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Monday, November 17th, 2008

Dinner In A Pumpkin

 
Ingredients:

1 medium sugar pumpkin
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups tomato juice
3 cups shredded cabbage
1 cup uncooked instant white rice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Wash pumpkin, cut off top, scrape out [...]

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Monday, November 17th, 2008

Twelve Secrets To Living Stress Free

 
Twelve Secrets to Living Stress Free
 

Real Success is not measured by what you are driven to achieve, but by what you can quietly understand.
Letting Go is the natural release which always follows the realization that holding on hurts.
Why seek answers to tormenting questions when it is possible to realize there is no intelligence in torment? [...]

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Monday, November 17th, 2008

Weekly Shot In The Arm:11/17/08

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” _Lee Iacocca

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Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Whipped Sweet Potato Bake

Ingredients:

3 cans (15 oz. each) sweet potatoes, drained

1/4 cup  (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp.  ground ginger

1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

3 cups  JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
Directions:

Make It
 

HEAT oven to 350°F. Beat sweet potatoes, butter, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg with mixer until blended.
SPOON into lightly greased 1-1/2-qt. casserole dish; top with marshmallows.
BAKE 15 to [...]

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Monday, November 10th, 2008

How To Have A “Budget Friendly” Christmas

It’s time to start thinking about how we will handle the Christmas season that is fastly approaching.  It’s no secret that the cost of living has sky rocketed or that our Country is in serious financial trouble.  It stands to reason that the majority of Americans will not be in a financial position to be [...]

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