Pork Chops with fig sauce makes a typical meal extra tasty and will impress your family and guests! My thoughts are turning not only to gift buying but to what to serve the holiday week! Yes, week. Family is coming; it is a winter home based vacation for us all so we want some extra special…
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Fort Necessity is truly a visit to the past. That’s true of our national battlefields, historical sites and even the national parks. It is only one of several signifcant places to visit in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania that we visited over a day and a half. Our trip was to visit the Frank Lloyd Wright homes in the area…
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Sabbath Words… Mornings reposted from Jan 31, 2015. Still the same in our home, in the mornings. Usually, my husband and I drink our first cup of coffee in our bedroom and share our morning devotions and prayer for the day. Moms and dads, I expect, include prayers for their kids every day and their families and fiancées. For friends, missionaries,…
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Fancy Jello Salad…Strawberry Pretzel Salad has been called retro. However, this recipe had been around for several decades and never seems to go out of style. I originally wrote this during the summer for a summer holiday meal. Truth is, we always have it for Thanksgiving! Yes, Thanksgiving! It’s a salty sweet dish. Salty for the pretzels, sweet for the…
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Mad Dash Broccoli Cheese Soup Mix is a friendly helper in the kitchen on busy chilly days. Okay, it’s not as cute as my toddler helper who made me smile as I was preparing this easy to make favorite, Broccoli Cheese soup for our Friday lunch. Our grandsons were here for the weekend. Honestly, making lunch is not my favorite…
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