Today is the last day! Can you tell I've scheduled posts? :)
I should be somewhere between Cheyenne, WY and Provo, UT right about... now.
Tonight at midnight I close the giveaway so if you haven't gotten the chance to post your brilliant ideas for my food blog name go here and do it... now? :)
6.29.2011
6.28.2011
Utah Fun
I have just begun my trip out to Utah and I already have fun summer plans out there.
"Well, what are your fun plans in Utah?" - you might ask.
We are going to Stadium of Fire, for one. Sam says I need to go to the Freedom Festival events too - so that's a weekend of events.
I am hoping to have a car by then and maybe I'll get to travel down to Vegas for the 4th of July.
Tickets were purchased this morning for the midnight showing of Harry Potter - Part 2 on July 14th, and plans are being made to buy our season passes for BYU Football and Basketball.
It sounds like I'll have quite the social life - lets cross our fingers for a job too!
"Well, what are your fun plans in Utah?" - you might ask.
We are going to Stadium of Fire, for one. Sam says I need to go to the Freedom Festival events too - so that's a weekend of events.
I am hoping to have a car by then and maybe I'll get to travel down to Vegas for the 4th of July.
Tickets were purchased this morning for the midnight showing of Harry Potter - Part 2 on July 14th, and plans are being made to buy our season passes for BYU Football and Basketball.
It sounds like I'll have quite the social life - lets cross our fingers for a job too!
6.26.2011
Music Monday - COVER The Edge of Glory
I'm getting geared up for a summer of fun (wait until tomorrow's post to find out more) and in preparation for the epic music scene that is the Utah Valley I youtube'd some Provo acts.
Now here is where I say that I don't particularly love Lady Gaga. I like Glee's cover of Poker Face and I love this cover of Edge of Glory by The Whits. This girl has some lungs. Whoa.
So, enjoy, look up more of their stuff on youtube, or take a cross country trip to Utah.
Oh, wait, that's what I'm doing. Scratch that.
:)
Now here is where I say that I don't particularly love Lady Gaga. I like Glee's cover of Poker Face and I love this cover of Edge of Glory by The Whits. This girl has some lungs. Whoa.
So, enjoy, look up more of their stuff on youtube, or take a cross country trip to Utah.
Oh, wait, that's what I'm doing. Scratch that.
:)
6.23.2011
Dear Blogger Friends, re: Giveaway
This post has gotten the most views of any post I have ever written.
Ever. In the history of this blog.
More than my On the Soap Box - Single LDS Women post, which had a lot, and has a lot of great comments.
What I am asking is pretty, pretty please will you leave a comment here with some random idea of what I could name my food blog and if I pick your idea I will give you ...something.
Maybe the word something is not enticing enough of a giveaway? Sorry. I'm working on packing and moving my life across country :( I love you all, really, and promise it will be something good. I make headbands and fabric flower hair clips so in all honesty, it will probably be one of those (or maybe two).
I am extending the giveaway until 12:00pm on June 29th, 2011 - So when I get in to good ol' Provo I will have something to do other than unpack. :)
Ever. In the history of this blog.
More than my On the Soap Box - Single LDS Women post, which had a lot, and has a lot of great comments.
What I am asking is pretty, pretty please will you leave a comment here with some random idea of what I could name my food blog and if I pick your idea I will give you ...something.
Maybe the word something is not enticing enough of a giveaway? Sorry. I'm working on packing and moving my life across country :( I love you all, really, and promise it will be something good. I make headbands and fabric flower hair clips so in all honesty, it will probably be one of those (or maybe two).
I am extending the giveaway until 12:00pm on June 29th, 2011 - So when I get in to good ol' Provo I will have something to do other than unpack. :)
And now for your entertainment, and because it is his birthday, and he doesn't read the blog... maybe... Happy Birthday Scott.
6.20.2011
Music Monday - Party Rock Anthem
Does this song make everyone else feel like dancing too? Or is it just me. This is probably the most appropriate song for this Music Monday because I am home, still unpacked, and I need to do that so for inspiration on this hum-drum Monday I give you Party Rock Anthem :)
6.18.2011
Giveaway & New Blog
Okay ladies & gents - After much thought I have decided to start a cooking blog.
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a passion for cooking. It's something that started for me long ago - before I could really cook on my own. I knew when mom was using that mixer thing that we would get to lick the yummy stuff off of the metal things (catchin' my drift? I loved when mom made cakes!) and I loved to help my grandma open cans and watch her cook because I knew afterward I was going to get a de-lish dinner.
When I was 12 my Mom went to Nursing School and got her RN. It was something that required long hours outside of the home keeping her in class, and at work. It was then that I, being the only daughter and the only one who picked up on cooking of any kind, began to make dinners. I only knew how to make a few meals and understood that most things I could just use a box to make. Velveeta Mac N Cheese and Shake N Bake saved my bum a few times when I just didn't know what to do.
I learned quickly how to use Bisquick to make pancakes, and make spaghetti. Next was making hamburgers, learning how to properly cook chicken (which took a really long time), making moms special pork tenderloin and roasted veggies.
Then I got into it. These last four years I have been cooking up a storm. I don't really like following recipes exactly, but more as a reference and then tailor them to how I or whoever is eating it will like it. I now make pancakes from scratch, homemade salsa, cacciatore from my own recipe, lemon curd and scones, and more.
I love to cook. I think of it as I think of life, It's an adventure.
So here is where you come in. You know me (at least some of you), you know my history with cooking, and you know of my intent to start a cooking blog sharing recipes I've come up with or recipes I have tried and loved so this is your part - I am looking for ideas for a blog name. Check out the previous post for photos of things I have made - I kind of love food photos, if you can't tell.
I have one that I kind of love but I don't want to limit myself. So I am asking for your help - What could I name my blog?
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a passion for cooking. It's something that started for me long ago - before I could really cook on my own. I knew when mom was using that mixer thing that we would get to lick the yummy stuff off of the metal things (catchin' my drift? I loved when mom made cakes!) and I loved to help my grandma open cans and watch her cook because I knew afterward I was going to get a de-lish dinner.
When I was 12 my Mom went to Nursing School and got her RN. It was something that required long hours outside of the home keeping her in class, and at work. It was then that I, being the only daughter and the only one who picked up on cooking of any kind, began to make dinners. I only knew how to make a few meals and understood that most things I could just use a box to make. Velveeta Mac N Cheese and Shake N Bake saved my bum a few times when I just didn't know what to do.
I learned quickly how to use Bisquick to make pancakes, and make spaghetti. Next was making hamburgers, learning how to properly cook chicken (which took a really long time), making moms special pork tenderloin and roasted veggies.
Then I got into it. These last four years I have been cooking up a storm. I don't really like following recipes exactly, but more as a reference and then tailor them to how I or whoever is eating it will like it. I now make pancakes from scratch, homemade salsa, cacciatore from my own recipe, lemon curd and scones, and more.
I love to cook. I think of it as I think of life, It's an adventure.
So here is where you come in. You know me (at least some of you), you know my history with cooking, and you know of my intent to start a cooking blog sharing recipes I've come up with or recipes I have tried and loved so this is your part - I am looking for ideas for a blog name. Check out the previous post for photos of things I have made - I kind of love food photos, if you can't tell.
I have one that I kind of love but I don't want to limit myself. So I am asking for your help - What could I name my blog?
Enter: Giveaway
To the person whose cooking blog name I choose I will give you a handmade ...something. I do promise it will be a sweet gift, and very worth the time you spend thinking up blog names.
Rules
You may enter up to 3 different blog name ideas but please check them on blogger first to make sure they are not already taken (it'd be crazy lame if I found a really good one and it was taken already, aka no I will not name my blog Pioneer Woman haha)
**If I get to 40 comments on this blog then I will use a random number generator and do a 2nd giveaway
**If I get to 40 comments on this blog then I will use a random number generator and do a 2nd giveaway
Contest will close Wednesday June 29th, 2011
In the wise words of my advisor, and professor, Todd Brotherson -
"Good Luck, Good Skill"
((Hey you, feel like you don't know me well enough? Check out the About Me section and if you have questions, ask them!))
Food Photos
This is to give you an idea of things I have cooked and would share recipes for over on my food blog.
All photos are my own.
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| Curry Chicken & Broccoli |
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| Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake |
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| Easy Empanadas |
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| Love Pie |
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| White Chicken Chili |
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| Pulled Pork |
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| Creme Brulee |
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| Bruschetta |
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| Monkey Bread |
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| Turkey & Spinach Manicotti |
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| Italian Chicken & Veggies - Quick Fix Meal! |
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| My favorite whipped cream |
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| Would turn it if I knew how! But these are the only two chefs I let cook with me :) |
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| Grandma's Meatball Recipe, Spaghetti & Garlic Rolls |
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| Chicken Cacciatore |
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| How to make 68cent blueberry muffin mix taste... way better |
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| Easy Stir Fry |
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| Pizza! |
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| Flautas |
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