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Salsa Roll-Ups
For upcoming game days, you may be looking for some ideas on tasty finger foods and appetizers you can serve. This is a great recipe I found at Kraft Foods. I added a little more cheese, some chopped green onions, and fresh cilantro—if you use these ingredients, make sure you chop them very finely so the…
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A Lesson Well Taught
Sometimes you read or hear a story and it touches you so deeply, you never forget it. This story is like that—for me, anyway. I first heard it when a pastor shared it in a sermon about 20 years ago. It was first published in the 1970’s in a magazine called Home Life, and there…
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Bacon Double Cheeseburger Dip
If you’re looking for a yummy dip to make for a party or get-together, you may want to try this one out! It’s not what you would call healthy, but there are some ways you can make it a little lighter, like using lean ground beef, or even substituting “veggie” ground beef (like Morning Star…
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Lentil Soup with Chard And Lemon from The Essential James Beard Cookbook
Influential American chef and food writer James Beard wrote over 21 books during the course of his career. Known as “The Dean of American Cooking,” he helped educate and mentor countless professional chefs. He died in 1985, but left a strong legacy in the food world with his innovative recipes and culinary excellence. And now…
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Beef or Chicken Tex-Mex Soup (and a Meatless Version)
I like eating soup in the cold winter months, and this is an easy soup recipe I came up with the other day. It’s a thick and chunky soup with ground beef, beans, and veggies in it, and you can make it without the beef, too, substituting chicken or more beans in place of the…
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Egg Nog Muffins
I had some extra egg nog, so I decided to create an egg nog muffin recipe of my own. These muffins rise very nicely, with wonderfully rounded tops. They’re not overly sweet, so they’re great spread with butter, jam, or even some cranberry chutney…and the Egg Nog Glaze adds a nice touch of sweetness on…
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Star of Wonder
The star on this vintage ornament reminds me of the Star of Bethlehem…the star that led the Magi, or Wise Men, to Jesus. What a beautiful sight that star must have been! These verses in the Book of Matthew tell the story of the Magi’s journey to see the Messiah…
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Chocolate Peppermint Muffins with Peppermint Glaze
Chocolate and peppermint is a great combination for the holidays! I was wanting to make a Christmasy kind of muffin, so I thought I’d experiment a little with chocolate and peppermint and I came up with this Chocolate Peppermint Muffin recipe. It’s very rich and chocolatey, with some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips added in for…
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