Growing up, one of my fondest memories has to be rainy days and Chicken with Dumplings. I’m really not sure why my Dad would make Chicken and Dumplings when it rained. Maybe that’s because as a construction worker, rain meant no work. And no work meant stretching the food budget.
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First Sunday in Lent Roast Chicken Supper
Just as the Advent Season in marked by the color Purple, so too is the Lenten Season. While purple is considered to be a symbolic color of wealth and royalty, it is also a symbol of penance, humility and a deep sorrow for Christ’s suffering on the cross.
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Have you ever noticed that if you cook up some ground beef, throw in some corn and whole beans of just about any kind and suddenly whatever else it might be, it’s now a Cowboy Dish.
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Today is the Friday follow Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season. Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. It is a time of renewal and rebirth.
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The first time we sat down and talked about Soup It Forward, the brainchild of Soup Sisters, was back in 2020. Remember 2020? That’s when the world first went insane. Hopefully you find yourself in a better place today.
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Today is Ash Wednesday. In light of recent events, I offer up my prayers throughout the Lenten Season to the people of Ukraine and Russia. The world stands witness to evil wrapped in the form of a single human being who has been allowed to rise to power. Lord, be with us all. Amen.
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Welcome to March! It’s Minnesota Day and Peanut Butter Lover’s Day and best of all, Fat Tuesday. This is our big Hurrah before we get serious with the Lenten Season.
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Have you ever had something that seemed so simple, yet every time you try to recreate it at home, it somehow misses the mark? Years ago, Hubby and I liked El Polo Loco Chicken.
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Today is one of those National Days with so much possibility. It’s National Strawberry Day and National Retro Day. Retro could be the music, the dress, the slang or the foods. Meatloaf could be Retro.
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Before we get into today’s recipe, I want to say that I am very, very sorry about the finished photo – not my best work. Let me explain.
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I know we are here to talk food. Yummy food. And share memories of a simple time with simple pleasures. The world is a scary place right now. Let us pray for the people of Ukraine and the whole of the world. In Christ name, pray.
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Welcome once again to National Tortilla Chip Day. While we all think of Tortilla Chips as Mexican, the chips are actually American – sort of. While chips have been around for a while, produced by hand, the mass production began in Los Angeles.
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Yeah, I know today is National Banana Bread Day. And let’s face it, Pork Scallopini is a long way from Banana Bread. What can I say? The mood just wasn’t there.
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Today we celebrate the Golden State – California. And the unofficial state cocktail – Margaritas. Today is both California Day and Margarita Day. If ever there were two days that should be celebrated together, it’s these two.
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All across America, on the 3rd Monday of February, banks are closed and stores are open with huge sales all in honor of Presidents Day. Presidents Day, a Federal Holiday, was established to acknowledge the birth of two great American Presidents born in February. Right? Nope, that would be wrong.
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