Mrs. Geraldine's Ground Beef Casserole

Confession: this photo does not do this recipe justice. Trust me—this is hands-down one of our family’s all-time favorites. Always a hit, never disappointing, and seriously… ahh-mazing. Once you try it, you’ll be making it again and again!

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• Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground beef

  • 1 (15 oz) can tomatoes

  • 1/4 cup chopped onion

  • 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper

  • 1/4 cup chopped celery

  • 1 (8 oz) can mushrooms

  • 2 tbsp brown sugar or 2 tbsp sweet pickle juice

  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of mushroom soup

  • 1/4 lb sharp cheddar cheese

  • 1 (6 oz) package angel hair pasta, cooked (approx. size—original recipe said “small bag”)

  • 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce

  • Salt and pepper, to taste

  Directions:

  1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet or Dutch oven.

  2. Add onions, bell pepper, and celery; simmer for 15 minutes.

  3. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, brown sugar (or pickle juice), and Worcestershire sauce.

  4. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. Cook in the skillet for 1 hour.

  Optional: sprinkle cheddar cheese on top for a melty, savory finish.

  This is comfort food at its best—hearty, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a hungry family. Pair it with a fresh salad or some crusty bread, and you’ve got dinner that will get raving reviews every time.

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Guarding the Heart from Pride by Ginger Chapman

 

Proverbs 24:17

 

Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,

 

Gloating

 

        Do you drive by a car that’s been pulled over for speeding and think, “Aha, he got what he deserved.”  Do you judge someone who isn’t obeying a certain scripture verse which you have no trouble obeying?  This is gloating.  We are putting ourselves in the place of judging others.  There is only one judge.  His name is Jesus.  We have no right to judge others when we ourselves, are far from perfect.  We each have our own areas of temptation, failure and success.  We are each different.  Jesus said for us to love one another and encourage one another.  Let’s put our efforts into our own relationship with Jesus and through growing in Him others will see by our actions and hear by our words and be encouraged to work on their own relationship with Jesus.  Gloating is nothing more than pride and we have nothing in and by ourselves to be prideful.  Let us thank and praise God that He loves us just the way we are yet loves us so much that He desires the best for us.

By Ginger Chapman