Just the two of us

I love the look on Dave's face



Awww....What a cute couple




I justed wanted everyone to know how much I love my husband. I am the luckiest girl to have such an awesome man. I love you, David!

Lakeview Manor Branch Recipe Group

I am setting everything up to make the recipe books.





I started a recipe group in Lakeview Manor Branch and this was the first time getting together. We made recipe books and ate a lot of yummy food. It was a huge success.

Fondue April 2008

Its good to have started with a really creamy cheese fondue














We are all so full waiting for the chocolate fondue to begin after cooking a ton in our traditional oil fondue dinner



Salem is full after dinner as well

Desserts

Turtle Pretzels

Tiny Twist Pretzels
Rolo Candy Unwrapped
Pecan Halves

Lay whole pretzels on parchment paper and place one Rolo on top of pretzel.
Bake 5 minutes in 350 degree oven. Remove form oven and press a pecan half down into the melted Rolo. Let cool.
Store between layers of parchment paper.
Make plenty....they disappear quickly!


Striped Delight (our favorite!)

Prep: 20 min Total: 4 hours 40 min.

35 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
6 Tbsp (3/4 stick) butter, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp cold milk
1 tub (12 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
3 1/4 Cups cold milk
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) Jell-o Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

Place cookies in food processor; cover. Process to form fine crumbs. Transfer to medium bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9 dish. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in separate bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of the whipped topping. Spread over crust.

Pour 3 1/4 cups milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Spoon evenly over cream cheese layer. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding layer.

Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

Makes 24 serving, 1 square each

How-to: make slicing easy. Place dessert in freezer about 1 hour before cutting into squares to serve.

Recipes

Parmesan Chicken:

2 C. crushed Ritz crackers
3 T. grated Parmesan cheese
2 tsp. garlic salt
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 C. plain yogurt
1/4 C. butter, melted

Combine cracker crumbs,cheese, and garlic salt. Dip each piece of chicken in yogurt to coat and then in crumb mixture. Put in greased 9x13 in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter. Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes.


Chicken Salad Filling:

4 C. cooked chicken, shredded
1 C. celery, finely minced
1/3 C. yellow onion, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. mayo
pepper to taste

Combine all ingred. and stir until well blended.


Raspberry Honey Butter:

1 pound butter, unsalted
8 ounces honey
8 ounces raspberry preserves
1 tsp. vanilla

whip butter until light and fluffy. Add honey, raspberry preserves and vanilla. Continue to whip until mixed.

Christmas in Utah, 2007