Milk or Water? That Is The Question

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If you haven't already heard, I am a huge soup lover. I love all sorts or soup, but one that may surprise you coming from a food snob like me, is that I love Campbell's soups. I grew up with a whole plethora of red and white Campbell's soup cans at my fingertips. My favorites were Chicken Gumbo, Split Pea with Ham, and Bean and Bacon. My mom had them readily available to make after school or for a summer lunch. One of the big faves was ... ...continue reading

The Parable Of The Bread Sticks

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You know I don't know why I haven't posted these bread sticks. They're just a staple at our house and maybe I just took them for granted. Just simple flour, water, yeast, sugar and salt. How easy is that. The other day though, I made a pan to take to a friend who just had a baby. (A beautiful baby if I may say so. I swear I could feel my milk coming in as I held him in my arms. He was so wonderful. Perfect little head, and fingers, and he ... ...continue reading

Home Run! (Sister Dearest you must try this!)

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The other day I was wandering around the cyber world just checking on the comings and goings of all the cousins, and friends when I happened upon this recipe. A friend of mine told me about The Pioneer Woman a few months ago, and I thought, "Oh a cute little Mormon girl who's going to tell about food storage and how to make Jell-o." I don't know where I got the idea that the word Pioneer meant Mormon. I just figured we had the market covered ... ...continue reading

Red Velvet Love Cakes

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How about a new addition to the bakery sweets lineup. Cupcakes! A few of the bakeries in Utah are doing them now and that's all James needed to hear to finally give in to my requests. I've wanted to make cupcakes for years now, but James just never quite got around to it. But if another Great Harvest is doing it, then by all means it must be important:)We decided since it's Valentine season we'd start with some Red Velvet Love Cakes. A moist ... ...continue reading

Chinese Pork Roast

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Part 2 of Sunday's birthday celebration. This fantastic recipe comes from my Granny's "Sister's Favorites" cookbook. I have found over the years that the best cookbooks are those made by people you know and love. I have a handful of these well worn cookbooks that when ever I'm in doubt, they always pull through. I love my sis-in-law Kristy, granny's cookbooks. She makes the best candy, and bread sticks. I love my neighbor Colette's family ... ...continue reading

My Favorite Guys Birthday

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I may have had ulterior motives for what I did the other day. Have I ever told how wonderful my husband is to me on my birthday? Oh well, maybe it's because he is horrible. Last birthday guess what I received? NOTHING!! Not even a swift kick in the butt. No cake, no new cookbook, no love note, not even a bag of Rolo's. Not a thing. Just a "Happy Birthday Lis. You didn't want anything did you?" I've learned to not expect anything. It's ... ...continue reading

Chocolate Love In A Cup

Last week when I was grocery shopping I came upon this perfect little recipe. My local grocer has a recipe of the week you can pick up, and there are usually some good ones. Each recipe is submitted by fellow customers and they are all tried and true. This weeks recipe was for "5 Minute Chocolate Cake In A Cup". The recipe originally came from a cookbook entitled "101 Recipes For Microwave Mug Cakes". If you click here you can go to her ... ...continue reading

My Favorite Four Letter Word…RIBS

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So my children will tell you I have other favorite four letter words, but really I don't. I probably use the other words a little too much, but I made a commitment to try a little harder to clean up my mouth. Let's move on to the "other" favorite four letter word. RIBS! Isn't it a lovely word. It actually makes your mouth water just thinking about it. As a kid I rarely had a rib, let alone a rack. I remember my dad taking me to Tony ... ...continue reading

Ski Day

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I have waited for 17 years to do what I just did today. As soon as the kids got on the bus this morning J and I headed out the door with ski boots in hand and headed up to Beaver Mountain. Pure, unadulterated indulgence. I went skiing in the middle of the week with my favorite ski partner, and I didn't have to get a babysitter. I actually felt a little scandalous. We have had a few storms over the last few days, and it paid off. I think ... ...continue reading

Great Granny’s Noodles

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Again, another post from last year, but I couldn't resist with my new found scanning capabilities and my mom giving me a picture of my Grandma Great making my favorite food in the whole entire world. I know I say something is my favorite a lot, but this is the one. Ask my mom. She knows me well and could testify to this noodle soup being my all time love. Look hard at the black and white photo. The woman in the forefront is my great grandma. ... ...continue reading