Jodi Lea Stewart - Author

The Story Behind: Made Just Right…MAID-RITES!

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  1939… The year my mom first tasted a MAID-RITE hamburger. She and a few of her girlfriends were coming home from their swimming lesson at the YMCA in Muscatine, Iowa. Enticing aromas teased the girls’ noses as they passed a walk-up window...

The Recipe: Made Just Right . . . MAID-RITES!

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High-quality 80/20 hamburger meat Hamburger Buns Salt and pepper to taste Jodi’s addition: garlic and onion powder to taste Shredded cheddar cheese, optional Potato Chips, optional Maid-Rite Special Sauce 1 large onion, chopped Finely shredded cabbage Dill...

Watch the News and Still be Happy?

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  News is stressful. Hatred. Violence. Tragedy. All proclaimed to us nonstop from television, smart devices, word-of-mouth, newspapers or magazines. How can we cope? Pick one: Develop a la la la . . . don’t worry . . . be happy attitude – Just keep right on...

HEROES: Military Working Dogs (MWDs)

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Starting with: The saga of STUBBY. No slouch, Stubby was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and respected his superiors with a famous one-paw-over-the-eye salute. Private Robert Convoy found the stray Bull Terrier Mix in 1917 at the training camp of the 102nd Infantry...

Pork Stew in Cabbage

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1 large onion, chopped ¾ cup miniature carrots 2 stalks celery with leaves, chopped ½ cup chopped fresh parsley 1 head cabbage cut into eight equal wedges 1-1/2 pounds thick boneless pork chops or pork loin cut into 1” pieces 1 package Eckrich smoked beef sausage cut...