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Niki’s Beans & Dawgs

Niki’s Beans & Dawgs

Here's a throwback recipe to the early days of our first ever food blog.  Back when there were 14 of us, cooking and posting like crazy. Niki Lewis shared this recipe--one of her family's favorites--and it received around 30K views! Wait, hot dogs and...

Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

Over a year ago, I tore this recipe out of my September 2018 issue of Better Homes & Gardens Magazine.  I do that a lot.  Just tear recipes and good ideas or cool food photography out of magazines the FIRST time I go through them.  I am so far...

Overnight Soaked Oats

Overnight Soaked Oats

No this is not the oats, fruit, and stuff in the Mason jar thing.  Although I do love those!  This is a way to make old fashioned oatmeal (my favorite) but without the long boil and simmer.  Thankfully, soaking them overnight eliminates most of the work...

January Favorite Things

January Favorite Things

  Amazing Dish Cloths My daughter first introduced me to these little wonders a few weeks ago.  They are awesome! The best cloths for washing dishes because they fit perfectly in your hand--they come in a square and you can cut them in half, if you want.  The...

Lemon Apricot Cake

Lemon Apricot Cake

This recipe is derived from a cake recipe that I got from my sister-in-law.  She got it from my mother-in-law who used to bake this cake which is so moist and delicious. I thought it would be perfect timing when I baked this yesterday.  I could take it to a...

Jezebel Sauce

Jezebel Sauce

This was a very popular post from our Mormon Mavens blog, especially during the holiday season and into the New Year.  Anna served it as part of her Christmas Eve meal appetizer offering this year.  Just can't tell you how good this is so you will have to...

Fudgy Bonbons with Candy Cane Sprinkles

Fudgy Bonbons with Candy Cane Sprinkles

Did you know that today is National Candy Cane Day?  Yeah, me neither. I found out when I was thinking of something to post for today and looked up a list of holidays.  I took one of my favorite candy recipes and added a little peppermint sparkle for a...

Book Bites: Everyday Flatbread

Book Bites: Everyday Flatbread

I recently read this Linda Eyre book entitled Grandmothering: The Secrets to Making A Difference While Having the Time of Your Life. Such a great book and totally appropriate to this time in my life. Here are a couple of quotes from her book that were particularly...

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup

I have been on a quest for the ultimate Mushroom Soup recipe ever since I tasted the soup at Pop Ellis' Soda Shoppe in Abingdon, Virginia. If you have ever been there and tried their soup and have any ideas for duplicating that, please let me know! In the meantime......