Akron Adventist

Do you enjoy eating Meatless Turkey at Thanksgiving or Dinner Roast at Christmas? Don’t miss out on enjoying your favorite vegetarian dishes for the holidays this year! The Happy Cow Food Store is now accepting orders for vegetarian food products to be delivered to the Akron First SDA Church in mid-November. This will be the last order placed with the ABC in 2010. Order forms and a price list of all items available for order can be found online at akronadventist.com/thehappycow or in the literature rack under the stairs. Please give your orders to Tamara Franke, place them in the white mailbox under the stairs, or email them to thcveggie@gmail.com. Orders must be received by October 31 for delivery in 2010.

The the 40th Regular Constituency Session of the Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was recently held at the Worthington Seventh-day Adventist church. Some of the highlights include:

• Raj Attiken was reelected as President for a forth term
• Doug Falle was elected as secretary/treasurer
• A new public campus ministry initiative was announced.
• Consolidated the executive secretary and treasurer positions and use the salary to fund Hispanic work.

More information can be found online at the Columbia Union’s website.

Celebrate the beginning of Spring by spicing up your Sabbath dinner! For a great alternative to everyone’s favorite cheese lasagna try this recipe for Mexican Lasagna. Worthington® Diced Chik is available for purchase from The Happy Cow.

Ingredients
• 2 packages (9 oz. each) Worthington® Diced Chik
• 1 can (16 oz.) fat-free refried beans
• 2 teaspoons ground oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup water
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 2 1/2 cups chunky picante sauce
• 2 cups fat-free sour cream
• 3/4 cup sliced green onions
• 1 can (2 oz.) sliced black olives
• 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup fat-free Cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions
1. Chop or crumble Worthington® Diced Chik into small bits. Combine chopped patties, beans, spices and 1/2 cup water.

2. Spray 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Place 4 uncooked lasagna noodles in bottom of baking dish. Spread 1/2 of prepared mixture from above over noodles. Repeat ending with noodles on top.

3. Pour hot water and picante sauce over noodles and cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350° F for 1 1/2 hours.

4. Combine sour cream and green onions. Spread over top of casserole. Sprinkle with cheeses and top with olives. Return uncovered to oven until cheese is melted (5-10 minutes).

This recipe is being shared from Worthington Foods. Visit them online for product information or for more vegetarian recipe ideas.

Your help is needed! Good Neighbors is a food bank that serves the needs of Summit County. So, when you
bring nonperishable items, and place them in the box in the foyer, you are helping our own neighbors who are in need.

A trunk full of food as well as cash donations have been taken to the Good Neighbor center. The donations were very much appreciated and they would like to see more come in. There is big need right now for the services that Good Neighbors provides. We would like to encourage you to make a habit of bringing a nonperishable item to church each week so that we can continue to reach out in this way. Your help will
be very much appreciated.

You can find out more about Good Neighbors at the following link.

This delicious chocolate cake is a perfect summer treat and made without using eggs—perfect for vegans or those who don’t eat eggs.

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup unsifted flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cold water

Directions
Mix ingredients in order given. Pour into ungreased square cake pan. Bake in 350° oven for 30-35 minutes. Frost or serve with ice cream!

*This recipe taken from An Apple A Day Cookbook.

There will be a special music concert on Sunday, March 15 at 4:00 pm in the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church. This concert will be brought to us by Esterline Jones & Friends. Esterline has been a part of our Community Christmas Concert since we began in 1988. Her music talent on the piano is an inspiration for the heart. Clearly her love for the Lord shines as she ministers through her music.