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GRITS/RICE – A Great Addition
Thanks for your recipe for Creole Grits. I would like to make an addition, which we have used for quite a long time and feel it has added to our family’s health and good looks:) Once the water has started to boil, add a heaping tablespoon of Organic Turmeric, preferably the kind with active curcumin…
Read MoreGRITS – Creole Style
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2014 – by Marceline Donaldson I have had several requests for my grits recipe. Sorry it has taken so long to respond, but I really didn’t want to share this family secret. I have two recipes that I hold close. One is the oyster dressing recipe for Thanksgiving turkey that I…
Read More“Do Not Be Afraid”
What follows is a link to a sermon preached on October 5, 2014 in Harvard’s Memorial Chapel by Rev. Jonathan Walton. It quotes a powerful poem written by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, past president of Morehouse College. We recommend a quiet space to listen to this very powerful sermon which addresses a lot of what ails…
Read MoreBalm in Gilead
copyright Bettina Networi, inc. 2014 Who would have expected different guests, not previously known to one another, pick up and read Sarah Lawrence Lightfoot’s book “Balm In Gilead” during their stay in a Bettina Home. All of our homes have large quantities of books. Host families generally buy them at Estate Sales for very little…
Read MoreMaking Old Feet New Again!
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2014 I love breakfast in a Bettina Home. No matter how horrible I feel arriving, I leave refreshed. The last breakfast from my most recent stay was great! The food is always good, but the conversation unbelievable. I am going home to work on my feet so I can wear high…
Read MoreEggs and Lime
copyright 2014 Bettina Network, inc. We made a wonderful discovery at breakfast – and we have to thank a guest from Mexico for the new information. Breakfast consisted of soft-boiled eggs in egg cups, which is one of our favorite breakfasts. Our guest remarked that she loved soft-boiled eggs for breakfast, but was accustomed to…
Read MoreFrench Pancakes Breakfast
I know which house served those ‘pancakes’. They are really a different take on New Orleans’ favorite dish – bananas foster. All you left out was bringing the crepe wrapped bananas to the table in a flaming dish. Now that would be something to see. The next time I show up at your house will…
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