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 I am kitten!!! Hear me roar!!! fida when she was 4 -5 months old. Amazingly, she is still feisty and small!

 Hello!  Mark came up with this recipe for really cold winter nights.  It is good eating and freezes really well.  We are going to do this soup this weekend as the weatherguessers have said SNOW.  Amazing how the stores have been depleted of all kinds of stuff but thank God we have what we need.  Our Mexican neighbors apparently like our cooking, and the lady who is Guatemalan, brought us tamales she had made. The last snowstorm was enough trouble as it was for many and I hope no one gets stuck on the highways.     CABBAGE HILL REALLY BIG SOUP 6 CANS BEEF BROTH 1 LB HAMBURGER 2 LARGE WAXY POTATOES, PEELED AND DICED 3 PARSNIPS, JULIENNE 2 TURNIPS, DICED 1 1 LB PACKAGE CUT GREEN BEANS 2 LEEKS, THINLY SLICED 2 TSP. OREGANO 2 TSP. BASIL 1 TSP. GARLIC, MINCED 1/2 TSP. WHITE PEPPER 2 TBSP PARSLEY 1 BAY LEAF BROWN MEAT AND SAUTÉ LEEKS. DRAIN. ADD BROTH AND REMAINING INGREDIENTS. SIMMER ON LOW FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR, OR UNTIL VEGETABLES ARE TEND

  We got this recipe from allrecipes.com. Check it out  for a world of great ideas.   Banana Banana Bread Why compromise the banana flavor? This banana bread is moist and delicious with loads of banana flavor! Friends and family love my recipe and say it's by far the best! It's wonderful toasted!! Enjoy! Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter ¾ cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 ⅓ cups mashed overripe bananas Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Step 2 In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Step 3 Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick in