Author: Mary Ellen Stringham
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Pot Roast with Roasted Vegetables
This time of year we seem to get back to making and eating a little heavy heartier meals. “Pot Roast with Roasted Vegetables” is a great one pot meal that is simple and fills that description. The colder weather brings out the need, want, desire for hot meals. Our family loves beef. That is the plain…
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Sour Cream Potato Salad
I know that it is the wrong time of year for potato salad, but don’t you ever just get that craving for some. Well I did and this “Sour Cream Potato Salad” is not your everyday potato salad. Oh, I know it looks the same…
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New Items in Our Etsy Store
We have been super busy shopping, that is never hard to do, and doing the things we love, sewing, designing, quilting, embroidering…the list goes on. Trying to make sure that we have enough great Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas seasonal items in our Etsy shop. So have a look at what the New Items in Our…
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Renew & Brighten Old Chairs
My husband and I love to visit garage sales, antique stores and the occasional auction. We love to renew, brighten and /or remake the old things that we find. Several years ago we, on a whim, attended a small local auction. There wasn’t a large crowd and that made it fun and easy…
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Iowa Salad
Many years ago my sister-in-law introduced Iowa Salad to our family and it quickly became a favorite. After I was married and started my own family it got forgotten. (My husband was not a big jello fan). Just a few years ago, maybe five it was rediscovered.