Peach Cobbler

When Trevor and I went to visit his brother, Derek, and his family, in Houston this summer, they made this delicious peach cobbler. They served it with Bell Blue Homemade Vanilla ice cream, which made it ten times better. I got the recipe from Heather, his wife, off of Facebook(thank you Heather). I made it last night to take to the in-laws while we watched the BYU game. It turned out great! We didn't have ice cream, but we did have whipped cream, which was still really good. It's really easy to make and usually have everything to make it. Don't forget to serve it warm!
                                                         Peach Cobbler
          3/4 cup flour
           Less than 1/8 teaspoon salt
           2 teaspoons baking powder
           1 3/4 cups sugar                                           

           3/4 cup milk


           1/2 cup butter


           3 cups sliced fresh peaches

         
     Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. Mix with 1 1/2 cups sugar. Slowly stir in milk. Melt butter in 8-by-8-by-2-inch pan (a larger pan makes a thinner crust). Pour batter over butter; do not stir. Lay peaches on batter. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar or less. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Serves 6.

Roasted Squash Soup

I found a recipe for Roasted Squash Soup in one of my Rachel Ray magazines, and since we had some squash from our garden that I had no idea what to do with, I decided to give it a try. It turned out great. Trevor loved it! He wants me to make more and freeze it. One of the ingredients is cinnamon and it makes the soup amazing! We dunked our grilled ham and cheese in it and that was even better. Trevor is not a dunker so I know that he must have really like it. So if you have extra squash you don't know what to do with, make this!
      ROASTED SQUASH SOUP
2 onions quartered
1lb squash, cubed
1/2-1 tsp. crushed red peppers (optional)
1/4 cup EVOO
salt and pepper
1 qt. chicken broth
2 tbs. brown sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 heavy cream
On a baking sheet, toss onions, squash, crushed red peppers, EVOO, salt and pepper; roast at 450 for 20 minutes. Warm broth in a saucepan over medium heat; add veggies, brown sugar, and cinnamon; puree. Stir in cream. This makes 6 cups.
*I added some garlic powder and a tad bit more cream.

Trevor's 30th Birthday/Park City

August 27 was Trevor's 30th birthday. We were going to Park City, Utah Thursday-Saturday so I wouldn't have time to make a cake. So I decided to make a homemade chocolate cake with chocolate cheesecake frosting and celebrate on Wednesday night. The cake was very good except that I should have added more cocoa powder to the actual cake. He loved it so that's all that matters :) I got him a remote controlled helicopter. He loves it! He has been wanting one for a long time now. Him and his dad, who also has one, had a landing competition. Of course, Trevor won.
Park City wasn't as fun as we hoped it would be, but we still had a good time. We both love that place a lot. If you ever go there go to the restaurant Squatters. It is SO good. They have the best artichoke cheese dip. We haven't had a lot of there items, but everything looks amazing and everything that we have had is delicious.

Primary Experience

Today at church, I got asked to teach one of the junior primary classes because the teachers hadn't shown up. I was a little nervous since I didn't even know what I was going to teach about. But it turned out to be a great spiritual experience for me and the kids. We learned about the betrayal, arrest, and trial of Christ. None of the kids had heard about it, so they listened intently. They started asking about baptisms for the dead, if Christ and God were married, why satan wasn't ugly with horns (made me laugh that they thought this), it was a lesson lead by the Spirit. Then, in singing time, I had a great personal experience. I have been teaching the Sunbeams and 3 year olds for awhile now and I can't handle it sometimes. It really bothered me since I want to be an Elementary teacher, but I kept thinking,"How can I be a teacher when I can't handle teaching kids?" But today when teaching those older kids (8-10), it was a wonderful time. We had so much fun joking while learning. I realized that I was making the right choice by going into teaching for 4-6 graders. It was a great blessing that I am very grateful for. I am glad that my Savior listens and answers the pleadings in my heart and prayers.

Yummy Brownies

Trevor and I were going over to his parent's house for dinner and I wanted to make some brownies. I got this recipe off of my favorite food website, Food.com, and they are always super yummy! Here is the recipe so you can impress your in-laws (or anybody else :) ).
             
Best Brownies in the World
1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

Melt butter and mix with the cocoa until the cocoa has dissolved.

Then mix everything else together in the same bowl.

Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes, but it could be more or less depending on your oven.

Don't over bake! They will turn out dry.

 *For a 9x13 pan, double the recipe.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/whatever-floats-your-boat-brownies-32204#ixzz1VcJkH400

My First Post!

This is my very first post on my very first blog. So exciting! I can't wait to really get this thing going!