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Archives for March 2017

Wellness Challenge Week 10, Mexican Pizzas + $25 Scheels Gift Cert.

March 29, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

We are nearing the end of our ten week wellness challenge with the Iowa Food and Family Project, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Beef, Health Tagged With: easy, green pepper, ground beef, Ground Chicken, Ground Turkey, light, Mexican, onion, Taco, tomatoes, veggies

Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

March 20, 2017 By Mary 17 Comments

After starting my Church Cookbook Series recently, my husband asked me to make what he said was his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Vintage Recipe Tagged With: Betty Crocker, cake, cherries, church ladies, dish to pass, fruit dessert, Mom's recipe, Paul Hollywood, pineapple, pot-luck, sponge cake, Sweets, The Great British Bake Off

Church Cookbook Classics: Mary’s Swiss Steak

March 13, 2017 By Mary 4 Comments

It is a snowy Sunday afternoon in mid-March, my husband is asleep on the couch pretending to watch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Church Cookbook, farm, Recipe Tagged With: crock-pot, easy, family, farm, FOODIES, oven meal, Recipe, round steak, steak, swiss steak, tomatoes, veggies

Church Cookbook Classics: Ice Pick Lemon Cake

March 10, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

Do you have recipes from your youth that conjure up mouth-watering memories?  This cake is one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Recipe, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: cake, cake mix, church ladies, fresh, lemon, Mary Berry, party, Paul Hollywood, potluck, sponge, sponge cake, Sweets, tea party, The Great British Bake Off

What Scarlett O’Hara and I Have in Common….

March 4, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

...and it is NOT an 18 inch waist! Part 1:   The Land From this picture you may think that Katie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, family, farm, homesteading Tagged With: barn, bathroom remodel, bedroom remodel, Christmas Decorating, family, fire, historic rennovation, home, house, iowa, remodel, renovate

Church Cookbook Classics: Oyster Snack Crackers

March 4, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

The other day, my adult daughter called to ask me if I had the recipe grandpa used to may those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Church Cookbook, Recipe, Snack Tagged With: Church Cookbooks, church ladies, crackers, dill, easy, FOODIES, football snacks, Garlic, herbs, party snacks, Recipe

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