Sunday, Feb 05, 2012
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Category: Vegetarian

Taking the guess work out of dinner.




I was at a party a few months ago and was asked this question in a get-to-know you game:  “How does dinner come together daily in your home?”  I laughed because as much as I love to cook, my routine was not exciting or impressive.  Every night around 5pm  my routine was to look in the freezer, pull something out, defrost it,add fresh ingredients and serve it with a few side dishes in about 15 minutes.  It was the same every night and has worked great for us.  But when our home was hit by lightening and our oven was fried 8 weeks ago, I was unable to bake, and we had to switch things up a little.   I decided we would plan a weekly menu and repeat it weekly using recipes I could make on the stove top. 


Spicy Summer Salsa

Summer is here and at my house we’ve been enjoying  a lot of fresh salsa.  This salsa recipe is adapted from my Sister-in-law Sues’ Super Salsa.  Say that five times fast!  This salsa is a great addition to so many meals.  


March Madness: New recipe to help cheer on the BYU Cougars!

My daughter Lyndi and I were on Fox 13 news this morning demoing how to make Jammer 3-Point Poppers in honor of Jimmer Fredette!  Oh we hope BYU wins tonight!


Easy Raspberry Jam

Raspberry  jam is like a dessert at our house and I want to show you how easy it is to make.   It really is as simple as making instant pudding!  Freezer jam can be made from fresh or frozen berries, so stock up when berries are on sale or freeze your extra fruit.   I have switched to use Ball Pectin instead of MCP Pectin.  Ball Pectin only takes 3 minutes to stir, 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 30 minutes to sit on your counter and you are DONE.   Now that is easy!

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Chewy Granola Bars, Pesto Sandwiches and Peanut Butter Wraps

My youngest is starting 1st grade and will be taking a school lunch with her every day to school.  She is an extreme introvert so I know by lunch time she will be exhausted and ready to come home.  I’m hoping school lunch will be like a giant hug from me to keep her going for a few more hours at school.  Any ideas you have to offer would be much appreciated.