We (we being Bob my husband, Zach my son, Courtney my daughter, Heidi my niece and Mark her husband) just got back from the Taste of the Valley at The Shops at Riverwoods and it was awesome! For $10 you purchased a wrist band and punch card and then could go to any of 44 … Continue reading
Here’s what the Bountiful Basket contained today: 1 pound strawberries 1 cantaloupe 6 peaches 6 plums 3 mangos 7 bananas 10 oz snacking tom toms 1 head Romaine 1 bunch celery 2 English cucumbers 1 bag green beans 11 yams So excited to try the new stuff this week! If you are interested in finding … Continue reading
This is a recipe from my new cookbook (new to me anyway) which I got from http://www.paperbackswap.com (swap books for just the cost of postage, check it out) called “Cupcakes from the Cake Doctor” by Anne Byrn. They were a thank you for Courtney’s friend Kindra and her dad who took Courtney with them the … Continue reading
This is a Pillsbury recipe from http://www.pillsbury.com. It’s just like regular broccoli salad with pasta added, tasty! Gotta use up that broccoli and cauliflower from the Bountiful Basket. dressing: 1/2 cup light mayonnaise or salad dressing 1/3 cup milk 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt salad: 5 oz (1 1/2 cups) … Continue reading
These were for a thank you open house tonight for some members of our church who had been serving in our Bishopric and were recently released. They couldn’t have been any easier to make but I can’t tell you how they tasted because I didn’t try one before I took them over there and when … Continue reading
And here is another birthday cake for Grant with a monkey on it to go along with his zoo animal party theme! It’s a 6″ square Triple Chocolate Bliss cake (recipe on blog) with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and then Duff’s Green Buttercream Fondant on top. Courtney sculpted the monkey out of chocolate fondant and he … Continue reading
My friend Tesla’s little boy Grant is turning 1 and she was having a zoo animal themed birthday party for him so I asked her if Courtney and I could make a cake for him and she said yes. We actually ended up making 2 because we wanted to practice making zoo animals so here … Continue reading
I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m signed up on all kinds of websites for recipes, coupons, samples, etc. This morning I received a full size box of General Mills Fiber One 80 Calorie Honey Squares cereal to sample plus a stack of $1 off coupons, for free! It came from the website pssst.generalmills.com so … Continue reading
Here’s what we got this morning for $15 from Bountiful Baskets: 4 red pears 5 nectarines 14 plums 7 bananas 6 oz container of blackberries (they look gorgeous!) 1 orange flesh honeydew melon 3 tomatoes 1 bunch green onions 1 English cucumber 1 head cauliflower 3 small heads broccoli 1 head Romaine lettuce 1 head … Continue reading
The website Vocalpoint is giving away coupons for a free bag of Fresh Express Salad. I just requested mine and you can too! Just click on the picture above and if that doesn’t work then go here: vocalpoint.com/FreshSavings to request yours. Here is what they say about it: “Fresh Express® has developed a breakthrough, eco-friendly … Continue reading
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