chocolate Melt-in-Your-Mouth Buttermilk Chocolate Cookies Tried these last night for a closing today – and must say – they are super yummy!  Baked up nice and fluffy with a great chocolate flavor! 2 cups all purpose flour1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1/2 cup butter3/4 cup cocoa powder2 cups sugar1 tsp vanilla extract2/3 cup buttermilk2 cups chocolate chipsPreheat the oven to […]
bars Raspberry Oatmeal Bars INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8 inch square pan, and line with greased foil. 2. Combine […]
breads Fresh Banana Pancakes Servings:4 Ingredients 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/4 cups whole milk 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 ripe bananas, sliced Directions:  In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together all your dry ingredients In a separate bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients until the egg is broken up. […]
chocolate Disneyland’s White Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Tried these for another client dinner tonight – absolutely wonderful!2 1/2 C flour1/4 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp cream of tartar1/2 C butter, room temperature1/2 C granulated sugar1/2 C brown sugar1 egg + 1 egg yolk1/4 tsp salt1 tsp vanilla extract1/4 tsp almond extractRaspberry Jam (I used about 4 TBSP)3/4 cup white chocolate chips3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate […]
cake Coconut Milk Cake 1 white cake prepared 1 13 oz can coconut milk 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 bag of shredded coconut butter Whipped Topping fruit toppings Instructions: 1.  Prepare your white cake 2.  While it is baking, mix the 2 milks together and set aside 3.  When the cake comes out of the oven, pierce it […]
On A Personal Note Attitude Really IS Everything! “Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”  ~Anthony J. D’Angelo, The College Blue Book When I was 14 my dad announced that we would be moving to Japan….WHAT?!  Where the heck WAS that anyway?  My father worked for GE and moved up quickly in the company, which translated into lots […]
bars Mississippi Mud Brownies 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans 1 (4-oz.) unsweetened chocolate baking bar, chopped 3/4 cup butter 2 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour  3 cups miniature marshmallows Chocolate Frosting (see recipe below) Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. 2. Microwave […]
chicken Three Cheese Pasta Bake 1 (16-ounce) package ziti 2 (10-ounce) containers refrigerated Alfredo sauce 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream  1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese 2 large eggs, lightly beaten  1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese Prepare ziti according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Stir together Alfredo sauce and sour cream; toss with ziti until evenly […]
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family Our Beautiful Family So when the whole fam was together (which does not happen nearly enough!) we had family pics taken.  Below are some of the moments captured that day (in the order I took them off the disc).  Sure do love my beautiful family! Ashley and Briley Crew and Briley Son Brian and his family Brian and […]
carding Latest Card Projects On rare occasions I “work” like this!  I figure card-making “qualifies” as working since I use my cards for clients and agents alike.  I’ve been so slammed for the past 3 months I haven’t had time to breathe!  Nice to still be busy and be able to breathe at the same time.  Hope to keep […]
adopted Together Forever! So I am super bummed that things were so chaotic and we did not get any “family pics” while we were all at the temple.  Also, if the expression of my religious beliefs is not of interest to you – just look at pics and avoid the text…  It is NOT my intention to shove […]
dessert Homemade Burnt Almond Fudge Ice Cream Homemade Burnt Almond Fudge Ice Cream (A BIG WINNER!!) 6 eggs (room temperature)4 cups sugar2 – 2 1/2 T  vanilla extract1/2 tsp salt1 qt heavy whipping cream1 1/2 qts half and half5 squares BAKERS semi-sweet baking chocolate1 pkg UNCHOPPED UNSALTED almonds (for those of you who are lazy, like me, 1 6oz package sliced almonds) […]
friends BFFs Spent this afternoon in Park City with my BFF from the American School in Japan – Michele Ito. Still silly after all these years! Over twenty years have passed since we last saw each other at our 10 year HS reunion – over 30 years have flown by since we were in high school together […]
family More of My Beautiful Family So I took my brand-new camera and snapped a few photos while our photographer was busy snapping family pics.  LOVE my grand-kids and feel so grateful for each one of them!  Our photographer’s pics have not been received yet, but here is my lame attempt to get a few shots of my very favorite people […]
family Grand-kid Sleep-Over We have started a new “tradition” at our house – the grandma and papa slumber party.  We have 6 grand-kids now and rarely get them all together since 5 of the 6 live out of state, BUT when we do we have at least one night where they all come and spend the night together. […]
family My Fam I recently had my grand-kids – all 6 of them – together at my house!  It was a crazy, happy, noisy week and we loved having them visit!  These pics are taken at the park near our home and also in our back yard.  The kids are finally old enough to really enjoy being together […]
diet The Ever-Elusive “Perfection” I’ve been thinking a lot about perfection.  Is it possible to obtain perfection in this lifetime?  The scriptures talk about “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matt 5:48)  And yet, if we were perfect we would have no need of Christ and His atonement.  It is my […]
adopted “Judge Not” In December, after being “paralyzed” for four months (and not working) I knew something had to give.  Legal fees were mounting (we hit $45K in December) and I was feeling completely overwhelmed.  David and I had been debt-free (except for our home) for many years and the amount of debt we had accumulated over the […]
dessert Country Ice Cream This has got to be the most versatile ice cream recipe out there!  4 eggs2 1/2 cups sugar4 cups half and half4 cups whipping cream2 T vanillaOptional:  1 package frozen strawberries & 1 bananaCrushed Oreo cookiesCrushed Butterfinger bars (I usually use 6-8 regular size bars) OR any other type of candy bar1 package raspberries or […]
adopted Doubt Not, Fear Not Loving on my girl one more time Don’t love this one, but it shows me on the saddest day of my life – still can’t look at this and not  cry all over again! Sarah’s mom and I saying good-bye in the parking lot Sarah’s mom and brother Alex and I as the reality of […]