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Mar 4, 2013

Macaroni Beef Bake... YUM!

This is from the Lion House Recipes Cookbook. I have changed it a little through the years. It is an old family favorite.

Picture from Budget Savvy Diva

Lion House Macaroni Beef Bake

1 lb hamburger

2/3 c. chopped onion

2 c. uncooked macaroni (or pasta of choice)

2- 8oz. cans tomato sauce

10 ¾ oz. tomato soup

8 oz. can of water

1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

1 ½ t. chili powder

Salt and pepper to taste

½ c. shredded cheddar cheese (maybe more)

Brown hamburger and add onion. Add macaroni, tomato sauce and soup, water, cheese and seasonings. Mix well. Place in a large casserole dish. Top with remaining ½ c. cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Serves 6-8.

"Saying Grace" by Norman Rockwell

This painting was created for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post’s 1951 Thanksgiving issue. It portrays a woman and a young boy saying grace in a crowded restaurant while the people around them glance in their direction. Rockwell was inspired to create this artwork by a reader of the magazine who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant.

In 1955, the readers of The Saturday Evening Post voted Saying Grace as their favorite ever cover. The painting was sold for $46 million in an auction at Sotheby’s in December 2013. At that time, it set the record for the most expensive American painting ever sold at auction. The $46 million paid for Saying Grace remains the highest known price paid for a Norman Rockwell artwork.