Tried and True Favorite Recipes

I love to cook - especially ethnic dishes, and from scratch/my pantry. I love foods that combine surprising tastes and textures, and my interests are fairly eclectic. I'm excited to have a site to direct people to when they ask for my recipes!

Recipe Index

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Strawberry Pie

1 prepared graham cracker crust ( recipe ) Wash and pat dry three pints of strawberries Slice them on a paper towel (to absorb juices) Place...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Banana Bread - Award winning

This recipe recently won the Class Reserve Champion award at our county fair. I received this recipe from a missionary who was working in ...

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Pretzel Salad-Dessert

This recipe comes from my sister-in-law. It is a great make ahead treat, and truly, I can't figure out if it is a salad (per the title...

Poppyseed Chicken

While the following recipe is definitely not the healthiest, this is one of my kid's favorite requested dishes. I found it in another SA...

Monday, July 6, 2009

Frosted Pecans

Frosted Pecans These are simple, addictive (you've been warned), add a sweet crunch to any salad, and they make great gifts (and peo...

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Northwestern Salad with Frosted Pecans

One of my friends used to make this salad - I think it is my all time favorite. I love the simplicity, the twists of flavor, and especial...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Strawberries and Cream Cake / Strawberry Shortcake

My husband's favorite dessert is Strawberry Shortcake. While we prefer to use angel food cake, most of the time this is a last minute, ...

Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies

This was our family's favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie growing up. While I can't validate the veracity, we were always told that this...

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Michelle Obama's Apple Cobbler

I found this recipe on the internet and my family and guests really enjoyed it. While not a huge fan of prepared pie crust, you easily ma...

Monday, June 8, 2009

Thin Mint Cookies

Yes - these are just like the girl scout cookies. While the recipe book I found these in (an SAA compilation) called them Slim Mints, they ...

How to quickly peel, cut, and cube a watermelon

Many years ago my husband and I were working on an activities committee for our church and we were in charge of the annual fourth of July ...

Lauren's Tres Leches Cake - Guatemalan

While Lauren thought that her recipe might be very similar to Cristina's, the Guatemalan version definitely has some differences. Here ...

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Tres Leches Cake

I spent this morning at my friend Cristina's house learning to make a Mexican tres leches cake. Another friend, Lauren is also lending ...

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Fast n' Easy Pizza Crust and Homemade Pizza

Since some of my best recipes are here, I came looking for my pizza dough recipe. I was astonished that I haven't included it yet. This...

Marilyn's Rhubarb Coffee Cake

One of my husband's co-workers has been bringing this into the office for the past couple of years. My husband surprised me by asking f...

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Perfect Fluffy Frosting

I found this recipe while searching for fluffy frosting recipes at Our Best Bites . I wanted the HUGE whirled cupcakes to take to my daught...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Vickie's Carrot Cake

A friend dropped this cake by for my birthday. I loved it and wanted to share her recipe. 1 c. oil (or substitute 1/2 applesauce) 1 ½ c. s...

Monday, May 25, 2009

Peach Dump Cake

Well, I've decided to share two different recipes under this heading. I've made this recipe several times using the butter. Howeve...

Perfect Potato Salad

While potato salads seems to be required for a barbecue, not every potato salad is created equally. I finally realized that the trick to gr...

Friday, April 24, 2009

Hershey's 'Perfectly Chocolate' Chocolate Cake

If I were naming this recipe, it would be called "Thursday Cake" since I craved chocolate cake on Thursdays during one of my pr...

Chicken or steak fajitas

This is a simple, quick entree. 1 T. olive oil 2-3 c. thinly sliced chicken or steak 1 1/2 c. thinly sliced bell peppers 1 1/2 c. thinly sli...

French Apple Pie - Award winning

This recipe recently won the Class Champion prize at our county fair Many years ago, a missionary who was living in our area asked me to get...

Rhubarb Pie

One of my favorite things about summer was watching the rhubarb get ripe as I anticipated the pies. Here's the recipe (with a few modifi...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Favorite Pie Crust

5 c. flour 1 t. baking powder 1 t. white vinegar 1 egg 1 t. salt 2 1/2 c. Crisco (vegetable shortening)(not butter flavored) 1 c. water Mix ...

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Sarali's Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes

Several years ago, we had a class at church based on cooking with wheat. This recipe was one of the highlights of the class which my family ...

Hot Thai Soup

After serving this for a New Year's Eve party, one of my students shared this recipe with me. I love its simplicity, while my family lo...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Magic Brownie Mix

I was at my friend Tina's house a couple of years ago and she decided to make brownies. It took her all of 2 minutes to make and 25 min...

Nauvoo Bread

We recently visited several historical sites in Nauvoo Illinois. While there, we learned how the early Mormon settlers there cooked (among ...

Wheat Berry cereal / mush

I grew up eating this dish for breakfast during the winter months. One of the great aspects regarding this recipe is that it is very versati...

Cracked Wheat Cereal or Mush

As a child, we knew winter was coming because my dad would start with the wheat mush. We groaned and moaned and knew that we'd be irreg...

Friday, April 3, 2009

Frank's Fluffy Cheesecake

My husband doesn't generally like cheesecake because it is usually so rich and heavy. However, when our friend made this for us, my hus...

Snickers Bars

I found this recipe in a Taste of Home cook book. While slightly time intensive, I have never seen a dessert disappear so quickly! Layer ...

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Chicken Bow-tie Pasta Salad

I attended a conference where this salad was served. I couldn't wait to get back in line for seconds. I was amazed at how quickly it d...

Caramel Corn

It took me a long time to find the right recipe for a caramel corn that I liked. I don't like it when it is too hard that it is like ca...

Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

I learned this recipe from one of my best friends growing up. It works fantastically as a fruit dip for appetizers or for a buffet style me...

English Trifle

I found this recipe in the Cook's Kitchen Bible by Norma MacMillan. I love the elegant look and taste of this dessert. We traditionall...

Choco Flan

While this can be made with any flavor of cake mix I first had it with chocolate. After first tasting this 11 years ago, I asked my friend J...

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