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My Favorite Posts This Week #26

Welcome, these blogger posts caught my eye this week.

Come back each Tuesday for my new favorites.

Leave a comment and I will make sure to visit your blog.

Bacon Cheddar Cream Cheese Dip ~ Spaceships & Laserbeams

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies ~ Cindy's Online Recipe Box

Thrifted Glass Globes Made Into Vintage Candle Holders ~ Decorative Inspiration

Easy Peach Crescent Roll Dumplings ~ Not Entirely Average

Pepper Jack Crack Chicken ~ Homemade on a Weeknight

Have a wonderful week, see you next Tuesday.

Tomato Feta Pasta Salad

Pasta, tomatoes, kalamata olives feta, and sun-dried tomatoes for this salad. Topped with a homemade dressing.

1/2 pound fusilli (spirals) pasta

Kosher salt

Good olive oil

1 pound ripe tomatoes, medium-diced

3/4 cup good black olives, such as kalamata, pitted and diced

1 pound good feta cheese, medium-diced

6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped

Dressing

5 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

6 tablespoons good olive oil

1 garlic clove, diced

1 teaspoon capers, drained

1 teaspoon kosher salt

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan

1 cup packed flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together. Boil for 12 minutes, or according to the directions on the package. Drain well and allow to cool. Place the pasta in a bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, feta and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.

For the dressing, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, salt and pepper in a food processor until almost smooth.

Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and parsley, and toss well.

An Ina Garten Recipe Here

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Do Not Fear

When God says “do not fear” in Scripture it’s almost always to someone who’s already afraid. It’s not a rebuke but a reassurance, much like a scared child finding comfort and security in the arms of a loving parent.⁣

When we’re afraid, our natural tendency is to hide. We physically or emotionally retreat to where it feels safer. (I’ve done this by literally diving under the covers in my bedroom. Or I’ve hidden my heart by putting on a smiling face when I felt broken inside.) God knows of this tendency we have as humans and He doesn’t tell us *not* to hide. We aren’t in trouble for this instinct!

What God does want to change is *where* and *how* we hide. God Himself wants to be our “hiding place.” Psalm 32:7 says, “For You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.”⁣
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Instead of running  *from* our fears, we can run *to* God with them. He is our strength and security. He gives us courage and makes us brave. His love and truth are bigger and stronger than anything we fear.⁣
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My Favorite Blog Posts Week #25

Welcome, these blogger posts caught my eye this week.

Come back each Tuesday for my new favorites.

Leave a comment and I will make sure to visit your blog.

BLT Pasta Salad ~ Miz Helen

Banana Mango Orange Smoothie ~ Nancy C

Get Funky with the Shag Carpet Piping Technique ~ K'Mich Wedding Soiree Blog

Southwest Shrimp Salad with Spicy Honey-Lime Dressing

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Hawaiian Macaroni Salad

No pineapple here. Simple comforting pasta salad is a beloved favorite in the Aloha State. Serve with everything from smoked pork to fried chicken to shrimp. This pasta salad has a sweet tangy creamy dressing.

8 oz. elbow macaroni

1 1/4 c. mayonnaise

1/4 c. whole milk

2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 tsp. granulated sugar

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

1 large carrot, shredded

1/2 c. chopped celery

1/3 c. chopped green onion, plus more for serving

1/4 c. grated yellow onion

Cook the macaroni according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Set aside.

Whisk together the mayonnaise, milk, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the macaroni, carrot, celery, green onions, and grated onion. Gently stir the mixture until well combined.

Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Gently stir, and top with more green onion, if you like.

This pasta salad is great to make a day ahead. Stir in an extra 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk to loosen it up, if needed.

By Josh Miller; Recipe by Kellie Kelley

Pioneer Woman

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God is With Us Always

When uncertainty swirls and fear threatens our obedience, God’s Word lights the way. His voice, through His Word, tells us His power is with us and is able to protect us from the enemy. His Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, Word and presence through prayer are with us. Even if we see hardships all around, our Savior, Jesus, has promised He will be with us always — and not only with us as a community of believers but with you and me personally as His Spirit dwells in each of our hearts. 

-Andrea Chatelain #First5

If you are facing an uncertain situation today, how can you give it over to God?

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