Caramel Puffed Corn

We are back! And we have a great recipe for everyone. This year, while crabbing in Oregon, my sister introduced us to this really good caramel popcorn type treat that is made with a type of popped corn called Cosmos that doesn't have the husk or unpopped corn. It was really good but we could only find it at the Oregon Coast. The other day, Laura and I were walking in the local grocery store and we found this huge bag of the same popped corn puffs that Cosmos is made out of. We decided to try our hand at making our own version of Caramel Popped...

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Amazing Homemade French Bread

Laura and I have a semi-obsession with bread. We seriously cannot get enough. We love to get french bread from the store and use it for so many meals. French toast, garlic bread, sub sandwiches, and when it's warm and fresh, it's good just eating as a snack with a little butter. In the past month we've noticed that the price of french bread has gone up almost 50%. That got me thinking about how hard it would be to make my own. So I looked around,...

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Really Good and Easy Pork Chops

The other night Laura decided to take a quick run with her friend Kim so I decided to be a really good husband and make her dinner. Our friends were moving so they gave us some pork chops so I decided to try out something I found and add my own ideas. These pork chops turned out great and they were so easy!Yummy and Easy Pork Chops2 cups Italian dressing1/2 cup soy sauce1 clove of garlic, minced2 or three onion ring slices4 or 5 pork chopsHeat a little oil in a large skillet at medium/high. Mix the Italian dressing, soy sauce, and minced garlic...

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Taco Salad...

For dinner club last week we wanted to make something Mexican but also healthy. So we decided to go with Taco Salads. We found a few recipes and tips from different sources and mixed their ideas together to make the concoction that was delicious. Probably the best parts were the taco seasoned chicken and the homemade tortilla bowls. Here's the recipe:Chicken Taco Salad4 Chicken breasts2 Cups Chicken broth1 Packet of taco seasoning1 Package of uncooked...

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Cincinnati Chili

In continuing with meals that are inspired from our missions, Laura and I decided to make one of my most favorite meals ever. Cincinnati Chili. This chili is not anything like what most people think of as chili. This chili is a Greek meat sauce made with cinnamon, allspice, chocolate, and chili sauce, that's placed over spaghetti and topped with either cheese, onions, kidney beans, or all three. It so good and we are so glad that everyone loved...

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Frittata

The other day we were watching Food Network (our daily food inspiration channel) and discovered a new breakfast dish called a Frittata. A frittata is basically like a fluffy omelet that you bake. We were intrigued and Laura remembered seeing a recipe on one of her favorite blogs a few months back. So we looked it up and finally made it today. And it was so good! Fluffier than scrambled eggs but still dense enough to fill you up. It's like a whole...

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Chocolate Almond Ice Cream

This past Christmas, Laura bought me an ice cream maker. We wanted to make our own healthy sorbets and ice creams, but then we found this recipe for a chocolate ice cream that we wanted to try. I wanted to spice it up since I think just vanilla or chocolate ice cream is boring, so I roasted some almonds and threw in some almond extract and Wow! It turned out amazing. I don't think we have bought ice cream since we made this recipe.Chocolate Almond...

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BBQ Pulled Pork

Today, Laura and I are making dinner and taking it to the other counselor in our bishopric and his wife. They got in a bad accident two weeks ago and his wife, who was 7 months pregnant, had to have an emergency C-section. Everything turned out great and their son is doing amazingly well! But she broke her sternum in the accident, so it's hard for her to do a lot of things still. So we are going to make them a special treat! A few months ago, Laura...

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Chicken Romano

A few weeks ago, we went to our favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory, with our friends Matt and Rebekah. I decided to try something new so I got the Chicken Romano, and I was speechless. It was so good!!! So we decided to try and make our own version of it last night. It's actually pretty easy to make, and although it wasn't as good as the Cheesecake Factory's version, it was still pretty dang good nonetheless. So here is the recipe:Chicken...

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White Chicken and Cilantro Chili

Last summer, we started a dinner club with two other couples in our ward. Once a week we all meet at someones place and share dinner with each other. We started this club thinking that it would only last a month or so, but we've all enjoyed it so much that we've faithfully been doing it week after week. I think we all actually look forward to it each week. Tonight, it was our turn and we decided to try a new recipe that we found, and of course we had to mix it up to make it our own. It turned out so good!! Probably one of my favorite recipes we...

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Amazing Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

The other day, I came home from classes and found that Laura made me these awesome valentine sugar cookies. They were so good that it was really hard limiting ourselves to just a few. They were so perfect, and we want to share them with everyone! But first we have to give credit where credit is due: this recipe was given to us from our good friend Kari-Lynn. It's funny how we know Kari-Lynn, She grew up and went to high school with me in Lake Stevens,...

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

Tonight, I decided to be adventurous and make Laura's favorite Chinese food - Sweet and Sour Chicken. I found a great recipe and tried it out fully expecting it to be underwhelming. It actually turned out really, really good! We both loved it, and I sure this will now go in our normal rotation of dinners. It's easy to make, but can take a long time. So here it is:Ingredients:2 1/4 cups flour2 tablespoons vegetable oil2 tablespoons cornstarch1/2...

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Banana Perfection

Here is an oldie but a goodie: We got this from one of the neighbors that came to Laura's parents 4th of July BBQ. We call it "Banana Perfection." It's basically a really good Banana pudding trifle. Here's the recipe:Ingredients:- 1 5.1oz of Instant Vanilla Pudding- 1 Pint of real whipping cream (or 1 container of Cool Whip)- 1 1/2 Cups of cold water- 1 Can of sweetened condensed milk- 3 Bananas- 1 Box of Vanilla wafers (like Nilla)Instructions:Mix...

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Penne Rustica

For the past few days, Laura and I have had a strong urging for some pasta. And not just any pasta, the best pasta on the planet! I've had an obsession with the Penne Rustica at Macaroni Grill for quiet a while and wanted to try and recreate it. However, all the recipes online were really complicated and very time consuming. But one day, my friend Matt showed me a recipe book that his family had in North Carolina and in it was a pretty easy looking...

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Mile High Apple Pie

We made this awesome pie for thanksgiving and it was so good that we couldn't stop eating it. (And I am not a fan of apple pies, so that goes to show how good this really is!)Recipe For The Mile High Apple Pie (Adapted From Paula Deen)For the Deep Dish Pie Crust:6 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups butter-flavored solid shortening (recommended: Crisco)1 tablespoon salt3/4 cup cold waterFor the Filling:18 apples, preferably Golden Delicious or Granny Smith,...

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Welcome to Our Recipe Blog!

Laura and I were thinking about how much we love to cook, and how so many of our friends have begged us to post our recipes online. So we have started this blog to share our love of cooking with everyone! So we will be posting all of our favorite recipes online so...

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