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Rosemary Garlic Chicken with Mushrooms
Yes, this is very similar to another chicken dish I recently made, but there are some slight differences. First, I paired it with mushrooms instead of green beans and cherry tomatoes. Second, I added a...
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Ham and Broccoli Pie
I actually made this a few weeks ago, just after Easter, but finally have the time to share it. I had made a 10 pound Zaycon ham for Easter, so we had plenty leftover. I decided I wanted a breakfast...
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Chicken, Spinach, and Wild Rice Soup
A few months back, my younger daughter insisted we get a soup cookbook at the grocery store checkout. I’m sure you’ve all seen them, and sometimes I will flip through one while we wait if something...
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Cabbage, Kielbasa, and Pierogies
Yesterday, I got my Zaycon order of kielbasa. It was a 10 pound box, most of which I will grill with the hot dogs I also got. However, I caught part of a clip on TV of someone preparing kielbasa and...
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Italian Wedding Soup
This is a soup that I have wanted to make for a long time, and finally did! It was a big hit in our house, too, so this will be made again soon. Not many ingredients, cooks fairly quickly, and a...
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Loose Meat Gyros Pitas
So, I have wanted gyros for a while, and just never make it to the place in town that has them on the menu. I really liked the Gyros Meafloaf I made a while back, but I didn’t want all the cooking...
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Green Bean Casserole
My husband went to the store a couple of days ago, and brought home 2 big cans of cream of mushroom soup, 4 cans of green beans, and 2 bags of fried onions as a “suggestion”. I guess it has been a...
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Sloppy Joes with Ground Beef and Lentils
I have been wanting to make sloppy joes for a while, and really wanted to try using lentils instead of ground beef. Of course, my family was a little hesitant to try it with lentils, so when I found...
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Katie’s Chili
Katie has been asking me to make chili for the longest time, but I kept putting it off. It’s still warm here in AZ, and hot meals just don’t always sound appealing. But, I have never made it before, so...
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Ground Beef, Summer Squash, and Rice Skillet
I recently acquired a zucchini and a yellow squash at a Kiwanis Club meeting. I have made plenty of different meals with zucchini and yellow squash, but wanted to try something new. So, I used what I...
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Chicken Salad
There really are a LOT of different ways that chicken salad is made. So, when my husband wanted Chicken Salad, I wasn’t sure where to start. Sure, I could just do chicken, mayo, maybe some onion. I...
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
In the past, I’ve used this Chicken Enchilada Soup recipe. I really liked it, but felt it was a little lacking. So, I looked around at a few recipes, and added in black beans and corn, then used diced...
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Potato Soup
This past weekend, we visited our favorite German restaurant, Angelika’s German Imports Market & Deli. My younger daughter had potato soup with her sandwich, which was so good. She wanted more of...
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My New Hobby – Knitting and Crocheting
When I was a kid, I did a LOT of cross-stitch. I think one year my sister and I cranked out Christmas ornaments for a huge list of people. I had always thought about learning to knit or crochet, but...
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My First Crochet Project – Flower Appliques
I have had a small Learn to Crochet kit sitting in a closet for a while that had patterns for a peace sign, a flower, and a heart. I decided to start with the flower. The directions were a little...
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Crochet Headband
I let both of my girls pick out yarn to make a scarf. When I finished the first one, I had not enough yarn for a hat, but enough to make a headband. So, I luckily found this quick and easy pattern for...
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Lovey Blankets
With a few new babies born to our family members and friends, I wanted to make something little for each of them. My older daughter helped me pick out yarn, and we found this really soft, fuzzy yarn,...
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Crochet Hat
After doing headbands, I really wanted to try a hat. My husband has been asking for one, so I decided he would be the guinea pig. I chose and bulky, black yarn, and got to work. However, about 3/4 of...
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Lots and lots of Crochet Hats!
After making the black crochet hat for my husband, I followed up with a lot more crochet hats. Like 17 more over a month and a half time period. I had a few other projects mixed in there too, which I...
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Crochet Blankets
Along with the hats, I have a few blanket projects that I have completed over the last few months. I already shared the knitted blankets that I made, but I decided to try out crocheted blankets as...
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