Cooking Thursday

Sandra at Diary of a SAHM is hosting Cooking Thursday again. Stop over and see what she's sharing today!
My recipe is something that I would never have eaten recently. It's called Sauerkraut Salad. I don't like sauerkraut, so when this was offered to me, I turned up my nose and took a tiny bit. And then surprise - I liked it!
You can eat this like a salad, it's a lot like cole slaw, but it's also good over hot dogs or brats.

Sauerkraut Salad

1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup vinegar
Mix together and allow to sit while getting other ingredients ready, to allow the sugar to dissolve.

1 qt sauerkraut, drained
1 small jar pimentos, drained
1 large green pepper, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
Stir together vegetables and pour sugar and oil mix over. Stir together and place in refrigerator for 24 hours before serving.

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A trip down memory lane

I'm about to show my age! (51)
But, I have a feeling that some of you might enjoy seeing some of these things from our childhood, so here we go!

Penny Candy

Tinker Toys

metal ice cube trays

15 cent hamburgers

Lincoln Logs

Lassie!

Drive in restaurants

Jiffy Pop popcorn

Gum wrapper chains

5 cent stamps

Flash bulbs

Green stamps

50 cent gas

Good memories!

Let it snow?

We've been pretty spoiled this year as far as winter weather is concerned. The weather people were predicting a terrible winter for us, with above average amounts of snow.
So far we haven't had that, there's been more days without snow than with.
However - it seems that when it does snow, it does it with a vengeance!
This morning when we went to church it was snowing, but the roads were mostly clear.
When we left it looked like this:

It made for a nasty drive home!

We were glad to be back home again - this is our road.
Here's hoping that tomorrow is clear again!

Friday Favorites

Every Friday Sandra at Diary of a SAHM gives us the chance to share one of our favorite things. You may have seen pictures of this before but it's something I've enjoyed since the day we moved here, over 20 years ago!
This is the view from our living room window. This beech tree is just huge and is beautiful in every season. It gives me joy to look out and see God's hand at work in every season!

The fall colors are beautiful...

and so is the winter black and white look!

"Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Let all the trees sing for joy!"
Psalm 96:12

Cooking Thursday

We eat lots of soup in the winter. It's usually very economical, easy to make and just tastes good when it's cold outside. The recipe I'm sharing is all that and healthy too!
If you like stuffed peppers, you'll like this soup.
For more recipes, visit Sandra at Diary of a SAHM.

Stuffed Pepper Soup

1 pound ground turkey (May substitute lean ground beef)
1 cup chopped green pepper
3/4 cup chopped onion
2 cans petite diced tomatoes
1 can (1 3/4 cup) tomato sauce
32 ounce chicken broth
1 cups water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons oregano
salt and pepper to taste
3 cups cooked brown rice

In large pot, brown meat and drain fat. Add peppers and onion and cook about 5 minutes over low heat.
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, water, garlic powder, oregano and salt and pepper. Cover and simmer on stove top for about 30 minutes.
Stir rice into soup.
Makes about 12 servings - 1 1/2 cup each at 127 calories.

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