Fall and Autumn Recipe #1    

                        Slow Cooker Apple Kielbasa Bites

          Ingredients:

- 1 pound kielbasa sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 2 apples, cored and chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider (or apple juice)
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions:
1. Gather all ingredients and prepare your slow cooker by lightly greasing it with cooking spray or lining it with a slow cooker liner for easy cleanup.

2. Place the sliced kielbasa into the slow cooker, distributing it evenly along the bottom. 

3. combine the chopped apples, brown sugar, apple cider, Dijon mustard, and garlic powder in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well to ensure all ingredients are thoroughly combined.

4. Pour the apple and seasoning mixture over the kielbasa in the slow cooker, ensuring the sausage pieces are well-coated.

5. Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 1-2 hours until the kielbasa is heated and the flavors blend.

6. Once the cooking time is up, gently stir the kielbasa bites to coat them in the sauce again.

7. garnish with chopped fresh parsley just before serving to add a touch of color and fresh flavor.

8. Enjoy your Slow Cooker Apple Kielbasa Bites hot, dispensing them onto a serving tray with toothpicks or serving them over your chosen accompaniment.

    "Accompaniment foods are items served with other food to make it taste better."

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

 

"I am Sending warm wishes to all the lovely mothers on this beautiful and blessed Mother's Day."

And now, these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV

A perfect and loving family is what we all wish for. We see people who have families that are much different from ours. As we experience their unique culture, we wish we had a family like them. But really, having a perfect family isn't possible. We all will have problems and accomplishments that make us unique from every other family worldwide. So, think hard about how different your family is. Appreciate that you have a family and are never alone because they help us through tough times. It is never foolish to wish for a perfect family, but it is unwise to abandon your unique family.

Grandma's Recipe for a Loving Family

4 cups of love

2 cups of loyalty

3 cups of forgiveness

1 cup of friendship

5 tablespoons of hope

2 tablespoons of tenderness

4 quarts of faith

1 barrel of laughter

Take love and loyalty, and mix them thoroughly with faith.

Blend it with tenderness, kindness, and understanding.

Add friendship and hope.

Sprinkle abundantly with laughter.

Bake it in the sunshine.

Serve daily with generous helpings.

Serves one entire home forever.

-Anonymous

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Learn the Principles of Kwanzaa and Celebrate African American Cultural Heritage

 Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days beginning on December 26 and lasting through January 1. It’s a secular festival observed by many African Americans it’s a celebration of their cultural heritage and traditional values. Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, not a religious holiday, it can be celebrated alongside other major religious and secular holidays.

The FIRST DAY of Kwanzaa: It was the first day of Kwanzaa, and the community was buzzing with excitement. People were eager to celebrate the first principle of the holiday: Umoja, or Unity. Everyone was encouraged to strive for and maintain unity in their families, communities, nations, and races Umoja (Unity), this principle is to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.

Day 2 of Kwanzaa is Kujichaguli (self-determination), this principle defines - Being responsible for your own conduct and behavior.

Day 3 of Kwanzaa is Ujima (collective work and responsibility) to build and maintain our community together and make our community’s problems our problems and solve them together.

Day 4 of Kwanzaa is Ujamaa (cooperative economics) To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and profit from them together.

Day 5 of Kwanzaa is Nia (purpose) to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Day 6 of Kwanzaa is Kuumba (creativity) to do always as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Day 7 of Kwanzaa is Imani (faith) to believe with all our hearts in our people and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

As part of the celebrations of Kwanzaa, Justscrapin Crafty Corner is offering a special promotion. Discover the Meaning of Kwanzaa with a Free Bookmark! One free Kwanzaa bookmark featuring one of the holiday's seven principles. All you have to do is like the page and sign up for our newsletter.   Also, you can go to the bottom of the Justscrapin Crafty Corner home page and like and sign up.

KWANZAA GREETING -DAY 2

Day 2 of Kwanzaa is Kujichaguli (self-determination), this principle defines - Being responsible for your own conduct and behavior

As part of the celebrations of Kwanzaa, Justscrapin Crafty Corner is offering a special promotion. We are giving away one free Kwanzaa bookmark featuring one of the holiday's seven principles. All you have to do is like the page and sign up for our newsletter.