by J.D. Shaeffer Our world is horrendously treacherous. It really is! Even Rocky Balboa said, “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very, very mean and nasty place.” But how mean and nasty is it really? Looking into some scriptural history, we see that Rocky had the right idea. When God spoke to […]
May I share a recent answer to prayer that I received with you? Yesterday (Wednesday) in seminary the Spirit was so strong. Interestingly enough, the day before (Tuesday) the lesson ended with a dull feeling. I sought the Lord that night, the next morning and then prepared almost the whole lesson (Wednesday) on my knees.
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Raley’s Market Stuffed Ham (a favorite of the Durkin Family in Maryland) Prep: 30 min Inactive: 12 min Cook: 5 hr. Total Time: 5 hr 42 min Yield: 15 to 20 servings Recipe courtesy of Raley’s Town and Country Market, Ridge, MD Ingredients 1 (20 to 22pound) corned ham, boned 10 pounds cabbage 1 to
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SOUTHERN MARYLAND STUFFED HAM Printed from COOKS.COM (a favorite of the Durkin Family) 1 corned ham (10 to 12 lbs.), boned 1 3/4 lbs. onions 2 1/2 lbs. cabbage 4 lbs. kale 2 tbsp. black pepper 2 1/2 tbsp. salt 2 tbsp. ground red pepper 1 tbsp. dry mustard seed 1 tbsp. crushed red pepper
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While exploring the beautiful state of Pennsylvania this fall, Duncan and I were honored to visit the Durkin family. Norma prepared the best meal we had eaten the entire trip. Steaks, broccoli and cauliflower, au gratin potatoes, and this delicious homemade bread! Norma used quinoa instead of bulgar and added pumpkin and sunflower seeds, which
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Dutch Oven Potatoes by Craig Johnson This recipe is an all-time favorite for the Johnson family. Craig makes this dish often for his big family. He sticks the whole Dutch oven into the electric oven! Ingredients: bacon – Craig buys “the ends” from the butcher. He uses half that big package for this recipe, which
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Dad’s Shrimp Creole by Doug Durkin, who grew up in St. Mary’s City at the southern tip of Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay shoreline. 5 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined 4 large cans tomato sauce 2 small cans tomato paste 1 stick butter 1/4 cup flour 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1
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When I was a little girl in 1976 (eight and nine years old) I was REALLY into Donny and Marie Osmond. We would watch their show and eat waffles on Friday nights in my mom and dad’s bedroom, which is where our little black and white television set was at the time. I also remember
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January 8, 2015 Today my youngest child figured out that Santa is Dad. This morning he was upset that his old bike was already at Deseret Industies and that his new bike was too nice to lock up at the school just yet. Then he pouted about how Dad must have bought the bikes if
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Having Christmas on Sunday in 2016 may, at first, have seemed inconvenient. I understand. We all want to enjoy our family and open gifts and stay at home on the biggest holiday of the year. Upon thinking about it longer, what is good about having Christmas on Sunday? Well, most of all, we dressed up
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