BLT Pasta Salad

Dinner for a hot summer day in a house full of people who love BLT sandwiches, recipe courtesy of The Food Network. 12 ounces corkscrew shaped pasta 1/2 cup milk 12 ounces bacon 3 tomatoes, cut into chunks (I used grape) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (left this out) 1 clove garlic, minced (or pressed … Continue reading

BYU Mint Brownies

My sister in law Mary requested this recipe for her friend Barbara.  Barbara wants to make them for her son Garrett’s goodbye party (he’s coming up to BYU) so here it is, the official recipe which I got from the BYU Magazine one month and I was so excited to get it!  These are dangerous!  You’ve been … Continue reading

Brickle Bundt Cake

This is my last week at BYU Broadcasting and after that I’ll be going back to freelancing as a script supervisor for movies and television which I’ve decided is what I love to do!  So today is my last team meeting with my team and I wanted to make them a cake and this one sounded  good.  … Continue reading

Caramel Chocolate Mini Bars

This comes from the Pampered Chef cookbook, “Simply Sweet”, which I love!  So many tasty and fun recipes to try!  I highly recommend it!  These treats are for my friend Wendy’s son, Taylor, who is going on a mission to Chile (I seem to be making lots of treats for missionaries these days). 1 cup … Continue reading

Adobo Glazed Barbeque Chicken

Got Bob a Pampered Chef Father’s Day gift, “The Great Grilling!  Seasoning and Recipe Collection” and then gave it to him early so we could try it out.  It has a barbeque cookbook, “Grill it Quick!” and 3 rubs, Smoky Barbeque, Jamaican Jerk and and Chipotle.  This is the recipe we chose to try first; … Continue reading

Bob’s Grilled Veggies

Here is how Bob grills veggies on the barbeque.  (I had him describe the whole process to me.)  They are yummy!! You will need any desired combination of vegetables, this time we used red potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, red and green peppers, red onion Preheat barbeque on low, about 350 degrees.  Lay down a large piece … Continue reading

Garden Fresh Pasta Salad

Darn this weather!  Blazing hot with the air conditioner on one day then rainy and freezing the next, making me wish my husband hadn’t taken the electric blanket off the bed!  Also messes with my menu planning!  Planned on this Kraft pasta salad, should have made soup! 1 (16 oz) package farfalle (bow tie pasta), uncooked  … Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bites

Time for another Girls Camp Clinic.  I wanted to make the girls something fun and tasty so I chose these beauties because they looked so cute!  This recipe comes from the Pampered Chef cookbook, “Simply Sweet”. 2 squares (1 oz each) semisweet chocolate for baking, chopped 1 (8 oz) package miniature Oreos, divided 1 (8 … Continue reading

Blond Brownies with Brown Sugar Frosting

Weekly team meeting tomorrow so weekly team meeting treats!  This recipe comes from Betty Crocker. Did you know that you can make powdered sugar?  This recipe calls for 2 cups but I only had one and didn’t want to call a neighbor at 10:00 at night to borrow one so I googled “substitution for powdered … Continue reading