Appetite Control and Energy

12/29/2025

Mine was a Bear.

12/29/2025

Keep a "Blessing bag" in your car in case you see someone in need. You can make these up with items from the Dollar Tree such as gloves, thermal socks, beef sticks, crackers, candy bars, toothpaste, toothbrush, wipes, deodorant, snacks and other items that may help someone who is homeless or in a bad way. It is just a thoughtful, inspiring thing to do. Random acts of kindness .
CREDIT: Annette Fuller

12/28/2025

Which one do you prefer?

12/28/2025

Country Cabbage Rolls

1 Large Savory Cabbage
2 Pounds Lean Ground Beef
2 Medium to Large Onions
2 Tablespoons Canola Oil
1 Cup White or Brown Rice
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Pepper
2 Regular Size Cans Tomato Soup
2 Small (Individual Serving Size) Vegetable Cocktail (Like V8)
1 Can Or Small Carton of Chicken Broth

*In the bag that you brought your cabbage home, place the cabbage in the freezer and leave for 12 hours. Then remove and leave to thaw at room temp. The leaves will be soft and easy to use without having to boil them.
Remove the leaves from the cabbage, cutting away the tough part closest to the core. Set aside.
In a small saucepan or (Microwave Safe Covered dish), cook the rice per package directions. Set aside to cool. The rice can be made the day ahead and kept chilled in the fridge overnight.
Chop onions fine and sauté until they are golden brown. Set Aside to Cool.
In large bowl, break apart the ground beef. Add salt, pepper, eggs, sautéed onions, and the rice. Use your hands to mix together until combined.
Spray a large or two small casserole dishes with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, break apart the ground beef. Add salt, pepper, eggs, sautéed onions, and the rice. Use your hands to mix together until combined.
Spray a large or two small casserole dishes with cooking spray.
Put about a 1/3 - 1/2 cup meat mixture at the bottom of each leaf and roll up. Meat amount varies on leaf size. Repeat until all mixture is used up.
In a large bowl, combine the tomato soup, juice and broth. Pour evenly over Cabbage Rolls. Cover with foil or lid and bake slowly @ 350 for 2 hours.
Serve or cool on the counter. Remove foil while cooling so foil won’t stick to cabbage rolls.
*Cover Leftovers with Plastic Wrap & Refrigerate or Freeze in a Freezer Safe Container. For Reheating, Thaw First If Frozen. Reheat For One Hour @325 In Oven Safe Dish.

12/28/2025

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12/27/2025

MEATLESS MEXICAN NOODLE BAKE

2 tablespoons oil
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup green pepper, chopped
1 cup celery, sliced
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained & rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, undrained
1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 cups elbow macaroni, dry
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain and rinse in cold water, set aside.
In a large skillet, saute onion, pepper and celery in oil until softened. Stir in taco seasoning, beans, tomatoes and tomato sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cooked noodles. Spread mixture in a 9 x 13 pan. Bake, uncovered at 375 for 45 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake five more minutes or until cheese is melted.

12/27/2025

12/26/2025

Oh, my word! This is DELICOUS!
Last Minute Dessert

1 can of cinnamon rolls cut into quarters, 1 can of pie filling (peach, cherry or apple) on top of cinnamon roll pieces in greased 8x8 pan. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. Once done, drizzle cinnamon roll icing on top. Serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

12/25/2025

Please share a place or two. I'm always looking for new destinations/places to add to my MUST SEE list.
My answer is the Grand Canyon.

12/25/2025

I find this interesting and it really made me stop and think about using cash more often.
I have really never thought of this. Has anyone else?

Please understand what NOT using cash is doing.

Cash is important.

Why should we pay cash everywhere we can with banknotes instead of a credit card?
- I have a $50 banknote in my pocket.
Going to a restaurant and paying for dinner with it. The restaurant owner then uses the bill to pay for the laundry. The laundry owner then uses the bill to pay the barber. The barber will then use the bill for shopping.

After an unlimited number of payments, it will still remain a $50, which has fulfilled its purpose to everyone who used it for payment and the bank has jumped dry from every cash payment transaction made...

- But if I come to a restaurant and pay digitally - Card, and bank fees for my payment transaction charged to the seller are 3%, so around $1.50 and so will the fee $1.50 for each further payment transaction or owner re laundry or payments of the owner of the laundry shop, or payments of the barber etc...

Therefore, after 30 transactions, the initial $50 will remain only $5 and the remaining $45 became the property of the bank thanks to all digital transactions and fees.

Small businesses need your help and this is one way to help ourselves too. Pull small draws of cash out at a time and use that instead of tap, credit, etc.

When this is put into perspective, imagine what each retailer is paying on a monthly basis in fees at 3% per transaction through their POS machine.

If they have, for example, $50,000 in sales & 90% are by Card, they are paying $1500 in fees in ONE Month. $18,000 in a year! That comes out of their income every month.

This would go a long way to helping that small business provide for its family!