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Special Holiday Meals: George Washington’s Birthday Menu

Published on February 10, 2026October 5, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

President’s Day is the day set aside to honor George Washington’s birthday. His birthday is February 22nd, but it was voted to move the official holiday to the 3rd Monday in February to create a 3-day weekend. It is better known as President’s Day thanks to retailer sales.

This is a good day to talk about George Washington and our past presidents.

George Washington’s Birthday Menu

Dinner

Oven Stew or Chicken Pot Pie

Stuffed Mushrooms, Spinach Dip w/Crackers

Corn Pudding, Carrot Souffle, or Butternut Squash Medley

Hoe Cakes w/butter ‘n’ honey

Dessert

Cherry Pie or Cherry Sonker w/ice cream

Chocolate Pie w/Meringue

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LOVE is More Than a Feeling: Showing GOD’s LOVE Through Action

Published on February 9, 2026January 28, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

LOVE is our theme of the month, and we are working on learning ways to show LOVE other than just telling someone that we LOVE them. Our kids have brainstormed some fun and budget-friendly ways to show LOVE for others. We want to learn to create memories without spending a fortune.

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Special Holiday Meals: National Potato Day and Cook a Sweet Potato Day

Published on February 8, 2026January 16, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Did you know that August 19th was set aside to honor the humble spud? February 22nd is also set aside for sweet potatoes.

Fun Facts About Potatoes

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Special Holiday Meals: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Meal

Published on February 3, 2026October 5, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

While Abraham Lincoln may have had many favorite foods, this is a menu that we came up with to make this day a little extra special, as he was an important part of our history. He was a simple man who preferred water over any other beverage, and it is said that he often had to be reminded to eat. I think my family history can also be traced back to him at some point.

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Menu

Dinner

Oyster Stew w/crackers ** or Chicken Fricassee

Roast Pork Loin or Pork Chops

Sweet Potato Casserole, Creamed Spinach

Hoe Cakes or Biscuits

Dessert

Apple Crisp or Apple Pie w/vanilla ice cream

Or Vanilla Almond Cake

**We will be having Potato Soup in place of the Oyster Stew as we have a couple of people with seafood allergies.

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Recipes of the Month: February 2026

Published on February 2, 2026January 28, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

I will try to post a few recipes that should be fairly budget-friendly and easy to make for anyone wanting to learn to make things from scratch.

This month is full of special holidays, but I thought I’d start with Groundhog Day on February 2nd.

Special Holiday Meals: February Edition

We usually make a Woodchuck Pie, also known as a Shepherd’s Pie, and we have some of Phil’s Poppers on the side. There are a ton of variations to sides that you could make with this, but these are family favorites. Then for dessert we make dirt cakes with Nutter Butter ‘Groundhogs’… so cute.