Life is 10 % what you make it; and 90 % how you take it.

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Cheesy Sausage Nachos

3/4 pound bulk sausage
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 cups diced fresh tomatoes, divided
3/4 cup picante sauce
4 cups tortilla chips
3 cups (12 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
1 medium, ripe avocado, diced.

In a skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, drain well. Add 2 cups tomatoes and picante sauce. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Sprinkle tortilla chips over a 12-in. pizza pan. Top with 2 cups cheese and the sausage mixture, sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 D. for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven, top with avocado and the remaining tomatoes. Yield 8-10 servings.

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Homemade Cajun Seasoning

1 carton (26 ozs.) salt
2 containers (1 oz. each) cayenne pepper
1/3 cup black pepper
1/3 cup chili powder
3 Tbls. garlic powder

In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container. Use to season pork, chicken, seafood, steaks or vegetables. Yield 3 1/2 cups.

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Applesauce Muffins

2/3 cup Crisco
2-2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs (add 1 at a time)
1 cup applesauce
1 cup canned pumpkin
2/3 cup apple juice
3-1/3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. mace or ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 cup golden raisins

Grease cups of muffin tins. Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, stir in applesauce, pumpkin. Add juice, flour, b. soda, b. powder. Stir just until mixed. Add salt and spices, stir in nuts. Fill tins 2/3 full, bake at 350D. for 20 minutes. Tasty and moist. Yield 2 dozen.

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Lamentations 3:22, 23

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.  They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.

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