Just Like Mama Used to Make

What's for dinner? Stuffed Peppers, Just Like Mama Used to Make

This cookbook was a fixture in my kitchen as a child. My Mom is a great cook, but I seem to remember a lot of Campbell's Soup in things growing up. I found this cookbook at the Ashville Library during their annual book sale a few years back. I was so tickled to find this, but WHY would anyone let this book go when it is so full of quality recipes?? I have looked on their official website for this recipe, and it is just not the same. The updated recipe uses a microwave.

So, here is the much loved recipe. I got a kick out of a few things in this recipe. "Add shortening if necessary", because there just isn't enough fat in ground beef to begin with... AND applying processed cheese to the tops of the peppers. I can assure you, my Mom used REAL cheese! I had to increase the recipe by a few, we need more than four peppers for our family, and Aaron likes left-overs for his lunches.

Family Size- That's us!

These looked so pretty before they went into the oven.

And so good when they came out! They were a huge hit! The kids loved this new dish, and Aaron and I had a great time nibbling our way down memory lane.

I wonder if my children will ever get a hankering for these.. and will they say, "Just like Mama used to make."?

Felt I had to share this with y'all..

I was in the midst of having a pity party..

cleaning closets + frustration= not good!

So, I heard the ping of an email, and prayed, "Dear God, Please, let this be something to take away these thoughts." It was about time for a devotion I had signed up for to arrive, but it wasn't... It was junk. Well, I kept on flinging things, being ugly and moved onto my dresser drawer where I found a message my grandmother had taped in the dresser when she gave it to my husband and I sixteen years ago.

I said a prayer for you today

And know God must have heard-

I felt the answer in my heart

Although He spoke no word!

I didn't ask for wealth or fame

(I knew you wouldn't mind)-

I asked Him to send treasures

Of a far more lasting kind!

I asked that He'd be near you

At the start of each new day

To grant you health and blessings

And friends to share your way!

I asked for happiness for you

In all things great and small-

But it was for His loving care

I prayed the most of all!

Thanks, Gram! She has been gone a few years now, but still is keeping me on the right path. I don't know where she found this, but the thought that she had surprised us and taped it there still makes me smile. I forget it is there, and seeing it always makes me remember her. This time it brought great big tears to my eyes and lifted a dark ugly cloud and gave me perspective on things that really matter.

This reminded me of the "God Sightings" we did at VBS this summer, and the little rubber bracelets that read, "Look out for God" or something... Just another little reminder, that He is everywhere, and hears my prayers, regardless of how ugly I may be acting or feeling at the time!

THANK YOU GOD!

I'm really good at thanking God for the beauty, still working on thanking Him for the chaos...