Review: A Joyful Treat
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
I absolutely loved this book, though cooking is not one of my major accomplishments.My favorite recipes are:Mango BreadHugs and Kisses (including 36 Chocolate Kisses) andMexican CornStasia includes narratives about her travels and experiences around that world that are funny, touching, inspiring, and interesting.Here's one of the anecdotes she shares:" ... My right foot slipped into the “hole” becoming quite jammed.With nothing to reach for, I grabbed at thin airand tripped over my pant leg and hit the side of the wall full force all while myfoot was still jammed into the hole. To my complete and utter shock, the wallgave in and crashed away from the bathroom area, pinning the poor man to thewall of the staircase! He screamed for help, at least that is what I think he wasdoing, but he was also trying to lift the wall off his own body. In doing so itwas bending my foot wrong and it felt as if it might even break. I had alreadylet out my own cries for help, and now I was begging him to stop pushing onthe wall. We had a serious communication problem as I did not speak Thai andhe did not speak English. We were getting nowhere. He kept pushing, Iresorted to calling out the Lord’s name over and over for help. “Oh JesusPlease help” was all I could mutter."And I loved this concluding quotation:"I could never attain grace by my own meager efforts and yet God gives Hisgrace freely and in abundance because of His deep love for us.”Read this book if you want to try some new recipes and make cooking an adventure.(I downloaded a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)