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Saturday Side Dish: Peanut Butter Pie

Peanut Butter Pie 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cut up 1/2 c. peanut butter 1 c. sifted powdered sugar 2 tbsp. milk 1 (4 oz.) container frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed 1 chocolate-flavored crumb pie shell or graham cracker … Continue reading

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Saturday Side Dish: Easy White Bread

3 tbsp. sugar2 1/2 tsp. salt1 pkg. active dry yeast5 3/4 to 6 1/2 c. all purpose flour1 1/2 c. water1/2 c. milkbutterAbout 4 hours before serving or up to 5 days ahead. In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, yeast, … Continue reading

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Saturday Side Dish: Chicken ‘n Alphabet Soup

This can be done in a slow cooker, a pressure cooker or on top of the stove. However you want to make it, it’s all good.IngredientsLeftover chicken cut into bite size pieces.2-3 ribs of celery, roughly chopped2-3 carrots, roughly cut1 … Continue reading

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Saturday Side Dish: Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

3 c. noodles, cooked and drained 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup 3/4 c. milk 1 c. chicken, shredded or cut into bite size pieces 1 bag frozen broccoli Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease or spray with Pam … Continue reading

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Weekly Recipe

So there’s been discussion amongst the paper staff about putting together a recipe section and it got me to thinking that I should share more recipes. Frankly, I could do a weekly column sharing different things that I’ve made. I … Continue reading

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Pistachio Pudding Salad

Okay, since someone thought it was intriguing, I figured I’d post the recipe for my Aunt’s salad.This makes enough to feed a small army, so feel free to cut it back!3 boxes of Pistachio Pudding 1 container of cool whip2 … Continue reading

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TGIM!

TGIM – Thank Goodness It’s MondayI know, I know, most of you hate Mondays. I don’t blame you, but this is one case where I’m GLAD it’s Monday simply because Sunday was so jam packed. I should be wanting it … Continue reading

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Is it bad..

Is it bad that yesterday, I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things and came home with -5- boxes of Duncan Hines cake mix? 3 of them are the same kind.. Red Velvet Cake. The other … Continue reading

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Homemade Strawberry Bread

Okay, this is one of the tastiest recipes I’ve tried in ages. It was printed in the Amish Cook column in our paper, so we snipped it out and tried it yesterday. I’ve made a couple notes and changes. It … Continue reading

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It’s Thursday??? YAY!

By the time this posts, it will be Thursday, which makes me happier than I can put into words. I’m tired and stiff and sore and have spent far more time gone than I have at home since Monday. I’m … Continue reading

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