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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 Blog5 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 Blog1 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

Everyone’s Favorite Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Published on August 23, 2025December 25, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog9 Comments

This may not be one of the easiest recipes on my blog but they sure are delicious! My oldest son requests these every time he comes home so we really try to make them happen. They are a favorite ‘go-to’ for special days and we recently had them for breakfast before the latest baby shower. We also had them for breakfast before the wedding last year.

Forgive the cover photo as I used leftover icing to ice these with… I’ll try to get a better photo the next time I make them 🙂

Everyone’s Favorite Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

This is a multi-step process and need a little preparation but they are so worth all the extra effort! These can make any day a special day and we often have them on the mornings of special holidays or events.

Ingredients:

Dough:

5 c. Flour (If using self-rising flour you can omit the next 3 ingredients)
2 c. shortening or butter
2/3 c. sourdough discard
1 1/2 – 2 c. Buttermilk (you can use regular milk and add 1 T. Vinegar)
1 ½ t. salt
2 T. honey (optional)

You can wait and add these right before baking but I usually add them while I make everything else… adding it later will help them to be extra fluffy!

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Cinnamon Rolls – NO SOURDOUGH NEEDED

Published on August 11, 2025October 4, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

This is an easy way to make cinnamon rolls from scratch… they aren’t quite as good as our Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls but they are close. This is perfect if you don’t have sourdough.

You can choose to ice them or just give them a little sprinkle of powdered sugar. These remind me of old-fashioned cinnamon rolls as the dough is more of a biscuit texture, but oh so good!