ZONDERKIDZ Food, Faith, and Fun Copyright 2012 by Zonderkidz Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan,

, 5300 Patterson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 ISBN: 978 0 310-72 316 5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Food, faith, and fun : a Faithgirlz! Cookbook. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-310-72316-5 (softcover) 1. Cooking--Juvenile literature. 2. Food--Religious aspects--Christianity-Juvenile literature. I. Title: Faithgirlz! Cookbook. II. Title: Food, faith, and fun. TX652.5.F645 2012 641.5--dc23 2011053067 All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) and telephone numbers in this book are offered as a resource. They are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement by Zondervan, nor does Zondervan vouch for the content of these sites and numbers for the life of this book. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Some recipes originally appeared in Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine. Zonderkidz is a trademark of Zondervan. Editor: Kim Childress Design & art direction: Kris Nelson Text composition: Matthew Van Zomeren Recipe testing: Ron and Karen Nickel Recipe photography: Ron Nickel Photography Stock photography: Superstock, Corbis, Shutterstock, iStock Printed in China 12 13 14 15 16 17 / LPC / 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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About This Book

When you sit down at the dinner table with your family,
you probably bow your head, close your eyes, and take a moment to say thank you to God for everything he has provided. Of all the blessings God provides a home, a loving family, a warm bed one of the most important blessings is food. Without all the nutrients you get from a crisp salad, a juicy burger, or a giant bowl of cereal, your body couldnt function. The Bible says that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. You wouldnt go into a church and knock over the pulpit, get scuff marks all over the pews, and spill a drink on the carpet, right? God wants you to honor your body in the same way you honor his holy places, and that means getting up and moving instead of lying on the couch in front of the television . . . and filling your stomach with good food instead of junk. When God created the world, he filled it with delicious foods to eat. Why eat the same old mac n cheese from a box when there are so many delicious (and nutritious!) new tastes to explore? Good food will keep your body working and growing the way it should. But food isnt just about putting fuel into your body. Food is also about the time it takes to prepare it and the experience of being in the kitchen with your friends and family. Food is about working to create the meal you will enjoy together. Food is about the memories you make with one another. As you explore all the new foods and flavors in this book, dont think of the recipes as foods to make on the run. These are foods to enjoy making and eating with people you love. There are entres and salads for family dinners, ice-cold smoothies for hot days sitting on the porch with your friends, and special desserts for the most important holidays. Grab a few of your Faithgirlz friends, throw on an apron, and start experimenting!
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Cooking Tips and Instructions

Before you start cooking, be sure to ask a parent for permission you dont want to use up all the our if your mom was planning to make cookies later! Then wash your hands with soap and hot water, put on an apron to protect your clothes, and tie your hair back so it doesnt fall in the food.
When youre ready to begin, take a minute to read all the way through the recipe rst, so you know whats coming. You dont want to get to step three of the instructions and discover that youre out of an important ingredient! Next, gather all the equipment and ingredients youll need. Wash, chop, and shred any fruits or vegetables you can before you get started. Grease any baking sheets youre going to need. When youre in the middle of cooking a complicated recipe, youll be glad you dont have to worry about preparing the ingredients! When youre cooking on the stove, make sure you turn the pan handles to the side. You wouldnt want to knock the pans over by mistake! If youre stirring a pan on the stove, keep a rm grip on the pans handle. And always use oven mitts when youre taking hot dishes out of the oven. Make sure youre always working on a clean surface. You dont want any germs from the kitchen counter spreading to your food! If youre working with raw meat, make sure to clean the cutting board, knife, your hands, and anything else the meat has touched before proceeding with the recipe. And once youre done cooking, its important to clean up. Wash all the pans, bowls, spoons, and knives youve used in hot, soapy water, and put all the ingredients back in the cupboard or refrigerator. If youre not confident chopping veggies with sharp knives or handling hot pans, ask your mom or dad to show you how to do this safely. After trying out a few recipes, youll be a cooking pro!
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Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as i gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Genesis 9:3

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1Corinthians 10:31

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
1Corinthians 6:19 20

He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
Psalm 111:5

The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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Peanutty-Chocolate Pretzels

Youll Need
1 cup creamy peanut butter 2 teaspoons butter, room temperature cup powdered sugar cup light brown sugar teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups pretzels, lightly crushed 2 cups chocolate chips

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smooth and crea er until my. Beat in powdere d sugar, light brow n sugar, and vanilla extract until well mixed. Add more powdered sugar until filling can ho ld its shape. Fold in broken pr etzel pieces. Piec es must be very small so ba lls can be shaped easily. Form peanut bu tter-pretzel mixtu re into balls. Place balls on sh eet pan covered in wax paper and refrigerate un til ready to dip in chocolate. Melt chocolate chips in microw ave for 30 seconds, stir, and melt an additiona l 30 seconds if needed . It may be nece ssary to reheat if the choc olate gets hard. Using a fork, dip each ball in choc olate. Return dipped pe anut butter balls to sheet pan and re

Directions 1 Beat peanut butter and butter togeth 2

frigerate until ch ocolate sets.

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Carrot Cake Cookies

Youll Need
1 cup all-purpose whole-wheat our cup old-fashioned oats cup pure maple syrup cup butter, melted teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking powder teaspoon baking soda teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon ground nutmeg cup grated carrots cup raisins cup aked coconut cup chopped walnuts

Directions 1 Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit. all ingredients in a large bowl. 2 Combine Mix well until batter is blended evenly.
a tablespoon to portion cookies 3 Use on greased baking sheet, approximately 1 2 inches apart. cookies for 18 minutes or until 4 Bake cooked through. cookies from baking sheet and 5 Remove allow to cool on a wire rack. From: Tonya

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Granola and Yogurt Parfait

Youll Need
3 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 cups old-fashioned oats cup dried fruit (cranberries, apples, and/or apricots) cup nuts, chopped (pecan, almonds, or walnuts) tablespoons brown sugar teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon ground ginger teaspoon salt cup honey tablespoons vegetable oil cups vanilla yogurt cup strawberries cup blueberries or raspberries

Directions hrenheit. 0 Fa 1 Preheat oven to 30 it, nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, d fru mbine oats, drie 2 Co rge bowl. la in lt ginger, and sa heat 3 4 5 6 7 ses. 8 Let granola cool. 4 large, clear glas of m to ot b in rt gu a layer ace a scoop of yo ch glass, and then ea 9 Pl to a ol an gr of glass is full. Add a scoop
til each peat layering un of fresh fruit. Re
er medium er in saucepan ov th ge to l oi d an Stir honey ell. until blended w ix well. er oat mixture. M ov re tu ix m y ne Pour ho sheet. to greased baking on re tu ix m ad Spre d stir. utes. Take out an Bake for 10 min times. d stirring 3 more Repeat baking an

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