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This bread pairs especially well with the lasagna recipe I submitted.  This is a very simple bread, with delicious results.  Enjoy!

Recipe adapted very slightly from Mel's Kitchen Cafe

Macaroni Grill Rosemary Bread

One evening, unable to get any peace and quiet elsewhere, I escaped to the classroom to pray. I happened to glance at the Puritan prayer I'd painted on the wall years ago. Long since taken for granted, on this day the red words jumped out at me:

Sanctify and prosper our devotion, instruction, discipline, example - That our house may be a nursery for heaven, rich with trees of righteousness of Your planting, for Your glory. (Based on a prayer from The Valley of Vision, edited by Arthur Bennett)

As I am teaching my second grader to read and write, I find that English seems like a foreign language even though Luganda should be our actual foreign language. When I learned my two "real" foreign languages, Spanish and Swahili, I had no trouble with reading and writing them because each word is spelled exactly as it sounds. As someone with linguistic training, I definitely appreciate a phonetically easy language. But as I am teaching my own kids English I become more and more exasperated.

This recipe has been tweaked from an original that my brother in law says needs to stay in the family.  The funny thing is, his mother doesn't feel as strongly. Haha.  Either way, this is adapted from the beloved original, but still delicious.

1 1/4 to 1/2 ground beef
1 small to medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced.

Brown the meat with the onions and garlic.  Drain off the fat.

Place the browned meat in a large pot, and add:

2 cans of tomato paste

Science - not my favorite subject to teach. I’ve tried many programs, schedules, and books, but somehow it always seems to have the same results: failure to excite and motivate myself or my children. I’m happy to review an exciting product that is online and will excite you and your children to learn science no matter where you live. It’s called Supercharged Science (http://www.sciencelearningspace.com). I was able to review the K-12 e-science online learning program found here: http://www.sciencelearningspace.com/getting-started/

Each of our children is a precious and wonderful gift from God. And most of us have discovered by now that this occupation of motherhood is our Heavenly Father’s unique design for growing us and for conforming us to the image of His Son. Some days, though, feel like we are being pulled in many directions and we are juggling everyone’s needs. It helps to remember that God is faithful, and He will supply all the grace needed for every moment of every day. 

How do you teach your kids American matters when you do not live there? Is it a foreign country to expat kids? Or is it home? It can sometimes be confusing. This morning I was reading to Tessa and Jack about Abraham Lincoln, and the author kept using phrases like "here" and "this country" so when I read them aloud, I had to clarify that "here" actually did not mean Entebbe, and "this country" meant America and not Uganda. Then again, what is "home" to them?

I love this bread.  It's a cross between sticky buns and cinnamon rolls, with the butterscotch flavor putting it over the top.  I love it because its another one of those make ahead dishes, you can simply pull out and bake the morning of an event.  It's my favorite brunch recipe for Easter.

There are two versions of this recipe: one with pre-made bread dough, and one with a homemade bread dough, for those of us living in a place where everything is homemade;).

Monkey Bread ( slightly adapted from AllRecipes)