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Uncle Ben’s Sausage & Rice
I consider myself a make-it-from-scratch kind of cook. But in truth, a few of our favorite family meals come from boxes or cans. Nothing beats crockpot roast beef sprinkled with Lipton French Onion soup. In my family’s collective opinion, homemade spaghetti sauce...
Walking Below Zero
The Midwest is in the midst of the shiveriest cold spell we’ve seen in good long while. Our lows have been below zero every night for a week, with highs in the single digits during the heat of the day, and the pattern is supposed to continue through the weekend. In...
How Can I Keep from Singing?
“Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.” Jeremiah 30:19 The sheep in the Christmas pageant did it again. The cute...
Once in a Blue Moon
As our kids get older, as their work and school schedules get more demanding, and as their family circles expand, it gets hard to find a time to celebrate Christmas together. But somehow we managed, and by Wednesday afternoon, everyone arrived for four days of food,...
Don’t Waste His Grace
Last week’s winter storm made the Wednesday evening before Christmas a rather trying one at our house. Anne and her fiancee thought they could outrun the storm bearing down on northwest Iowa by leaving for Wisconsin early in the afternoon. For the first few hours,...
Parmesan Cheese Ball
If you need an impressive appetizer for New Year’s Eve, but don’t have time to make something fancy, this cheese ball could be what you’re looking for. Every time I serve it, eyes go wide and people ask for the recipe. The recipe came from a friend over thirty years...