Here’s a tasty and quick dinner idea from “I Heart Naptime”. Everyone here loved it although next time I’ll be sure to get tortilla chips to serve with it. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup red bell pepper (I used 1 whole pepper) 1/2 cup diced sweet onion (I used 1 whole onion) 1 pound … Continue reading
It was Zach’s birthday this past week and he is a huge Oreo fan so when I found this cake on the Food Network site, I knew it was the birthday cake for him and I was right, it was delicious and I think he ate probably half of the cake himself. The recipe for … Continue reading
So we went on a cruise a couple of weeks ago and went to a cooking demonstration with the ship’s chef and he made this dish and it looked and smelled so yummy that I gave it a try when we got home. They didn’t give us a recipe or anything and he just kind … Continue reading
Courtney and I haven’t had a lot of time for cakes lately but her friend Brie requested a circus cake for her daughter Perry’s first birthday and we didn’t want to say no to that! I baked, Cort decorated with fondant and then Brie made the topper out of clay. Came out so cute! The … Continue reading
Since Bob loved the mint pesto so much, I thought I’d experiment with some other recipes and give him a variety so here is mint pesto #2. This one comes from Good Housekeeping. 2 cups mint 2 tablespoons roasted salted almonds 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice … Continue reading
I planted 1 mint plant in my garden and it is huge! So I’ve been looking for ways to use the mint and discovered that you can make pesto with mint so I thought I’d give it a try since everyone around here loves the basil pesto. I took one bite and thought I was … Continue reading
I got a new Twister Jar for my Blendtec blender. The twister jar is designed to blend thicker recipes, such as this nut butter. This recipe comes from the cookbook that came with the twister jar. I’m thinking if you have a heavy duty blender or food processor then you could make some nut butter … Continue reading
We had a bridal shower here on Saturday for our dear friend Marlene who is getting married this month. This was one of the yummies that I made for the shower. The recipe comes from “My Recipes” and it was so good that I made it again for dinner last night! 1 tablespoon olive oil … Continue reading
Some more muffins from our St George trip, these come from a blog called “Amanda’s Cookin” and are pretty yummy too. 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup Starbucks Hot Cocoa Mix (I used Stephens Chocolate Mint Truffle Hot Cocoa Mix cause that’s what I had) 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 … Continue reading
We took the Young Women on a St George trip this weekend which was tons of fun. I made some muffins for Saturday morning breakfast and this was one of the recipes that I tried. It was clearly the favorite because they were the first to go. The recipe comes from “My Recipes” and was easy … Continue reading
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