Week 1

The Good Shepherd’s

Pasture

This Week’s Good Shepherd’s Garden Party Menu

Mini Shepherd Pies

Shepherd’s Crooks
God’s Sheep
Graham Cracker Gates
Ewe and Ram Cupcakes
Lamb’s Wool
Wolf Paw Cookies

Decorating Ideas

Lindt Chocolate Lamb Shaped Candies

Or any type of Lamb Decoration

By Jessica at Shower of Roses http://showerofroses.blogspot.com

and Charlotte at Waltzing Matilda http://tiredtwang.blogspot.com
Recipes and Suggestions

1. The Good Shepherd

These Mini Shepherd Pies will make a cute main dish for our Garden Party!
They can easily be made using a muffin pan and then the children can add
little pieces of vegetables to make faces. (Photo Credits: Taste of Home and Disney)

Mini Shepherd Pies

Ingredients:
• 1 pound Ground Beef
• 1/2 cup Ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1-1/2 cups Frozen Peas and Carrots Mixture
• 1-1/4 cups mashed potato flakes
• 2 cups of leftover Mashed Potatoes
• 1 tube Refrigerated Buttermilk Biscuits
• Misc. Pieces of Vegetables for making a
Shepherd’s Face (optional)

Directions:
1. In a large skillet, over medium heat, sauté the
ground beef for 6-8 minutes, or until meat is
cooked through, stirring frequently to break up
the meat. Drain if needed. Add ketchup and
Worcestershire sauce and stir well to combine.
Add peas and carrots and stir well to combine and defrost. Set aside.
2. Press 1 biscuit dough onto the bottom and up the sides of each of 10
greased muffin cups. Fill with beef mixture. Spread potato mixture over
beef.
3. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Decorate with
vegetables to create a Shepherd’s Face.

“I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, as the
Father knows me and I know the Father;
and I lay down my life for the sheep.” John 10:14-15
2. The Shepherd’s Crook

Shepherd’s Crook Breadsticks

1 tube of Refrigerated Breadstick Dough

Shape each section of breadstick dough into Shepherd’s Crooks. Bake as

directed on package.

Photo Credit: Waltzing Matilda

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; he makes me lie down in green
pastures. He leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. !He leads me in
paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; ! for thou art with me;! thy rod and
thy staff,! they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me! in the presence
of my enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; ! my cup overflows. Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me! all the days of my life,! and I shall dwell in the
house of the Lord! for ever.” Psalm 23:1-6
 3. The Sheepfold

Popcorn is white and fluffy, like sheep, and when air-popped, sometimes a
piece of popcorn comes flying out of the popper and flies across the
room, like a lost sheep. Remind the children that, like sheep, we wander
astray sometimes. The fence protects the Shepherd’s sheep from straying
from him. The bowl is like the fence for the popcorn.

God’s Sheep
Popcorn
Butter (optional)

Directions:
Air-pop the popcorn and serve it warm, if possible. Butter, if desired, can
be melted in a saucepan on the stove.

Photo Credit: Shower of Roses

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but
climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by
the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep
hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he
has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for
they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for
they do not know the voice of strangers. This figure Jesus used with them, but
they did not understand what he was saying to them.” John 10:1-6
 4. The Gate of the Sheepfold

Graham Cracker Gates

• Graham Crackers
• Peanut Butter
• Pretzel Sticks

Photo Credit: Waltzing Matilda

“So Jesus again said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the
sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not
heed them. I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in
and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I
came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:7-10
5. The Ewe and the Ram Cupcakes

1 box white cake mix + ingredients listed on box

1 can fluffy white frosting
48 mini M&M's
1 piece of bubblegum cut into little triangles (optional)
12 large marshmallows cut into half lengthwise and then again diagonally
1/2 bag miniature marshmallow cut into half

Bake cupcakes according to directions on package, cool and then frost.

For the Lamb: Arrange the halved mini marshmallows around the perimeter of
each cupcake, in two circles. Leave room for ears on the edges, and an empty
circle in the center for the face. Place halved full-sized marshmallows in reserved
spots for the ears. Place two mini chocolate candies in upper half of each empty
circle to make the eyes, and a bubble gum triangle or mini M&M for the nose.

For the Ram: Tint some frosting blue or any color of your choice. Pipe on a
Ram horn with white frosting or melted white chocolate chips.

Photo Credits: Waltzing Matilda, Shower of Roses, and Red Velvet Armadillo

“When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of
John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know
that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that
I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him
the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know
everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”
John 21:15-17
6. The Lamb

This beverage, quite common in England from the high Middle Ages, was enjoyed
on various festive occasions including the Christmas season. Unlike the wassail, it
was a cold drink and it was simpler in contents, consisting of the juice of roasted
apples mixed with spiced ale.

Lamb’s Wool
Recipe Source: The Catholic Cookbook by William I. Kaufman

INGREDIENTS
• 4 cups apple cider
• 1 stick cinnamon, 3 inches long
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 can (18 ounces) pineapple juice

DIRECTIONS
Heat cider, cinnamon in a deep saucepan. Bring to boil; reduce heat and
simmer 3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer until heated through.
Cool. Pour into punch bowl.

Yield, 15 servings

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at
Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” John 1:35-36
7. The Wolf

Wolf Paw Cookies

1 package Voortman's Iced Almonette Cookies

Chocolate Almond Bark or Chocolate Chips, melted for dipping
White Chocolate Chips (or white frosting) to use for claws

Dip one side of each cookie into melted chocolate. Add 4 or 5 white chocolate
chips for the claws. (Wolfs have 4 claws on the back paws and 5 on the front.)
Let cool.

Note: You may want to place the cookies onto wax or parchment paper to cool,
so they don't stick to your serving platter.

Photo Credits: Shower of Roses and Waltzing Matilda

Option: Substitute with Pepperidge Farm Tahiti Cookies and White

Chocolate Frosting.

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.
He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees
the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them
and scatters them.” John 10:11-12
 Shopping List

Fresh Produce: Baking Supplies:

Lemon (3 Tbs juice + 1 tsp rind) 1 box white cake mix + ingredients
Misc. Small Pieces of Vegetables listed on box
(Such as: Carrots, Cucumbers, 1 can fluffy white frosting
Peas, Red Pepper) 1 bag mini M&M's
12 large marshmallows
Meat Department: 1/2 bag miniature marshmallow
1-pound ground beef 1/2 cup honey
Chocolate Almond Bark or
Dairy & Refrigerated Items: Chocolate Chips
Butter (for popcorn, optional)
White Chocolate Chips (or white
1 tube Buttermilk Biscuits
frosting) to use for claws
1 tube Breadstick Dough
1 pkg (24 oz) Mashed Potatoes,
Snacks:
or use leftover Mashed Potatoes
Popcorn
Graham Crackers
Freezer:
Pretzel Sticks
Frozen Peas & Carrots Mixture

Cookies & Sweets:

Canned & Dry Goods:
1 pkg Iced Almonette Cookies
Peanut Butter
(Voortman's )

Spices: 1 piece of bubblegum (optional)

Ground Nutmeg Lindt Chocolate Lambs (optional)

Cinnamon (1 stick, 3” long)

Beverages:
Condiments:
Apple Cider (4 cups)
Ketchup (1/3 cup)
Cider vinegar (1 Tbs) 1 can (18 ounces) Pineapple Juice
Worcestershire Sauce

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