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alfredo sauce

delicious. although i didn't cook it as long as she said, didn't want it that thick.

philly cheesesteak grilled cheese

i liked it. you should try it.

chicken club quesadillas

also liked it. also you should try it.

brown sugar and garlic chicken

i served this with rice, and i loved it. steve was a little more wary because of the rice. but it was good.

beef and broccoli

serving with rice, which means i'll probably like it more than stevis. oh well!!

keep cooking!!

fooooooooood!

let's see.

i've tried nacho skillet casserole, crispy cheddar chicken and overnight blueberry french toast. (all of which are located in my email, so if you would like it just let me know!)

all were decently delicious and i would try again.

i also did crock pot cheesy ravioli.

i did not love this recipe, but it was good still.

i think it needed more cheese...

i went to the library and grabbed a few cookbooks from there.

i tried pollo frito from giada de laurentiis (i have no clue who she is but she's an italian cook).

it was delicious!!! so good in fact, i'm doing it again tonight.

we also did chicken chimichangas in green sauce from worldwide ward cookbook, secret recipe edition.

also, pretty delicious.

try them. you'll be glad you did!

the latest. not necessarily the greatest.

these are the latest recipes i've tried. and they have all been decent. didn't necessarily love them all but there were a few we'll try again.

french dip sandwiches

i thought they needed a little more flavor. but still good.

creamy mac and cheese

wish it were smoother. wasn't entirely impressed. 

probably will try it again when i can be home to stir it instead of leaving it on during church...

50 go to recipes

follow this link to find easy shepherd's pie (i thought it was pretty good, steve wanted his mom's)

and braided pizza loaf. delicious. try it.

they have some pretty good recipes on this website/blog and i have been getting most of my recipes from them.

bloomin onion

i couldn't quite get my onion to bloom, but i bet if you can, it would be AWESOME!

i'll try harder next time. also comes with a recipe for the dipping sauce. pretty good.

french onion soup

i failed.

french toast roll-ups

we used strawberries and raspberries and then dipped them into syrup. delicious. totally going to try it again.

bbq ribs

really, really good. i would make them a lot more if i could afford it. physically and financially.

we went camping near donut falls this past weekend with some of my siblings. then we hiked/climbed the falls the next morning. SO FUN! i'd love to go back again sometime.

this little man was super tired after the 4th of july. we gave him a tattoo mustache and i didn't have the heart to scrub it off. so he got to rock it for a few more days!

try some.

here are the latest and greatest. 

coming to you from...drum roll please...pinterest!

we tried cheeseburger casserole.

and cinnamon french toast bake

also john wayne casserole

as well as baked fried chicken

i did white chicken chili (from my awesome brother Cris!!!) for the first time. making it. i've eaten it before. but steve hadn't so it was a good first for him.

we have also tried/are trying a couple recipes off of this blog:

easy shepherd's pie, the special sauce for the burger and braided pizza loaf.

all of these recipes are pretty delicious, although i do suggest cutting some of them down for smaller families. let's just say we've been eating a lot of leftovers...

the latest yums.

spaghetti pie.

(in my email collection of recipes)

it was okay. next time, not using a whole pound of spaghetti. takes away from the rest of the flavor.

i also made my own fajita seasoning because i forgot to buy some. 

it was good enough. i just googled it and found a recipe that way.

blt and avocado pasta salad.

this was all right. if i do it again, it will have to be as a side dish.

i know. i made it a main dish. don't judge. i like salads as a main dish. it was steve who said otherwise.

chicken bacon ranch pizza rolls

okay, chicken didn't really make sense to me once i got down to it. so i didn't do it.

but other than that, pretty good. however, i do suggest using cubed cheese, it'll probably taste better and be easier to put together. i just couldn't find reasonably priced block mozzarella when i went to the store so i had to substitute.

cheeseburger casserole

really good. especially if you add ketchup and mustard and stuff when you're eating it.

2 problems with this recipe: they left out an ingredient; and they didn't tell you what to do after the meat was cooked. so i winged it after that. either way, it's edible enough to enjoy.  :)

i also did find a recipe called frito bandito salad but it turned out to be like the taco salad we used to have growing up. so i don't really count that as a new recipe.

food is good

well my most recent new recipes are as follows:

mexican pizza.(for recipe, let me know, it's in my email)

this is really good. basically just a different way of doing a taco/burrito.

and still every bit delicious!

chicken parmesan

not too bad. although, i do think the spinach made it taste not as good as it could have.

next time, no spinach.

bbq chicken pizza. (recipe is also in my email)

this recipe was a little disappointing. it tasted better (to me) when i put the red onions on raw instead of baking them with the rest of the pizza. and i did a pizza blend of cheese instead of mozzarella. 

but steve really liked it.  so i'll probably try it again sometime.

our little man is learning to pull himself up. i thought this was pretty cute, the way he's hanging on to the table!

our landlord got his girls a power wheels. so they let paizlee (the girl i babysit) drive it. and took adrik for a spin around the driveway. he loved it!

we got to go to thanksgiving point's farm country. where adrik got to ride a pony, wagon and tractor! great fun!!

mother's day!

meeting his cousin raegan for the first time! (lyman side). she'll be the only cousin on that side that is about his age. she's 7 months younger. 

uncle don took adrik for a ride in a unimog. loved it!

i went in to check on adrik one morning and he had disappeared! so i took this video to show where i found him after a moment of panic!!

more recipes.

i'm a little slow in getting these up. clearly.

so in no particular order these are the most recent recipes i've tried.

reese's freezer pie

pretty good. really rich. but worth it.

old fashioned lemonade

from the 'anne of green gables' cookbook. it's REALLY good lemonade.

planning on trying it with limes...

cordon bleu

not a huge fan of cordon bleu but this was really yummy and delicious. do it. you won't regret it.

pizza casserole

SO DELICOUS! probably my favorite recipe so far. so GOOD. cannot emphasize this enough.

breakfast casserole

i love breakfast food. it makes me happy. this was fairly decent. not the greatest, but still delicious.

buffalo chicken ring

this was okay. i wasn't thrilled with how it turned out. but in the moment, i liked it.

cowboy lasagna

i've gotten some pretty good reviews on this one (steve, mark lyman, and tanner). not as good when you reheat it, but definitely one i'll do again. surprisingly delish.