Dinner last night, yummy!!! And super easy! 1 cup trimmed fresh green beans 7 cups broccoli florets 1 pound pasta 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon freshly pressed or minced garlic 2 lemons, zested 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons salt 2 – 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup toasted pine … Continue reading
These were so good! I made them last week for Cinco de Mayo and we ate them like rice bowls over this One Pot Mexican Rice Casserole. You should definitely give them a try. 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes 1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies 1 … Continue reading
Soda shops are all the rage here where I live. There are many different ones but my favorite is Sodalicious because my two good friends started it and my daughter Courtney manages their original location and because truly it is the best soda shop, their customer service can’t be beat! Swig is another one and … Continue reading
My friend Stefonee mentioned to me that she wanted to go to tea at the Grand America so off we went and it was so much fun! The tea is served right off the lobby in this eating/lounge area. We were seated at a little couch in front of this table. Sitting on the table, … Continue reading
Celebrating Star Wars Day at the Johnson home with some Star Wars chocolates made by yours truly with some awesome Star Wars chocolate molds from Amazon. All you need are some molds and some Wilton candy melts and you’re good to go. Melt the candy melts according to the package directions, spoon melted chocolate into … Continue reading
Cookies for a sweet friend who just had a baby, I doubled the recipe so that I could take them a bunch and still have some left over for us, they are just as yummy as they look. cookies 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 3/4 cup flour … Continue reading
My son Zach announced last night that he was going to try and eat vegan for the next month and that he wanted to learn how to cook! Ok. So he found this recipe online, we made up a grocery list, off he went to the store and when he got back we made this … Continue reading
Made a couple of these for an activity with the Young Women at church last night and lucky for us there were a few pieces left over and they were scrumptious! That is all. 1 (11 oz) refrigerated thin crust pizza dough 1 (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted 1 … Continue reading
This weather is maddening! One day it is in the 70’s and gorgeous and the next it is in the 40’s and raining! So because of the rain I made a pot of soup last night because this week isn’t looking great for any sunshine. 3 – 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups onion, chopped, … Continue reading
Fun little get together the other night at the church with all the ladies to celebrate the Relief Society’s birthday and they asked if I would make a cake with the theme of polka dots so I happily said yes. I decided to mix it up just a bit so each level of the cake … Continue reading
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