I AM A KINGDOM BUILDER AUGUST 2020 ISSUE 20
DR. NIA GEE
UC COOKING:
Bacon Pimento Cheese Won Ton Cups w/ Smoked Chaabani Olive Oil.
Bacon Pimento Cheese Won Ton Cups w/ Smoked Chaabani Olive Oil. q Cut the sheet into your desired shapes.
q Cut corners off wonton wrappers to
(5 inch squares are perfect for egg rolls. 3
make an octagonal shape.
v Ingredients
inch squares or circles are great for won-
q 2 cups all purpose flower
tons or dumplings.)
q 1 egg
q Repeat with the remaining dough.
cooking spray.
q Use the wonton wrappers immediately
q Transfer the pans to the oven and bake
or freeze them.
until the wrappers are starting to turn
q ¾ tsp salt q ½ 1 cup water
q In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, salt, and water. q Create a well in the center of the flour and pour in the wet ingredients. q Mix everything together with a spoon
Bacon pimento cheese v Ingredients cheese
to come together.
q 1/2 cup shredded extra sharp white
q Turn the dough onto the counter and
cheddar cheese
be firm but silky smooth when you are done. (If your dough is too tacky, add a little extra flour to your counter.) q Cover the dough with a damp towel and let rest for 1 hour. (Letting the dough rest will make it easier to roll thin wrappers.) q Divide the dough in half. Cover one half of the dough with your towel. Lightly dust your counter-top with cornstarch (NOT flour), and roll half of the dough as thin as you can, aiming for a rectangle roughly 20”x10” if you are cutting 5” wrappers, or 15”x9” if you are cutting 3” wrappers.
then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. q Place pimento cheese in wonton cups and drizzle with smoked Chaabani olive oil.
q 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese q 8 ounces cream cheese q 1/2 cup mayonnaise q 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder q 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper q 1/4 teaspoon onion powder q 4 pieces cooked bacon, crumbled q 1 (4-ounce) jar pimentos, drained q sea salt, to taste q freshly ground black pepper, to taste
v Instructions q Place all ingredients in a bowl. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. q Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 12-cup mini-muffin tins with cooking spray.
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bling, 8 to 9 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes
q 1 cup shredded extra sharp cheddar
(or your hands), until the mixture begins
knead for 3-5 minutes. The dough should
muffin tins. Lightly spritz wrappers with
golden brown and are crispy and bub-
v Instructions q Place flour into a large bowl.
q Gently press 24 wrappers down into the
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MILLENIAL CORNER
ARTISTS AND COVID-19
THE ENCOURAGER
ANDREW POTTS, JR.
now months pen in hand......pad in front of me...yet still no words. It was as if the light that burns within my passion had dimmed.
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appy August beautiful people! By a raise of hands, who has struggled with identity? I know I have. And honestly, those lies will try to creep up every now and then. But, in the world we live in now, with everyone having an opinion and trying to tell us what’s “right” and what’s “wrong”, I wanted to share some truth with you. This is a message I had to tell myself one day when I was just going through it (cause that happens every now and then) and I hope it helps you too... Your identity doesn’t lie in a degree. It doesn’t lie in how many people are close to you, or even what others say about you. Your significance doesn’t lie in what you do for others or how many people you can help. It’s time to stop hiding behind always being busy and actually sit, rest, and deal with who you see in the mirror. If your friends left, you lost your job, you
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BY NAOMI E. JOHNSON
didn’t have those degrees, or you lost your house. WHO would you be? Seriously, who are you without all those things? A CHILD OF GOD, that’s who! Your identity/significance doesn’t lie in anything, but God. He is the only one that is consistent and will forever stand. And everything that you need, is in Him. Love, Nai
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he COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on me as a musical artist. Numerous music events, including music festivals, concert, tours and award shows were cancelled or postponed which caused a financial burden and a shortage in income. While some artist were able to use the time to create new songs and albums I endured a writers block.
fter months of enduring the detrimental effects of the coronavirus I still believe that GOD IS IN CONTROL.....I believe that God is using this pandemic to change how I create songs to where I am totally relying on hearing his voice so in order to reignite my passion for songwriting I plan on fasting, praying and consecrating myself to gain inspiration directly from God that will take His kingdom to the next level through my songwriting.
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normally get inspiration for songs through life experiences and you would think this pandemic being a major new impactful life experience would allow me to birth out powerful songs but yet as I sat in my music room for hours...days....weeks and
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