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Entries from December 2007

Menu Plan Monday

December 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Happy New Year!!  I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.  I am so ready to start a new year:  new opportunities, fresh perspective, clear line marking the past and the future!  2008 is going to be a good year! Monday:  Swiss Cheese Fondue (our annual New Year’s Eve dinner) Tuesday:    Ham, Black Eyed Peas, Spinach [...]

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Turkey Chili

December 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments

Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey 1 medium onion, finely diced 1 medium green pepper, finely diced 4 cans of kidney beans 4 cans of tomato sauce  1/4 – 1/3 chili powder 1/3 cups of brown sugar 3 tablespoons paprika 3 tablespoons ground cumin Directions Brown the turkey with the onion and green pepper until thoroughly [...]

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Swiss Cheese Fondue

December 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Ingredients: 1 1/2 – 2 cups White Wine 2 teaspoons Garlic, minced 1 – 1 1/2 cups Emmenthaler Swiss Cheese, grated 1 – 1 1/2 cups Gruyere Swiss Cheese, grated 1/2 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Nutmeg, finely ground Juice of ½ lemon 1 tablespoon Kirshwasser Assorted breads (rye, sourdough, ), cut in bite size pieces [...]

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Christmas Through Children’s Eyes

December 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This year BusyBoy and GigglyGirl could truly appreciate and anticipate Christmas!  The day after Halloween, they woke up asking “what is next?”  After Thanksgiving, they were ready for Christmas and now they are ready for New Year’s.  Each day they would ask, is it Christmas today?  I would reply “No, it is not Christmas today [...]

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Tags: BusyBoy · Family Outings · GigglyGirl

13 Favorite Christmas Memories of 2007

December 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Christmas Eve Services at my father’s church, hearing him preach again on Christmas Eve for the first time in 6 years (he was at a managerial type appointment the previous 6 years and did not have his own church to preach at) Watching our children sit on Santa’s lap Having Breakfast with Santa Mr. Right and I [...]

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Tags: Thursday Thirteen