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Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Tonight, most of us will be captive to the Super Bowl. The Green Bay Packers vs. The Pittsburgh Steelers. The game is being played in my Dallas Cowboys' new stadium. Are you watching the game? Who are you pulling for? Here in our household, it would be unthinkable to pull for the Steelers. Have I mentioned before, we are Cowboys fans? :-) Obviously our team had a horrible year and isn't in the "big game". So we are pulling for the Green Bay Packers tonight! If you're not into the game, do you enjoy watching the commercials? Sometimes they are much more entertaining than the actual game! There have been so many cool commercials over the past several years. One of my favorites was the monkeys on the CareerBuilder.com commercial - does anyone else remember this one? Hilarious... How about food? Do you make a big spread? Attend a party where they go "all out"? This year we are staying home, just me and the DH. I do have a l...

Happy Friday everyone! I'm running so LATE with everything today - been busy running all over town, getting ready for the weekend and the Super Bowl! :-) For my Friday post, I thought I'd share another EASY and great recipe for you to try! This one will probably fit right into your Super Bowl Sunday menu, and chances are, you have all the ingredients on hand already! PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL Ingredients: (2) 8 oz. Cream cheese, softened (1) 8 oz. Can Crushed Pineapple, well drained 1.5  Cup Chopped Pecans (2) Tbsp. chopped green Bell Pepper (2) Tbsp. chopped Onion (1) Tsp. seasoned salt Instructions: Combine all ingredients, reserving about 1 Cup of the pecans. Chill well. Form into a ball. Roll the ball in remaining pecans. Serve with crackers.  (FYI - I serve with RITZ or WHEAT THINS - but any crackers will work) My mother has been making this cheeseball for years and serving at many of our family gatherings. It is always a hit - and so e...