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Special Holiday Meals: A Hobbit Inspired Menu w/printable menu

Published on September 18, 2025September 28, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

My family loves the Hobbit books and movies, so when I saw that there was an actual ‘Hobbit Day’ on September 22nd, I had to make a note of it on our Fall Perpetual Meal Plan. Last year, we were in the middle of wedding prep, followed by hurricane prep, so it kind of got forgotten about. This year, my kiddos have not let me forget!

We worked together to make a menu so that we can celebrate… we might even watch the movies, if we can! We might also enjoy our Elevenses outdoors under our garden arches… so many ideas. Our kids love reading and we love to encourage them so this is a cute way to keep that spark ALIVE!

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Yummy Lentil and Chaya Soup

Published on September 18, 2025September 19, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog5 Comments

This is a recipe that we make at least two times a week or more. I have recently started using Chaya in place of the spinach and it is so GOOD! You just need to do your research before using Chaya to make sure it is a good fit for you. This soup is still AMAZING with or without spinach or kale as well, so don’t worry if you can’t get your hands on any.

This soup is so good for you and it is so easy to make … you can add just about anything you like and it will only make it better! You can also leave it as simple as you like and still have a healthy, filling meal. I can make a pot of this in the beginning of the week and have it for lunch all week… as long as the kiddos don’t get to it before I do!

Here is a look at one of our Chaya plants…. or ‘yard leaf’ as Mr. Awesome calls them…

I think I will definitely be adding even more next year! I’m also planning to pick some more and cook them up before putting them in the freezer so we can enjoy them all winter long!

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Biblical Feasts: Menu Plans

Published on August 27, 2025October 8, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

We will update this as we finish up the menus… some of them may not have been published yet, so please be patient.

NOTE:

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Spring Feasts:

Biblical Feasts: Passover Menu & Activities

Biblical Feasts: Feast of the Unleavened Bread (& First Fruits)Menu & Activities (2/28/26)

Biblical Feasts: Pentecost/Shavout Menu & Activities (4/11/26)

Fall Feasts:

Biblical Feasts: Feast of the Trumpets Menu & Activities (5/30/26)

Biblical Feasts: Day of Atonement Menu & Activities (5/16/26)

Biblical Feasts: A Sukkot Menu & Activities – Includes the menu for the 9th Day

Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast Made Simple

Published on August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

This is one of our favorite crock pot recipes and it is so easy to make! Here is a link to the printable recipe for the Mississippi Pot Roast:

Mississippi Pot Roast

A link to our ‘Nothing Hidden Ranch Seasoning’:

Nothing Hidden Ranch Mix

And a link to our Au Jus mix:

Au Jus Mix

We hope you give this a try and let us know what you think!

Dairy Free Cream Cheese Icing

Published on July 25, 2025July 20, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

One of my kiddos who loves Red Velvet Cake recently requested one for her birthday. We had to make it dairy-free… it was a little work but we succeeded. I used a boxed cake which said it was dairy-free.

I’ll try to update this with a printable recipe card later but you can print out the cream cheese icing recipe and write in the changes.

Cream Cheese Icing