As most people know, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in the service of the United States of America. In the beginning, Memorial Day was actually called Decoration Day. With everyone being affected personally by family and friends lost in the Civil War, the people of the country had […]
Chicken and rice is something that my husband grew up eating all the time. When I first had it cooked by my mother-in-law, I remember thinking that it was so refreshing, way better than having a casserole, felt like my meal was fancy – then I found out this was a regular meal at their
Rice is something that is eaten on a daily basis where my husband comes from. My daughter is just like her grandpa – rice at every meal. She always loved rice, and as kids do, she would say the truth when I made rice at home. “Your rice is not as good as Abue’s”. Well
Fast forward a few years and I found myself attending what was once known as Ricks College (it is now BYU Idaho). I loved my time at Ricks, I have lots of great memories and met some pretty amazing people who I still keep in contact with after all these years. It was there that
This plate of food is one of my husband and mine all time favorites – EVER. They are a bit time consuming (about an hour) but 100% worth the effort. My husband would eat them weekly if I made them. This is the one plate that I always get comments like “Wow! Looks good!” and
These potatoes are nice and crisp on the outside and perfectly soft and moist on the inside. There are two secrets to getting the perfectly fried potato: 1. Cut up the potatoes into 1/4 inch sticks and rinse them off in a bowl until the water no longer looks starchy, until it is clear. You
One of my kids favorite treats from the local Mexican bakery {la panaderia} are these sugar cookies that have 3 bright colors. They are soft and yet kinda crumbly. At our local bakery they make them all sorts of bright colors, usually in the shape of a triangle, like the size of my hand! The
Ever heard of the city Lodi? Its about 40 minutes north of Modesto, California. There are some amazing vineyards and lots of people go skydiving out there. Both my husband and I served as missionaries there at different times. When we returned home and were reminiscing, both of us remembered the amazing tortas we ate
My little brother gave me a crock pot for Christmas a number of years ago. One day we were chatting on the phone and he asked me how I liked my crock pot, what recipes I had tried out. I told him I liked it but that I felt like my meat was not as
Its been a bit cold the last few days, when I suggested Locro for dinner the whole family was agreement. EVERYONE loves Locro at our house! This soup is traditional Ecuadorian potato soup. Depending on what part of Ecuador someone is from depends on how the soup is prepared, and you will find that some
