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Sunday Suppers

Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole Dinner

Nothing says comfort food like a good, old-fashioned casserole. But with cheese – even better. So try my Aunt Pat’s Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole recipe. Then add a scoop of Banana Pudding for dessert…and smile. Thanks, Aunt Pat! Main Dish Dessert Subscribe to the blog for Sunday Supper recipes and more.  …

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Delayed Gratification and the Marshmallow Experiment

If someone put a marshmallow in front of your child and told them to wait to eat it…for 5 minutes…for 10 minutes, could they do it? What if they were promised double the marshmallows if they waited successfully? Delayed gratification. Just the sound of those two words may make you want to run out and grab everything you possibly can now…before it’s to late! Recently, Grow Up: Parenting Wars with John Stossel aired an episode on the FOX News Channel about…

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Hearty Chicken Taco Soup
Sunday Suppers

Hearty Chicken Taco Soup Dinner

The nights may be chilly, but this Hearty Chicken Taco Soup is not. Add a little taste of a warm vacation in Mexico to your December dinner table. And don’t forget to make the Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars for dessert– a seasonal favorite. Ole’! Main Dish Dessert Subscribe to the blog for Sunday Supper recipes and more. …

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Sunday Suppers

The Best Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

  So you have enjoyed an amazing Thanksgiving feast with family and friends. And now, you have a refrigerator full of Tupperware containers with delicious leftovers. What to do? It’s SusanMe and Pinterest to the rescue! Here is our compilation of the best Thanksgiving leftover recipes to make the most of what is still in your fridge. Thanksgiving Dinner Casserole Fiesta Turkey Tortilla Soup Leftover Turkey Quesadilla with Cranberries and Gouda Broccoli Cauliflower Parmesan Bake Turkey Cobb Salad Pumpkin Pie…

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Encouragement Love This

Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas

Two weeks, that’s all you get to see Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas. Yikes, that’s fast! But it is only in theaters for a short time.   This is one I will make time for because of the content. I love Christmas and the story is something that I can relate to. I get a little mad when people want to take Christ out of Christmas. It’s just irrational to me. So I like the story line of the movie–Christmas needs…

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Encouragement

23 Blast

Where there is tragedy and loss, God can still give hope and abundant life. {Tweet this} I thought about that as I watched the movie, 23 Blast. It’s the true story of a boy who plays football in a small Kentucky town where game time looks like something you’d see in Friday Night Lights. The town loves football. The boy loves football. And the boy’s parents love watching him pursue his passion. Then, in a 24-hour span, the boy, now in…

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Chicken Pesto Soup
Sunday Suppers

Chicken Pesto Soup and Apple Pie

 The long-awaited month of October is finally here–all of us in Florida are rejoicing because the “cool” weather is lurking around the corner. Mmm… there’s nothing quite like the sweet aroma of apples and cinnamon circulating through the house on a cool fall day. Does anyone else equate fall with pie?!  Maybe it’s just me. This weekend, enjoy a warm bowl of Chicken Pesto Soup and my family’s favorite Apple Pie.    Main Dish Dessert   Subscribe to the blog for Sunday Supper recipes…

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