A local cafe in SLC serves a lamb sloppy joe (too tomatoey  and a shroomy joe which is too sweet,, IMO) so I combined the two dishes into one using ground beef. Ingredients Sloppy Joe’s 1 lb ground beef 2 tablespoons olive oil 8-ounce  sliced mushrooms (I used cremini) 1/2 cup yellow onions, diced 2
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I’ve waited all summer long for my tomatoes on the vine to ripen and by morning they’ll be frozen if I don’t pick the rest now. I’m using cherry tomatoes, but you can use any variety for this recipe.  Roasted Tomatoes and Goat Cheese w/Crusty Bread 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved (enough to fill but
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These are my favorite go-to muffins for brunch or a Sunday morning. Vanilla paste is an excellent option if you have it on hand.    1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup quick oats 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 whole ripe bananas, mashed 1/2 cup sugar 1/3
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These cookies are a FAVORITE and my husband begs me to make them, so his job is breaking up the pretzels. That’s about the extent of his cooking skill. The nutty smell of the butter browning is delightful and I love watching it bubble up. Did someone say browned butter bubble bath?  1 cup butter 2
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Here we go, my first food post on my website. By the power of my friend Dave H’s continual harassment aka pushing me and being my cheerleader, I bring to you one of my favorite cookie recipes.  After a blazing hot summer, cooler temps are settling in and the real estate market is cooling as
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