My Morning Lemonade

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Last week I joined a friend and went on a "Spring Clean" juicing week.  For 7 days I did it!  The first few were hard.  The best way to describe how I felt was blue.  I wasn't really hungry, and I didn't really have horrible cravings, I just wanted to eat.  I had lost a favorite thing, and I missed it.  Eventually that went away, and I felt great!  Fantastic is a good word to describe it.  James kept looking at me and commenting on how I was ... ...continue reading

Soda Cracker Pie

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I do believe this recipe is an "Heirloom" recipe.  You know how there's Heirloom Tomatoes.  I think they get that distinction by being consistently used for over 100 years.  At least that's what my local garden expert Mark Anderson said the other day:)  So therefore this recipe falls within that 100 year old category.  But I will confess to never having it until just this last year.  My granny is famous, actually I will call it infamous, for ... ...continue reading

Blood Orange Bars

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Have you ever had a Blood Orange?  The last month or so my local grocery store has had a plethora of different oranges.  I have cases of just regular Navel Oranges hanging around my house at all times, but lately we've had Tangelos, Tangerines,  Cara Cara Oranges, and most recently some Blood Oranges.  And I do believe they are named very appropriately.  Cut into one of these beauties, and they definitely look as if they are bleeding.  My kids ... ...continue reading

Lunch Lady Bars

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This is actually a repeat post from a few years ago, but it's such a great recipe.  I made them the other day for "The Opening of the Mission Call!!!"  My son Jed will be serving in the Adriatic South Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints!!  He leaves July 3rd and we're all a little stunned. He'll be serving in the countries of Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro. He will learn Albanian.  Honestly the only thing I knew ... ...continue reading

Chicken Salad with Sugar Spiced Pecans

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Sounds fancy smancy huh?  It's not.  Not a single thing fancy about this, but dang it tastes delish!  I love Chicken Salad Sandwiches.  Not too mayo-y, and loaded with lots of crunchy things.  On a croissant, or Honey Whole Wheat from Great Harvest, or homemade Focaccia it all makes me happy.  Last week James had to come home a little earlier than normal from work.  Something to do with taxes and gathering, sorting, categorizing and other really ... ...continue reading

Green Lemonade

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Here's another favorite juice that we make at the Clawson home.  We call it the Green Lemonade.  One trick I've found when juicing is that a lemon will make any concoction taste better.  Let's be honest here, I've had my fair share of juices that I've had to plug my nose, and just swig.  Sometimes the gag reflex kicks in, and it's all I can do to keep that juice down.  But a lemon or a lime can brighten and mask a lot of "not so tasty" ... ...continue reading

Shortbread Hearts

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I should get an A on my last assignment.  I think I've spent enough time, energy, and calories on it.  Actually it should be an A+.  That's what I give myself:)  This Thurs. morning at 11am I will transform myself into the Sugar Cookie expert on Studio 5.  I was given the assignment last week from our dear family friend Darin Adams on Studio 5.  What makes the best sugar cookie? was the question.  Do I use butter, Crisco, refrigerate or not, sour ... ...continue reading

Thai Coconut Chicken Red Lentil Soup

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Winner!!!  This soup is a knock out winner!  It was so good, and made such an enormous pot, I ate it for lunch and dinner for about 3 days straight.  I may have even had it for breakfast one of those days.  Last week a very fun friend was talking to James after a church meeting, and mentioned she had a recipe for us.  She knew we'd love it.  She had tasted it at her daughters home a little while before and loved it and was kind enough to think of ... ...continue reading

Korean Bibimbap

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I subscribe to Bon Appetit magazine, and it's one of my guilty pleasures!   Sitting on the couch and delving into the latest issue with nothing to distract me is pure loveliness.  Some of my all time favorite dishes have come from this beloved mag.  This pizza especially has been a favorite, as well as many other recipes.  There is always a recipe or two, and sometimes three that get ripped out of the magazine and make their way into my bulging ... ...continue reading

My Mother-in-law’s Famous Carrot Cake

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This cake is delicious!!  I may have made it a couple time over the last few weeks.  It's totally James' fault.  We've been juicing MANIACS at the Clawson home for quite a while now, and those of you who juice anything know, there's a lot of fruit and veggie pulp that is just thrown in the garbage.  If I was really good, or green, or lived somewhere where I was forced to recycle everything, I place these scraps in the compost bin, BUT I don't. ... ...continue reading