Honeymoon Monte Cristo

So we have envisioned this blog as being both a place to share some of our favorite meals and recipes, but we also want it to be a place where we can dispel the myth that cooking is hard and needs to take hours of preparation and skill to create something delicious and satisfying. A good example of this is our next recipe, Honeymoon Monte Cristo.When Laura and I first got married, we stayed at the Anniversary Inn the night we got married. In the...

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Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Here is one that I have to give credit to our friend Matt and Rebekah. They shared this super easy and quick appetizer recipe with us a while back and it's always been a big hit. We made these for the Super Bowl and they went fast!Sweet and Sour MeatballsA bunch of meatballs. (we like the ones from Costco but homemade ones are the best too)3/4 cup chili sauce3/4 cup red current jellyIn a sauce pan, heat up the chili sauce and the current jelly until...

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Ranch Sliders

When I was in Ohio/Kentucky on my mission I was introduced to the wonder that is White Castle and it's little hamburgers nicknamed such names as "sliders", "belly bombers", and "gut rockets". These little hamburgers were kinda good but I have always thought that I could do better, so for the Super Bowl this year, we decided to create our own version of "Sliders." they turned our really moist and delicious, and they didn't "slide" like the White Castle...

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