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Dessert is done!

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Don Merritt

Everybody loves pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, and the best pumpkin pie is a good sweet potato pie! Here is one I made this morning, moments out of the oven, and we’ll just let everyone assume it’s pumpkin.

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Reflections from Tuesday- Redux

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Don Merritt

Tuesday in Thanksgiving week is all about house cleaning; I’m sorry, but I don’t have any tales to tell about that, nothing to chuckle about, nothing to report other than mission accomplished. I can assure you that there is nothing … Continue reading →

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Notes From Monday- Redux

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

As I was working on making rye bread for this week’s turkey stuffing, the thought occurred to me that people might wonder what the point is to making homemade bread for stuffing when you can buy it in the store … Continue reading →

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Shout for Joy!

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

“Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.    Worship the LORD with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the LORD is God.     It is he who made us, and we are his;     we are his … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Thanksgiving Dinners- Redux

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

In America, Thanksgiving Dinner is a big deal in most families, because it is an annual, one time per year kind of thing. It has requirements of tradition that go back to the very early days of Colonial America. For … Continue reading →

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Culinary Triumphs, Big Trouble, and Thanksgiving Dinner-Redux

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

Thanksgiving is right around the corner here in the USA, a day of feasting, celebration, family, friends… and of being thankful. It is also a day when cooks across the land are on the hot seat, being responsible for the … Continue reading →

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The Bread and Life

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 The day before He said these words, Jesus had fed the five thousand, and now they … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: November 19, 2016

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

First off today, a bit of “housekeeping”: By the time this posts, Cathy and I should just about be arriving at a warm and sunny seashore where we will enjoy a week of relaxation on a beautiful beach. As a … Continue reading →

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And We are His

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

“Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.    Worship the LORD with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the LORD is God.     It is he who made us, and we are his;     we are his … Continue reading →

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“OK Don, what is your point?”

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

That is certainly a fair question, especially when you consider the fact that I’ve been writing about politics on a blog that isn’t about politics. Yes, you deserve an explanation, and here it is: We have all been hearing, and … Continue reading →

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