Author: Melanie

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The One that’s All Better

First of all, you should check out my latest addition to the recipe blog:  Southwest Chicken/Chili. I just got back from Cafe Classics –a great little coffee house/diner in “downtown” Monroe.  Not only was my peanut butter cup latte glorious, but the fellowship I had with an SAU friend, Amanda was even better!  I met her in […]

Letters to My Kids Uncategorized

The One with the Day

today I… …had an orange strawberry smoothie. …made homemade tortillas and they turned out wonderfully.  (That is going to be a great substitute for crackers and bread when I need a carb base for toppings of various kinds.) …fell in love with refried beans all over again (these were even fat free!). …fit all of […]

Letters to My Kids Uncategorized

The One with the Cakes

My apologies for my lack of postage (not the of stamp genre…) I guess I have been distracted with reading other intriguing blogs, facebooking, researching Celiac, orchestrating multiple events for youth group, baking cakes and other delicacies I can no longer eat (for more info click here), and spending lots of qt with my groom. […]

Cake Dessert

Basic Yellow Cake

aka: Basic Yellow Cake masquerading as a French Vanilla Cake. You may be wondering why in the world I gave this cake an “alternate” title. You see, I was commissioned to bake 3 separate three-layer cakes for an upcoming surprise party. Luckily the decorating was left to someone slightly more skilled than myself (ok…ALOT more […]

Cinnamon Quick Breads

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Tonight, I decided I should bake a sweet treat to be able to send in Kevin’s lunch for the week. He requested a sweet bread and I found this recipe from Mrs. Silvieus (once again) and it came out beautifully. Cream together: 1/4 C. softened margarine 1 C. sugar Add: 2 beaten eggs 1 C. […]

Potatoes Side Dish

Roasted Potato Wedges

We have this form of potato almost weekly.  It’s very simple and super tasty.  They’re really good as an accompaniment to burgers.   2 medium/large potatoes, washed and cut into wedges. (First cut the potato in half lengthwise.  Turn potatoes cut sides down, and cut each half lengthwise into 4 wedges.) Place wedges into a […]

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