Fish

Fish is so easy!  You can just throw it in a steamer for about 10-15 minutes until flaky.  Or bake at 350 until flaky.
Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, and olive oil.  You could also sprinkle garlic & cayenne on top.

Tonight we are sitting around the table eating fish.  We are after the kids for fighting, spilling, yelling, and complaining.  Mealtime is usually fun and great, but it is sometimes it is ridiculous. I'm grateful for Elder Bernard's talk about how consistency it's important even if these family times aren't always ideal. They eventually blend together to form a beautiful family culture.

Spinach Pecan Salad

6-8 cups spinach

2 cups red cabbage, sliced very thin

1 cup candied pecans, recipe below

3 T. blue cheese crumbles

2 cups apples, chopped

2 cups raisins

Balsamic vinegar

Again, this recipe is a guideline. Enjoy!

Candied Pecans

1/4 c. brown sugar

2 T. butter

1 cup pecans

Melt together until turns to soft goo. Cool. When it is cool it will harden. Yum!

Jaremy and I enjoyed this salad at the restaurant "Elements." We were on an overnight date on my birthday. I was seven months pregnant with Adelynn. We had spent the day hiking 14 miles to a mountain ridge. It was an amazing day together!!! I'm so grateful I could spend the day doing what I love with my best friend and eternal companion. Heavenly Father has blessed our marriage so much!!!

P.S. Tank doesn't like blue cheese! Leave it off his salad!

Spinach Yogurt Salad

6-8 cups spinach

2 cups strawberry yogurt

2 cups grapes

2 cups strawberries, sliced

2 T. poppy seeds

These amounts are general guidelines. Mix and enjoy! To decrease sugar use plain yogurt flavored with pureed strawberries, stevia, and vanilla.

Guacamole

Guacamole

1 onion

2 tomatoes

12 avocados

2/3 c. sour cream

juice from 1 lime

salt and pepper

garlic salt

Peel,pit, and mash avocados. Chop onion and tomatoes as fine as possible. Mix all ingredients.

Serve with tortilla chips, on salad, or with any Mexican dish.

This is Aunt Rachel's recipe. Yummy!!! Family parties are so much fun! The Butler family loves to get together for taco night. Treasure the times your families can get together. Before you know it everyone has moved away or is too busy with their own families. I'm so glad Heavenly Father has given us a chance to have family parties and get-togethers.

German Pancakes

German Pancakes

6 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup flour

1/2 t. salt

2 T. butter, melted in baking pan

Place the eggs, milk, flour, and salt in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. Do this extra long if you are using wheat flour. Melt the butter in a cake pan. Pour the batter into the cake pan. Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes. Serve with yogurt, syrup, fresh fruit, or sausage links.

The first time I had this was in Denver at my Aunt Lorie and Uncle Mitch's house. We always had such good times with them. They were a great influence on me and reinforced my parents teachings. They loved the Lord and their family tremendously. And they loved adventure and fun! I'm so grateful Heavenly Father let me rub shoulders with them in my childhood.

Corn Bread

3/4 c. corn meal or corn flour

1 1/2 c. milk

Mix and let sit for 1-4 hours. Or if you are in a hurry skip this step. You guessed it; I have never done this step.

1 egg

1/4 c. butter (or oil works too)

1 c. flour (wheat flour is better)

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 t. salt

1/3 c. sugar

Mix. Pour batter into greased baking pan about the size of a pie pan. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. Serve with syrup, butter, honey butter, or chili. You can also make chili cobbler by filling a cake pan 2/3 full with chili then spooning cornbread batter over the top. Then bake it until cornbread is done and chili is hot.

Yummy Stuff Salad

Yummy Stuff Salad

1 large box of orange Jell-O made with 2 cups water

1 large box of cooked lemon pudding

1 small box of instant lemon pudding made with 1 cup milk

Combine first 2 ingredients. Chill until firm.

Combine instant lemon pudding with small Cool Whip.

Cover firm base with Cool Whip/lemon topping.

Decorate with mandarin oranges on top.

Sister Price brought over this delicious salad/dessert as part of a huge meal after Moroni was born. It fed us for a week! We have always been blessed to live near the dearest people. I'm so grateful for wonderful neighbors. Heavenly Father's hand is felt through theirs.

Chocolate Cookie Winner

Chocolate Cookie Winner

2 c. flour

3/4 c. cocoa

1/2 t. salt

1 t. baking soda

Sift.

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

2 c. sugar

2 t. vanilla

Cream.

Blend ingredients. Chill dough 1 hour. Roll into balls Dip in sugar. Bake 8 minutes at 350.

Jessica and Benjamin made these tonight for a Young Men/Young Women cookie cook-off. They put caramels in the middle of the balls of cookie dough. Then they melted marshmallows on top of the cookies for the last minute of baking. Next they dipped the marshmallow top of the cookie into melted semi-sweet chocolate. Last they drizzled swirls of white chocolate on top of that. They looked great and won 2nd place. It was so fun to see them baking together and coming up with new ideas together. Heavenly Father has blessed us to with great kids that are super genius cooks. I just love watching them have a great time together.