Mexican Casserole

Psalm  96:12  Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
This recipe was developed when our church had a chili cookoff and there was “5″ gallons of chili leftover. 
There are no exact measurements because it depends on how much chili you have left.  The balance between the ingredients is [...]

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Weekly Menu Plan – September 30 – October 7

Psalm 43:3   Send forth you light and your truth, O Lord, let them guide me. 
As you can see from last week’s Menu plan, things changed almost daily.  You have to be flexible and that is possible if you have a well stocked pantry and some frozen items.  I hope to post what I think is [...]

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Pregnancy Update

I can’t believe I have been here in the Great Northwest (I have yet to see what is so great about it) since the first of August.  If the baby goes to full term I will be going home to Ky. sometime in November. 
I am enjoying spending time with the family here, but can’t wait [...]

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Fruit Syrup

Psalm  25:5  Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Fall is definately here.  The fruit harvest here in the Northwest is coming to an end.  The working man bought a box of pears.  They were delicious, but they have ripened [...]

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Weekly Menu Plan – Septmber 23 – 30

Psalm  32:8  “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you,” says the LORD.
The menu plans are getting a lot of traffic on the blog.  Thank you, I hope these ideas help you in planning your family’s meals for the week and give you [...]

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Spaghetti Pie

Daniel  2:21   The Lord changes times and seasons…. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
I found this recipe in my Daily Devotional book.  This would be a good use for leftover spaghetti and sauce.  We had this two nights ago and it was Great!!!
8 ounces thin spaghetti – cooked and drained [...]

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Chicken and Dumplings

Zephaniah 3:15  The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you: never again will you fear any harm.
 My family likes “fried chicken” with their dumplings so I use canned chicken stock or stock from chicken base paste.  (chicken, beef and ham base paste is found at the large wholesale club stores and in most grocery stores, it is [...]

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Weekly Menu Plan – September 16 – 23

Luke  12:32  Jesus said, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.”
 There were not many specials this week.  There is a lot of meat still frozen from the specials two weeks ago.  It pays to stock up when the price is right.  This week specials include:  [...]

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White Bean Chicken Chili

Hebrews 13:6  The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid, What can man do to me?
6 cups of white beans (you can cook your own or use canned) – navy, great northern, butter beans or white limas or a combination of all, I used the navy beans (I had cooked an entire package [...]

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Weekly Menu Plan – September 9 – 16

1 John 4:18  There is no fear in love.  But perfect love drives out fear …..
A lot of meat special this week at the grocery.  Pollock fillets (frozen) were a good deal as was a whole pork loin and a presliced ham.  Hamburger patties, hamburger ground for chili, ground turkey and maple link sausage were [...]

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