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Pledge of Allegiance FHE

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This family home evening lesson teaches the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and what it means. Also includes a chart to learn the pledge in sign language. If you don’t have a scribd account click here to download from 4share. For some reason the lessons are printing really big, cutting some of the images […]

Star-Spangled Banner FHE

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The next four weeks I will be posting family home evening lessons that teach about the US Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, Patriotism, and the Preamble to the US Constitution. It is a nice way to lead up to the Independence Day celebrations you will have will your family while at the same time teaching them […]

Quesadillas

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Quesadillas are a quick go to meal at our house. It’s easy to vary the filling depending on what you have on hand. We broil ours in the oven for a crunchy tortilla. Pictured here is a chicken and black bean filling. Quesadillas (basic) 6 flour tortillas2 cups shredded cheese, monterey jack, cheddar, or pepper […]

Strawberry Torte

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Last month for Relief Society we had a progressive “Dinner Around the World.” We had an appetizer from Ecuador, a main dish from England, and this Strawberry Torte from Germany. I was asked to make the torte. The recipe is actually fairly simple but does require time. It tastes heavenly!!!! I changed the instructions of […]

Mexican Grilled Corn

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My dad first made this for us several years ago while he was visiting, I think when Cookie was born. It is a recipe we look forward to making every summer. It is SO GOOD!!! Make sure to have plenty of ripe, sweet corn on hand to grill as everyone will come looking for seconds. […]

Brown-Eyed Susans Cookies

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We made these cookies a couple of weeks ago at our Kentucky Derby party. It was easy and fun for the girls to shape the cookies themselves. These would make a nice treat for someone who is feeling blue! Brown-Eyed Susans 1 batch sugar cookie dough. We use this recipe.3 TBSP. cocoa powder (dutch process)1/4 […]

Navajo Fry Bread

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Pueblo Fry Bread, Indian Fry Bread….this goes by many names but we call it Navajo Fry Bread because we got the recipe from our good friends the Blackwaters. He is Navajo (grew up living in a hogan and everything!). She’s half Paiute, half Shoshone. We loved eating at their house because of the wonderful fry […]

Teaching Kids to Cook Part II

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This is the second in a series of posts about cooking with children. Read the first post here. Meal Planning We all want our families to eat healthy. This can be hard when we have picky eaters that only like noodles, bread, and shredded wheat cereal. Not very well rounded, right? Teaching my children to […]

BBQ Chicken Pizza

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One of the easiest,cheapest things to make is pizza. My girls LOVE to cook pizza. Every once in a while I can talk one of them in to trying a new pizza recipe to break us out of the rut of cheese, pepperoni, or Hawaiian. This BBQ Chicken Pizza was an instant hit. It fast […]

Savory Sausage Rice

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This is definitely one of our favorite main dishes. To make it a little bit healthier definitely leave out the butter and try using brown rice. Savory Sausage Rice 2 lbs. bulk pork sausage (Jimmy Dean is the best)2 1/2 cups chopped celery1 cup finely chopped green pepper3/4 cup chopped onion2 (2 1/8 oz.) pkgs. […]