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My Family Used To Call A Bell Pepper A Mango

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When I was little my family would always call bell peppers mangoes , how about you?! When I moved from the Midwest to California, I was shocked when I found out what a mango really was when I began working for a local grocery chain. Boy, we were SO FAR OFF THAT IT'S STILL EMBARRASSING!🫑🥭 However, it is still common enough that the Webster dictionary's definition for mango includes a sweet pepper.   Some grocery stores will call their bell peppers “ mango peppers ” so that everybody knows exactly what type of food they are looking at. I do wonder how that would work for anybody wanting to prepare a Mango and Bell Pepper Salsa. Although both the bell pepper and the mango are fruits, a pepper is a pepper and a mango is a mango. Imagine ordering a delicious tropical mango fruit drink and receiving a bell pepper drink.🤣 Tropical Mango Fruit Drinks Made In Hawaii Why is bell pepper call mango in the first place? Well, in the Midwest and some Appalachia states (especiall...

A Thanksgiving Miracle Story

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The bacon and chicken stuffing (aka dressing) and diced sweet potatoes are prepped and ready for the oven in a few hours! Finishing up the turkey and the pies first. I made myself a nice little cocoa and banana chocolate chip mug cake as a treat for working hard today. It came out extremely delicious! (Banana as a replacement for the eggs). So excited to see family and friends this evening!  Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Regardless of where you are in the world today, I hope your day is very joyful, and filled with much love and many blessings!  Don't worry about anything but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:6-7  With all of that being stated, now I will share an odd story that happened to me on a Thanksgiving long ago when I was still in college. I'd like to say that all types of ...