Saturday, August 15, 2026

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Friday, August 14, 2026

MOM'S KITCHEN - EASY BAKED POTATO

 


Allergy alert; Before starting the recipe, check first that you and those you cook for, have no allergies to potatoes. 

If you are allergic to potatoes, then don't use this recipe.


Ingredient:

Large potatoes with their skins left on


Method;

Clean the potatoes in fresh water. Dry the potatoes, and cut off any slight blemishes on the potato skins. Prick the potatoes with a fork, do this all the way down all sides and tops of the potatoes. Also pierce the areas where you cut off potato skin. Make sure the fork pierces the potato to a good depth.

Once the potatoes have been properly pierced, place them in a microwavable dish, with a suitable microwave cover. Microwave on high for five minutes. Open the microwave, remove the microwave cover, and carefully turn the potatoes to the other side. Cover once more with the microwave cover, and microwave on high for five to eight minutes (until the potatoes are fully cooked). Pierce the potatoes with a knife, to check that they are properly done. If the potato is still a little hard, microwave for a minute or two more, until they are fully cooked. If wished, serve the potatoes with a little butter or margarine, pinch of salt; and with side vegetables.

Enjoy!


Image courtesy of ChatGPT with CN Whittle "Baked potato with garden vegetables"

MOM''S KITCHEN - EASY FLAPJACKS (GLUTEN-FREE, VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY)

 


Allergy alert; Before starting the recipe, check first that you and those you cook for, have no allergies to any of the ingredients. 

If you are allergic to any of the ingredients, then don't use this recipe.


Ingredients:

1 ripe banana

2 cups gluten-free flour

Half teaspoon salt

1 egg

Half cup milk mixed with half cup water

One-eighth of cup of sugar


Method: 

Mix the flour, salt and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the milk and water and egg, and stir with a fork until well mixed. Mash one banana, and add to the mixture. Stir well. Put a small amount of butter or margarine in a frying pan, and allow to melt. Tilt the frying pan, until the butter or margarine has coated the bottom. 

Put two tablespoons of the flapjack mixture in the frying pan, and allow to become light brown. Then turn the flapjack over with a grill spatula and brown the other side. Make sure that the flapjack is cooked through. 

You do not need to re-grease the pan - only grease for the first flapjack. Cook the later flapjacks on dry heat within the frying pan. Do this on a low heat on your oven plate. Once the flapjack is fully cooked, remove and place on a plate. Continue, until all your flapjacks are cooked.  Allow to cool.

You can freeze the flapjacks. Simply cover each one individually with tinfoil once they are cooled, and place in the freezer. Do not keep for too long. When you want to eat a flapjack, remove from the freezer, remove the tinfoil, and place the flapjack on a microwave-suitable plate. Cover with microwave cover, and just heat the flapjack for two minutes on high. You can eat the flapjacks with butter or margarine, and jam. 

Enjoy!


Image courtesy of ChatGPT with CN Whittle "Flapjacks in skillet'" 

Monday, August 10, 2026

VISIONS FROM THE VELDT - ART BOOK: FOREWORD


 

VISIONS FROM THE VELDT

ART BOOK


This book is dedicated to Bishop Gerard Marie Franciscus van Velsen, O.P.

In thanksgiving for the churches, colleges for boys and girls, and artistic endeavours

 he fostered in South Africa. May his legacy continue to inspire faith, knowledge,

and beauty in the service of God



Foreword

Africa is a land of breathtaking beauty, where golden grasslands meet distant mountains. Mighty rivers nourish the earth, beneath vast skies ablaze with sunrise and stars. The breathtaking beauty of creation serves as timeless reminder of the infinite wisdom, goodness, and Divine artistry of the Creator of heaven and earth. Every human person, each landscape and every living creature bear the imprint of God’s loving Hand.

As we journey through life, God speaks quietly through the world He has made. Every scene within this book invites us to pause, wonder, and to draw closer to the One from whom all beauty flows.

The images within these pages are cameos of treasured memories gathered throughout the years. Each image seeks to capture the outward beauty of Africa, as well as the spiritual messages that lie within.

May this collection bring joy, peace and inspiration to all who turn its pages. At times artistic images offer inspiration for hearts to seek Lord Jesus with greater devotion. It would be true blessing if each reader were to recognize the Creator's loving Hand in the beauty that surrounds us, and to seek ever more earnestly the God Who is Beauty itself.

 




TO ACCESS THIS BOOK

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

CHRISTIAN HEALING WORKBOOK ONE COLOURING BOOK - DOWNLOAD FREE

 


Welcome to this Christian healing colouring book. Within these pages are scenes inspired by the healing Love of God and the sacred calling to bring restoration to a wounded world.

As you colour each image, may you reflect upon the healing ministry entrusted to humankind by God. Throughout the ages, healing has been a sign of Divine Mercy and Compassion. May these illustrations invite you to meditate upon God’s desire for our healing.

Colouring can bring quiet moments of peace in the Presence of God. May this book bring comfort to your spirit and calm to your mind. It is my prayer that these pages help you draw closer to the Divine Healer, whose Compassion continues to shine upon all who seek Him.

In Christ's Love

Catherine Nicolette Whittle D.D.


TO ACCESS THIS BOOK
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CHRISTIAN HEALING WORKBOOK ONE; CONCLUSION

 


CONCLUSION 

Within this workbook God’s healing mission has been explored with the hope of guiding those who have embraced this demanding yet blessed path. Healing is one of the Divine hallmarks. The art of cure is a privilege entrusted to those who dedicate themselves to alleviation of others’ health burdens.

May the reflections and insights contained herein strengthen those who walk the healing road. May your compassionate work of healing continue to unfold wherever hearts are open to God’s grace. May your ministry bear witness to God’s boundless compassion.

This is the work which Christ has come to complete,

that you become a healer according to the Will of God.

The Saviour will not rest, until that work has been lovingly completed.

 

May yours be a truly blessed healing ministry.


TO ACCESS THE BOOK

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Image courtesy of ChatGPT and CN Whittle "God blesses all healers"