes From Crook's Corner and From Home by Bill Smith.

Yield
Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients
5 cups (3/4-inch) seeded watermelon cubes
1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
3 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Romaine lettuce leaves (optional)
Cracked black pepper to taste
Preparation
1. Combine watermelon and tomatoes in a large bowl; sprinkle with sugar and salt, tossing to coat. Let stand 15 minutes.

2. Stir in onion, vinegar, and oil. Cover and chill 2 hours. Serve chilled with lettuce leaves, if desired. Sprinkle with cracked black pepper to taste.

Bill Smith, Bill Smith, Seasoned in the South: Recipes From Crook's Corner and From Home, Southern Living, JULY 2007

WRAF Church of the Week - June 13th, 2009

Rocky River Baptist in Iva, SC is the newest WRAF Church of the Week.

Congratulations to Pastor Stephen Payne and the entire congregation!

Carole nominated the church and says, "Our chuch was established in 1803, we are a small country cuurch,the people are friendly and loving. Everyone is welcome. We are very involved in the missions of the Southern Baptist Convention,the South Carolina Baptist Copnvention, Saluda Baptist Association, as well as our community. We are now planning for Vacation Bible School June 22-26.and ministry at Iva's Depot Days in October as well as other ongoing mission projects.I am so thankful that God placed me in Rocky River Baptist Church 43 years ago . Our Pastor Stephen loves God's word and preaches life changing, God inspired messages."

You can learn more about Rocky River Baptist Church by visiting their website: http://www.rockyriverbaptistiva.org/

Click here to nominate your church to be the next WRAF Church of the Week!

Proper Attitude toward Money

Ron Blue's summary of the proper attitude toward money in his book Master Your Money:

1. God owns it all.

2. Money is never an end in itself, but is merely a resource used to accomplish other goals and obligations.

3. Spend less than you earn, do it for a long time, and you will be financially successful.

Michael Jackson - A Different Perspective

*As heard on the Road Home with Steve Gimbert*

From the blog of Pastor Thomas Schmidt:

Michael Jackson's last dance!By the perspective received from the media you would readily conclude with me that Michael Jackson's life story is tragic. The desperate alterations of his appearance in repeated surgeries, his apparent drug addiction, the odd and dysfunctional web of marriage and children, his highly questionable fixation on young boys, the enormously extravagant financial insolvency, all these things are all the more heartbreaking when juxtapostioned against his incredible talent. Review any video of his performances and you observe breathtaking timing, a keen sense of musical style, athletic performance, and a wonderful singing ability. He obviously worked hard at his craft. In many ways Michael displayed an image of a gloriously wonderful Creator.I wish I could have confidence that Michael is with his Creator now. The combination of his admirable qualities with tragedy evokes from us a yearning for redemption and triumph. Perhaps Michael has found redemption, I don't know, I'm not the Judge of mankind. But I hope my life story leaves more evidence than Michael's that redemption was at work in me. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life; no man comes to the Father, but through me." Someone might ask, did Michael know Jesus? A more pertinent question is, do you know Jesus? If the Spirit of God is a work in my life through my relationship to Jesus Christ then there should be evidence of such a thing. Hopefully, as a person grows older, there is a growing body of evidence. A Chinese proverb says, "When you see a good man, emulate him; when you see a bad man, examine your heart." Will your life story be a tale of tragedy? Will you make an investment in self-indulgence, sensuality and immorality that dominates any remembrance of you and wrecks havoc in your personal relationships?Michael Jackson's brokenness is not confirmation of his damnation. It is confirmation of his fallenness. We all have that, and we all live with varying degrees of brokenness. Jesus came to seek and save the broken. His love can heal our hurts. His redemptive work can turn our tragedies to triumphs. When I follow Jesus Christ he leads me away from the destruction that I would readily make of my life. I want that for you and me.It's something worth dancing about!

Thomas SchmidtPastor, Christ Presbyterian (PCA)Clarkesville, GA

Red Cross Blood Drives

Buford, GA, 12 – 4 pm. (770-532-8452)
WED, JULY 8:
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be hosted by Bethlehem
Baptist Church, Clarkesville, GA, 1 – 7 pm. (770-532-8452)
FRI, JULY 10:
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be sponsored by Angel
Medical Center, Franklin, NC, 8 am – 5 pm. (828-369-4166)

Peanut Butter Pie

as mentioned by Kathy Nicholson

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup milk
1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crusts
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DIRECTIONS
Beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Mix in peanut butter and milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
Spoon into two 9 inch graham cracker pie shells; cover, and freeze until firm.

Honoring Our WRAF Daysponsor

Congratulations to Charles & Vivian Hayes who celebrate their 27th anniversary today. They thank God for His faithfulness, their four children, their spouses & 15 grandchildren (with two more on the way). They thank Him for their son’s safe return from two tours in Iraq & ask prayer for our military families, especially those whose loved ones gave their lives for our freedom. Above all, they honor Jesus Christ who gave His life that we might be free. The Hayes’s proudly join WRAF in proclaiming His name. May God bless America!

Honoring Our WRAF Daysponsor

How grateful we are to have our long-time friend, Mrs Linda Vandiver, sponsor today's broadcast. She and her family fondly remember Ronald E. Vandiver who went home to be with his Lord April 29, 2005. Ronald loved the Lord and was ready to witness to family, friends and churches wherever he went. He was the husband of Linda, father of Ronnie, Amy & Melinda and grandfather of nine grandchildren. All the family miss him dearly.

Uncle Paul's Cheddar Egg Bake

Cheddar Egg Bake

Ingredients:

18 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups Shredded cheddar cheese

Optional: Bacon bits, Ham, onions, green pepper-pinch of salt

prep:
Beat eggs well
Add milk
Stir Cheese until well blended

Cook:
Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes at 400 degrees
Mixture will rise and be puffy

feeds: 10-15 people

Honoring Our WRAF Daysponsor

We appreciate the owners and staff of the Fanatic Fanz Outlet Store in Commerce, GA for funding today’s broadcast. They are new sponsors who share the vision of WRAF to lift up the name of Jesus Christ.

May the Lord prosper your business & bless the work of your hands.

WRAF Sponsors Hope For America Rally

Bryan Race & Steve Gimbert will be there with free gifts for WRAF listeners.