If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!You can do anything with almond bark. It’s probably my new favorite baking item - you can cover pretty much anything with chocolate and be confident that it will taste good. On Halloween night I whipped up some special rice […]
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We usually have dinner together for our monthly family birthday parties, and this month’s theme was soup. We had 3 delicious soups, but I only have recipes for 2 of them, so here they are.
Easy Minestrone
Serves 4 to 6
* 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
* 1 (15.5-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
* 1 (28-ounce) can […]
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I know this is not a food blog, but my sister has been sending me yummy recipes lately so I just have to share them! This is perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving.
Penne with Pumpkin Cream Sauce
1 lb. penne
2 T. butter
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper
15 oz. pumpkin puree
1 c. heavy cream
1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese, plus […]
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Muffins are my weakness, especially blueberry ones. YUM. And with lemon? DOUBLE YUM. I know I’ve been posting a lot about food lately, I’m in the mood, I guess. My cooking/baking preoccupations come in spurts, and it’s happening to me now. When I get in the mood, I’m constantly trying new recipes and thinking about […]
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This weekend I canned fruit for the first time ever. Because I have never canned before, I was a bit nervous to give it a go all on my own. I had my mother-in-law to ask questions over the phone, but I pretty much just jumped in and hoped for the best. It was thrilling. […]
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Don’t forget about the Halloween giveaway, going on now through Saturday at midnight! Five people will win 5 fun Halloween/fall prizes, so don’t forget to enter by leaving a comment on this post.
I just bought some peaches at Allred’s Orchards in Provo - two whole box (about 40 lbs) for $12. I think […]
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For my very first cooking club meeting the theme was “Things on a Stick” so I made Cupcake Pops (recipe from Bakerella). I wanted to do my own version of a tutorial, so here’s how you make them. They’re super cute and would be a great dessert party choice or neighbor gift.
Ingredients
1 - […]
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We have tons of tomatoes from our small garden so when I read that my cooking club’s theme was “Garden Fresh,” I decided to make bruschetta. My last few cooking club dishes didn’t turn out quite like I’d hoped, so I decided this time I’d better do a trial run first.
Fortunately, I did it […]
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Blueberries have been on sale here lately, so I’ve been experimenting with different recipes. I have three favorites that you should definitely try.
1. Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins
2. Blueberry Scones
3. Blueberry Bundt Cake
I have made all three of these recipes recently and can say they are amazing. If you have other blueberry recipes […]
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A while ago I shared one of my favorite baking tricks - using less butter. I discovered another great butter tip recently through my sister.
When I made those homemade circus animal cookies that I posted about yesterday, I grated the butter. That’s right. Cold butter is really hard to get all blended […]
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The other day I decided to make my own circus animal cookies. Here’s how you do it:
Bake a batch of sugar cookies.
Use a mini cookie cutter, about 1.5 - 2″ in diameter.
Dip baked cookies into melted almond bark.
Cover with sprinkles.
I love making (and eating) sugar cookies, and these circus animal cookies were a fun […]
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Mealtimes have been tough with Joel. He never wants to sit in his high chair and eat - he screams and cries when we sit him down and then will only take a few bites. He throws his food, swipes at the spoon to knock it out of our hands, and is generally […]
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Peaches
A peaches are either freestone, flesh separates easily from the pit, or clingstone, flesh does not separate from the pit. Freestones are generally preferred for eating fresh and clingstones are generally preferred for canning. I can’t tell the difference from the outside, so it’s always a surprise when you cut into them.
Ripe and mature peaches […]
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Grapefruit
Grapefruit is available all year and has either pink or white flesh. It’s picked when ripe and should be ready to eat when you buy it in the store.
Ready to eat grapefruit are firm and heavy for their size. Fruit with thin skins have more flavor and juice than thick skinned ones. […]
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Part 1: Melons
Blueberries
Blueberries are such a delicious snack and are so full of antioxidants and vitamins. They are in season from May to September, and most often the larger berries are cultivated and the smaller berries are wild.
Mature and ripe blueberries are dark blue in color with a natural, protective, waxy coating called […]
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I never really know how to get the ripe stuff at the store when it comes to fresh fruits and vegetables. Some things are easy, like bananas and apples, but melons and things that are a little more secretive about their fleshy insides are quite vexing to me. I just bought a […]
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Yesterday I talked about putting milled flax seed in yogurt, and I thought I should talk a little bit more about it, since flax seed comes in different forms.
You can buy flax as seeds (pictured left) or milled, which is ground up seeds (pictured right). You get more benefit from the milled kind because […]
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I love Costco for a few reasons, but the biggest one is their samples. Our Costco doesn’t have a ton of samples, but the ones they do have are really yummy. If you go at the right time you don’t have to make yourself lunch at home!
Last time we were there they were […]
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I’ve been thinking - with the price of flour and basically all food staples and everything else except homes and cars on the rise, I wonder if baking homemade bread is more or less expensive than buying it.
I’m thinking about conducting a study to find out the answer, assuming one can purchase bread for $1.09 […]
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Boyd made pancakes for dinner last Saturday. I need a lot of syrup on my pancakes because I like every square inch to be drenched. The middles of the pancakes are the hardest to submerge, as I’m sure you are aware.
Boyd came up with a way to solve that problem - poke holes with your […]
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This dessert is the best. It’s one of those that I just can’t control myself with. Forget intuitive eating, and meet Scotcheroos.
I grew up eating Scotcheroos, a family favorite in desserts. I think I’ve mentioned before how my family is really into dessert and we have to have it at least once […]
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I tried out a new product by Kraft earlier this week called Bagel-fuls and they were really very good. Bagels are one of my favorite breakfast foods, and I love cream cheese as a topping.
I liked the bagel-fuls because they made a super quick breakfast - the cream cheese is inside the bagel bread, so […]
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We LOVE dessert at our house. We pretty much have dessert every night - is that weird? I don’t think it’s normal. My family had dessert every night growing up - usually M&Ms (counted out so each person got exactly the same number. This is what you have to do with […]
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For the last several weeks we’ve tried something new - Dad makes dinner on Saturday nights!!! This is the best idea I’ve ever had. He gets to decide what we’re having and make it, so I don’t have to think about dinner one night a week. He helps with dinner most nights, […]
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DID YOU KNOW that breath holding spells are a symptom of anemia? I didn’t either!
When my son gets crying he often breathes out and then doesn’t breathe back in for several seconds. This is a common thing with babies and is called a breath holding spell. I told my doctor about it […]
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We are trying to wean our 13 month old son - I decided it was time when we discovered he hadn’t gained any weight between his 9 and 12 month checkups (this is normal for breastfed babies). We have encountered some challenges, so hopefully our experience will make weaning easier for you.
To those […]
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I have a few little baking tricks I use that greatly improve the overall taste and “nutrition” of baked goods.
First of all, I typically use less sugar than the recipe calls for. I will usually use 2/3 - ¾ of the total amount, mostly when making cookies but also with sweet breads like banana […]
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So this morning as I ate a yogurt for my second breakfast I was reminded of a little snack I would make for myself when I was pregnant. (I’m not pregnant now, but I still require a second breakfast.) For me the hardest food restriction was no cookie dough. I think I only […]
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Monday: Pita Pizza
Pizza sauce
1 qt. tomato sauce
1 T. oregano
1 t. salt
1 T. sugar
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 t. basil
1/4 t. pepper
Makes enough sauce for 1 pizza (jelly roll size)
Making pizza together is a great family fun activity - Let each member good his or her own mini pizza. This means less work for Mom […]
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My in-laws get their ice cream out of the carton with a butter knife. The first time I saw my husband do this, I didn’t get it. But I have since changed my mind because I don’t like the regular ice cream scoopers - they don’t get enough ice cream out with each […]
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