Susan Merrill's Blog, page 19

10 Ways to Break a Bad Mood Cycle

One of my good friends, Courtney DeFeo, author of In This House, We Will Giggle ….. uses creative and fun ways to teach the 12 virtues to your children. For example, Courtney uses the “Giving Thanks” bag, which you can design with your kids, to demonstrate gratitude to your kids. Some of the other virtues covered in the book are faith, love, and forgiveness. Love them all!

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Easy Mini Cheeseburger Slider Dinner

As we get closer to Christmas week, the days seem to get busier…last-minute shopping, Christmas parties and pageants, and at-home activities such as baking cookies or decorating the tree. So, when your kids yell, “What’s for dinner?” You can tell them, “Easy Mini Cheeseburger Sliders!” And together, you can come up with some great combinations. For the traditionalists: tomatoes, relish, mustard, and mayo. For the daring: grilled onions, jalapenos, BBQ sauce. And always, chesse! Feta, provolon...

Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole Dinner

Nothing says comfort food like a good, old-fashioned casserole. But with cheese – even better. So try my Aunt Pat’s Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole recipe. Then add a scoop of Banana Pudding for dessert…and smile. Thanks, Aunt Pat!

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Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole 2014-12-10 14:42:06 Save Recipe Print Ingredients 12 oz medium width noodles, cooked, set aside 3 lbs ground chuck 1 cup onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 cans tomato sauce, 15 oz 1 can diced tomatoes with basil, or...

Delayed Gratification and the Marshmallow Experiment

If someone put a marshmallow in front of your child and told them to wait to eat it…for 5 minutes…for 10 minutes, could they do it? What if they were promised double the marshmallows if they waited successfully? Delayed gratification. Just the sound of those two words may make you want to run out and grab everything you possibly can now…before it’s to late!

Recently, Grow Up: Parenting Wars with John Stosselaired an episode on the FOX News Channel about the benefits of delayed gratification. A...

Hearty Chicken Taco Soup Dinner

The nights may be chilly, but this Hearty Chicken Taco Soup is not. Add a little taste of a warm vacation in Mexico to your December dinner table. And don’t forget to make the Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars for dessert– a seasonal favorite. Ole’!

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Hearty Chicken Taco Soup 2014-12-03 14:18:08 Save Recipe Print Ingredients 1 whole rotisserie chicken 1-1/2 teaspoon cumin 2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup diced onion 1/2 cup...

The Best Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

So you have enjoyed an amazing Thanksgiving feast with family and friends. And now, you have a refrigerator full of Tupperware containers with delicious leftovers. What to do? It’s SusanMe and Pinterest to the rescue! Here is our compilation of the best Thanksgiving leftover recipes to make the most of what is still in your fridge.

Thanksgiving Dinner Casserole


Fiesta Turkey Tortilla Soup


Leftover Turkey Quesadilla with Cranberries and Gouda


Broccoli Cauliflower Parmesan Bake


Turkey Cobb Salad


Pump...

Easy Crock Pot Manicotti Dinner

Our guest blogger Jackie Brown from Mom on a Mission shares her recipe for Crock Pot No Boil Manicotti. And to add a little sweet to your spice: cinnamon, nutmeg, and applesauce – oh my! Healthy (that’s right!) Pumpkin Pound Cake. Enjoy!

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Crock Pot No Boil Manicotti 2014-11-10 11:37:16 Save Recipe Print Ingredients 2 cups cottage cheese 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese Add: 1 ½ teaspoons Italian Seasoning ¼ teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon pepper
Remaining Ingredients 1-8oz. package man...

Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas

Two weeks, that’s all you get to see Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas. Yikes, that’s fast! But it is only in theaters for a short time.

This is one I will make time for because of the content. I love Christmas and the story is something that I can relate to. I get a little mad when people want to take Christ out of Christmas. It’s just irrational to me.

So I like the story line of the movie–Christmas needs to be saved. And I like Kirk–he loves his family. And so do Phil and Kay Robertson from D...

A Simple Slow Cooker Pot Roast Dinner

Pot roast is something that my family loves and I do too! This is a monthly go-to recipe in my house. When my calendar is packed, I have to get dinner in the slow cooker early in the morning to get it done or we will be eating cereal for dinner. Not that there is anything too wrong with cereal, but not every night!

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Slow Cooker Pot Roast 2014-11-06 10:27:39 Save Recipe Print Ingredients 5 lbs Pot Roast 1 can Cream of Garlic Mushroom Soup 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup 1 packet Li...

Chicken Noodle Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Apple Whoopie Pies

Chicken Noodle Soup isn’t just for colds anymore. Baby, whether it is cold outside or not, nothing beats a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of soup. Our friend, Kathie A. Burns shares her chicken noodle soup recipe with us. And it’s so easy that you will have time left over to bake her Apple Whoopie Pies for dessert. Whoopie!

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Easy Chicken Noodle Soup 2014-11-04 09:20:37 Save Recipe Print Ingredients 1 cooked rotisserie chicken 2 cups diced carrots (I used peeled baby carrots...