Beef Pot Pie

Beef Pot Pie
8 servings

2 pie crusts
1 pound ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped

1 can cream of potato soup
1/2 cup milk
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 teaspoon parsley

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon thyme

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Line a greased pie plate with your favorite pie crust. Cook the ground beef and onion together until done; add seasonings. Combine soup, milk and vegetables; add to meat mixture. Pour into pie crust. Top with second crust; crimp edges and vent. Beat an egg white and brush top. Bake at 350° degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Enjoy!

We enjoyed this beef pie last week at our home school co-op's medieval feast. I requested the recipe after the first bite! :-) Thank you Dina!

Picture to be added later...

My camera goes hunting a lot this time of year. ;-)

Pumpkin Harvest Cookies

Pumpkin Harvest Cookies

2 dozen

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup craisins

Beat shortening, sugar and pumpkin. Add egg. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in nuts and cranberries. Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookies sheet. Bake 12 minutes at 375°. Wonderful with Constant Comment tea!

Mmmm...you could eat these for breakfast! ;-)

Fill Your Heart With Thanksgiving

"Take nothing for granted,

for whenever you do

The "joy of enjoying"

is lessened for you.

For we rob our own lives

much more than we know

When we fail to respond

or in any way show

Our thanks for the blessings

that daily are ours...

The warmth of the sun,

the fragrance of flowers,

The beauty of twilight,

the freshness of dawn,

The coolness of dew

on a green velvet lawn,

The kind little deeds

so thoughtfully done,

The favors of friends

and the love that someone

Unselfishly gives us

in a myriad of ways,

Expecting no payment

and no words of praise.

Oh, great is our loss

when we no longer find

A thankful response

to things of this kind,

For the joy of enjoying

and the fullness of living

Are found in the heart

that is filled with thanksgiving."

~Helen Steiner Rice

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