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three bean pasta salad with marinated beans

  1 can black beans 15 oz / 400 g can - drained and rinsed 1 can cannellini beans 15 oz / 400 g can - drained and rinsed 1 can kidney beans 15 oz / 400 g can - drained and rinsed 1 medium bell pepper diced 1 small red onion thinly sliced ½ cup ( 1 handful ) fresh parsley chopped Dressing ¼ cup ( 60 ml ) extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons ( 45 ml ) red wine vinegar or lemon juice 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard or yellow mustard 1 tablespoon honey 1 clove garlic grated Mix the Beans: In a big bowl, whisk together ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil , 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar , 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard , 1 tablespoon honey , 1 clove garlic , 2 teaspoons dried oregano , 1 teaspoon salt , and pepper. Add 1 can black beans , 1 can cannellini beans , 1 can kidney beans (all drained and rinsed) and stir until coated. Set aside while you cook the pasta. Cook the Pasta: Bring a large pot of salty water to a boil. Cook 8 ounces short pasta following the...
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WEEK of Sunday, July 26th 2026 through Saturday

 SUNDAY:  I think I had six hours uninterrupted sleep last night.  I got ready for church and also got the trash can ready to take out later on.  I first went to PANERA for a drink and then I went to FREEDOM SOUTH for a special service FREEDOM IN THE FIELD, which was a combined service for the two services at Freedom South and the service at Freedom North.  I thought I would be the first one there since I went so early, but thre were a lot of people there already.  Men were directing people where to park, and I got a pretty good spot in the back, fairly close to the picnic pavilion.  Shortly after I arrived, Jan and her son Michael and Kat arrived.  Kat did not have a chair, so I got my extra chair out of the back of my car.  I accidentally spilled most of my drink from Panera.  UGH.  Then Glenda and Carol joined us.  Marlene's daughter was looking for Marlene, who must have been late. Our seats were off to the side of and behi...
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four ingredient crockpot pineapple chicken URL and Wedding Soup Pasta recipe

 cooktopcove.com/2026/07/22/dump-frozen-chicken-cutlets-in-the-slow-cooker-and-3-other-ingredients-to-get-a-meal-so-delicious-yo?src=fbfan_134514&t=fbsub_slowcookerkitchen_xp&fbclid=IwY2xjawTS2UxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFaTEpPMEk5bmtna0RXSnFjc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHp7h73ZpZ5bod0QsFVPdwATYv1BNuMtN8qxaeEYnxr3QDiPWyA4jJ-lj6bLH_aem_dqe1WZTIv5pNer7WqJzlKQ&svl=15&scr=18.92&svmr=18.92 BAKED WEDDING SOUP PASTA 12 oz small pasta (ditalini, small shells, or elbow macaroni) 24 oz jar good-quality chicken broth-based pasta sauce or soup base (brothy, not thick tomato sauce) 16 oz frozen fully cooked mini meatballs 4 packed cups fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped Preheat your oven to 375°F  Lightly grease a 9x13-inch white casserole dish or any similar oven-safe baking dish. Scatter the dry pasta evenly over the bottom of the casserole dish. Do not cook the pasta ahead of time; Grandma always let it soften right in the sauce. Pour the chicken-broth-style...
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Week of Sunday July 19th through Saturday July 25th, 2026

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 SUNDAY:  Church was really good today.  It was LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES, and Pastor Craig used one of the newer Superman movies.  There was free popcorn and cookies.  After that Peggy held an event at PARKSIDE DINER across from Day Road Park for the seniors. I purchased a foot long hotdog and sweet potato fries.  The fries were not all that good.  I think she said 32 people were present.  It went very well.  Russ and Chris and Vicki led in hymn singing.                  Peggy announced a future event at the North Campus.   MONDAY:  I puttered around the house, doing a few things in the morning.  Then I met up with Jan at the Y and we walked a half an hour.  I spent the rest of the day at home, taking a nap.  I invited Jan, Andrea and Lori to go to the Monday Night Cruise/Live Music event at Ida Fritz park.  Only Lori could go.  We had a nice time.  I...
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Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Baked Bean Macaroni (this sounds soooo good) and cucumber salad

  Ingredients 2 cans (28 ounces each) thick-style baked beans with molasses or brown sugar 3 cups water 2 cups dry elbow macaroni (about 8 ounces) Directions Lightly spray or grease the inside of your slow cooker crock to help prevent sticking and make cleanup easier. Pour the canned baked beans into the slow cooker, scraping out all the thick sauce from the cans with a spatula so you don’t waste any flavor. Add the water to the slow cooker and stir well to loosen and thin the baked bean sauce. You want a loose, soupy mixture at this stage so the pasta has enough liquid to absorb while it cooks. Stir in the dry elbow macaroni, making sure all the pasta is submerged in the bean mixture and evenly distributed. This helps the macaroni cook at the same rate. Cover the slow cooker with the lid. Cook on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring once about halfway through, until the macaroni is tender and the beans are very soft. The sauce will look quite loose at first but will thicken as the ...
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political stuff....ICE killed man and URL for POLDARK's FAVORITES and the Gilded Age

miniscule number of people killed by ICE  maybe 20? if you calibrate the last 20 years, how many people have died from Mexican imported F and how many Mexican governments have welcomed Chinese importation of the raw product and how many Mexican  presidents have seen the huge amount of money Mexico makes from the importation of F into the USA. and Mexico gets millions of dollars of money remitted back into Mexico from illegals here, many of who are on public assistance.    F masked as prescription drugs such a as valium, uppers, meth (are laced with Fentynal) Schineberg (Mesican president) should be ashamed of .     Mexican government promoted illegal immigration into the USA. 65 billions of remittances from us. DON"T send people here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TsZi7ssPOMUFyZtazVScC3BGZ1ypkabvkvFhXIaz6P0/edit?tab=t.0 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ynTlNC43nrWi7LKIzoNOf4o2-LxEGRnvUoZ3ONhlksY/edit?tab=t.0
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WEEK of Sunday, July 12th through Saturday, July 18th, 2026

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SUNDAY:   I slept fairly well last night, and got up to the news that Senator Lindsey Graham passed away last evening, after a brief illness. MEET THE PRESS seems to be devoting their whole hour to this issue.  President Trump is on the phone LIVE with the hostess, Kristen________.  He is speaking so presidentially, not at all rambling like he is prone to do.  Church was good and then eight of us went to Wendy's for lunch.  Glenda, Carol, Louise, Marlene, me Peggy, Jan and Lori.  After that, Lori, Marlene and I went on part of the Garden Walk.  We started with Dr. Kurbs house and then went to four or five other homes. The temperature was fairly comfortable, which was good. I took several pictures. This is Marlene at Dr. Kurb's place.   These two are from my favorite garden, which is in a front yard on East Avenue.    Then Marlene drove Lori and back to Wendy's where we had left our cars.  I gave Marlene five dollars f...
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