I worked at Lovejoy High School a few years while living in Georgia. During the time, I worked as the principal’s secretary, and one of my duties was to prepare the “back-to-school breakfast,” “teacher’s appreciation meal” and so on for all teachers and staff. We numbered about 300 members. I spent hours planning the menu, purchasing the ingredients, ordering or making table arrangements, washing tablecloths and doing all those little things that would make our teachers return to school a pleasant experience. Next, came the hard part. All secretaries were my support staff. We worked together to measure ingredients, prepare each dish and get it ready to bake and leave it stored in the cooler overnight. We decorated tables and left everything perfect for the next morning. Once we arrived home, we crashed.

Very early the next morning, we met at the cafeteria’s back door and went to work, baking, cooking, making coffee, setting tables and so much more. When the teachers and staff arrived, everything was on tables and in place to welcome the beginning of a new school year.

Mary Ann Bostwick was the cafeteria manager and she collected recipes from her cafeteria workers to create a cookbook, “Sharing Our Best.” Several of my recipes were included in their cookbook.

The following recipe, in its original form, is in this cookbook and is named Krispie Cheese Straws, submitted by Phyllis Whitefield. As always, I made adjustments to the recipe and gave it a new name.

Teachers and school staff are never given the credit they deserve; they work many hours behind the scene. I’m reminded of a quote from the Internet and I could not have said it better,

“Teachers change lives. Being the right person at the right time may be enough to change a person's life forever. Human beings are constantly changing. Whether for the good or for the bad, we do not stay the same. Having a positive influence in the form of a teacher can make or break a human being. Years after we are out of school, we remember the teachers that changed our lives. In most cases, these may have been the first people who believed in us.” Author unknown.

Snap crackle pop cheese wafers

Ingredients:

4 cups grated cheese (16 ounces)

4 sticks butter (1 pound)

4 cups flour (2 cups plain – 2 cups self rising)

4 cups Rice Krispies

Preparation for snap crackle pop cheese wafers

Only 4 ingredients! Mix cheese and softened butter together, add flour, one cup at a time, and mix well, stir in Rice Krispies.

Shape into small balls about the size of a quarter. The larger the balls, the larger the wafers will be. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with fork and bake at 375 F for 10 minutes for small wafers. Bake a few minutes longer, 2 to 4 minutes, for larger wafers. This recipe will yield about 100 wafers.

This is a perfect recipe to divide. Make a smaller batch for a smaller family.

From the scriptures

Spiritual food is essential for all of us, as well as physical food. We enjoy two or three meals every day. We should nourish our mind and feed our spirit daily just as we feed our body. Reading our Bible daily is one way to feed our spirit.

Our Scripture for this week is: John 14:26: ESV “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”