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Bible Food - The Book of Galatians

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For some strange reason, occasionally I get a whim to find out what people in the "Biblelands" would have eaten at the time of the writing of a particular piece.  Apart from the references to meat and dairy, much of what the people ate in those days, in that place, sounds like a good fit for a touring vegan.  Today we did a little dip into the Book of Galatians,  a letter (epistle) written by the apostle Paul to the Christian communities in Galatia.   Scholars date Galatians to around AD 48–55. If it was written earlier, it would be one of Paul's first letters, possibly before the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15, AD 49), which addressed the issue of Gentile converts following Jewish customs.   The main theme of the letter is justification by faith rather than adherence to the Mosaic Law. Paul strongly argues against the teaching that Gentile Christians must follow Jewish laws (like circumcision) to be saved. He defends his apostleship, emphasizes the role of grace, ...

Apple Duff Dessert (Suggestions for Gluten-Free and Vegan Subs)

Mary Lou Johnson is our Church's star dessert-maker.  Here is the picture of a pull-apart Apple Duff she made for a Fellowship Dinner... yes, it was delicious! **

As the Irish baker in a video states, the apple duff is "not the prettiest dessert in the world" but delicious, nonetheless.  I've taken the recipe in the video and made it both gluten-free and vegan, and somewhat less sucrose-sweet (by using lower-glycemic-indexed Coconut Sugar vs. regular brown sugar).

GLUTEN-FREE and VEGAN PIE CRUST:
1 1/2 C. Gluten-free All-purpose Flour (Bob's Red Mill or Pamela's or other)
1/2 tsp.  Salt
1/2 C.    Organic Coconut Oil, cold, not melted
4 - 6 T.  Almond Milk
  • Combine the flour, salt and coconut oil in a bowl and use a pastry blender to cut the mix until it looks like coarse meal
  • Sprinkle on the Almond Milk and mix together with a fork until it is combined and moist
  • Press or roll into a rectangle between two pieces of wax paper.  Remove one of the pieces of wax paper carefully, leaving the other wax paper intact. Set aside, or refrigerate if not using immediately

(For 2 Apple Duffs:
  • 1 large apple, cored, peeled, and cut in 2 halves
  • pinch Cinnamon
  • 1 T. Coconut Sugar
  • 1+ T. Raisins
  • 1 T. Coconut Oil
  • Gluten-Free/Vegan Pastry (above) OR Puff Pastry as shown in video (to follow)
  1. Mix Cinnamon, Sugar, Raisins and Coconut Oil together and stuff into the apple centers (as shown in video)
  2. Fold each stuffed apple half inside 1/2 of the sheet of pastry and scrunch together into a neat as possible package (again, see video)
  3. Bake about 20 minutes in a 250 degrees Celsius/ 475 degrees Fahrenheit oven
  4. Please note that for the Fellowship Dinner, Mary Lou made several Apple Duffs and stuck them together in a casserole pan to bake.  They all melded together into a most tasty, texturally-diverse puddin'... I'd suggest you give it a try!
  5. IMPORTANT: Adventist Churches across the globe have a vegan/vegetarian fellowship lunch at least one Saturday (Sabbath) a month. Call your local SDA church and find out when-- you won't be disappointed! The Comox Valley Adventist Church on Vancouver Island is blessed to be offering sanctuary to a number of wonderful hospitable cooks-- every Sabbath is a fellowship meal Sabbath with a great sampling of delicious Ukrainian vegetarian/vegan dishes! 

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