Meyer life and times

Cali knows how to party!

2009-10-27T10:56:00.000-07:00

This was the hightlight of the trip for the boys! They would have stayed all day and all night!

This is Huntington Beach, probably our favorite beach in California, we just drove by, we were on our way to visit friends, but we did get to play at the beach in Carlsbad.

My daughters attended elementary school here at Mark Keppel in Glendale, we lived right behind the school. The middle school is right next to it and the high school is right across the street. I'm glad it isn't like this here.

Don't they look tasty? You better believe it!

Just a few highlights from our quick trip down to california. Had to stop at Martino's bakery to get some delicious tea cakes. A friend and I used to go almost everyday and get our diet coke and a tea cake!

2009-10-05T19:13:00.000-07:00

Fall and Family

2009-10-05T19:07:00.001-07:00

We love to go up the canyon in the fall with the kids. We found this fun rock to pose on with the kids and grandkids! It's becoming a tradition, except this year we were missing Chris and Linsey and Matt, maybe next year guys. It's our last big outing before the cold hits!

28th Anniversary

2009-05-02T06:39:00.000-07:00

I am the luckiest girl in town. Been married to my "Flipper" for 28 years!!! Wow we are getting old, speaking of that it's also my birthday! What a great birthday present! He is a wonderful husband, Father and Grandpa!! Love ya Babe! Happy Anniversary

2009-05-02T06:38:00.000-07:00

It's hard to see, but it is chock full of shoes

Park City

2009-05-02T06:34:00.001-07:00

We went overnight to Park City on Spring Break, nice getaway. Has anyone ever noticed the "SHOE TREE" ? These trees are filled with shoes and some ski boots, HILARIOUS!

Park City

2009-05-02T06:32:00.000-07:00

I just love this picture of Chase, he looks so relaxed! He is growing up too fast!

My Sister Annette came to town

2009-05-02T06:26:00.001-07:00

My sister loves the babies! We all love having her come in town

She lives in California and visits once or twice a year. I miss being able to hang out with her like I did when we lived in California. Love ya Sis!

Living Planet Aquarium

2009-05-02T06:14:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to the aquarium for spring break, what else can you do in Utah when the weather won't cooperate?

spring break and easter

2009-05-02T06:04:00.001-07:00

Easter was fun, we had our annual easter egg hunt at my sister's house in Lake Shore. We had a weenie roast and colored eggs and ate yummy treats! The older kids even had a good time, but now the grandkids are at the age where they enjoy it the most.

RS-CUISINE CLUB: february cuisine club

2009-02-27T00:01:00.000-08:00

RS-CUISINE CLUB: february cuisine club

RS-CUISINE CLUB: CROCKPOT COMFORT FOOD

2009-02-04T16:37:00.000-08:00

RS-CUISINE CLUB: CROCKPOT COMFORT FOOD

2009-02-03T17:34:00.000-08:00

The funnest car and pretty quick too, I love it! If you ever need a thrill call me up and I'll take you for a ride. You can't be afraid of the G's though. This isn't your typical 4wheelin jeep, more like a race car!! It's a Jeep SRT8. Red rock crystal pearl is the color and sometimes it looks maroon and sometimes it looks more orange ( I don't like that so much.) We wanted gunmetal or black but didn 't want to wait 6 months.

We went out a few weeks ago when it was foggy down by the lake and took some really awesome pictures. Amanda and I love to take pictures of scenery and the kids just go along for the ride. Thought this was a nice picture. The frost was so cool on the limbs of the trees.

I think this was an old corn stalk, the frost was incredible.

I Miss Him!

2009-02-01T08:00:00.001-08:00

I am missing my Flipper! He is in St. George competing in the polynesian golf tournament. I wish I would have been able to go with him. He is going to Hawaii at the end of February WITHOUT me. BOOOO! I will miss him then too. He has all the FUN! I love him so much!

Cooking Club

2009-01-18T21:02:00.000-08:00

Black & Blueberry Cobbler Triple Fudge Surprise

OH MY GOSH, Such yummy food ladies!!! If you aren't coming to our club then you are definitely missing out!! Pam is working on posting the recipes, be patient, she's a little frustrated! We had some most excellent dishes! We had chicken enchiladas and meatloaf and a mexican style pork and french onion soup and minestrone and lots of desserts, like triple chocolate surprise and pumpkin pie pudding and lemon pudding cake and black and blue cobbler and peach cobbler. We definitely have the best cooks in our ward! We are blessed and I think you should come and enjoy the fruits of their labors!!!! If not I don't know what to tell ya :(
Next time we are combining with another ward and it will be held at the church. Please come and meet new friends and get new ideas, we would love to have all of you there!!!

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas YUM-O

2009-01-12T15:24:00.000-08:00

I came across this recipe and I don't remember where I found it, but we tried it and it is so easy and delicious that I just had to share!
CHEESY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
1 lb. boneless chicken cut up into 1/2" pieces
1 pkg. taco or chicken taco seasoning mix
Cook chicken with seasoning and water, that is called for on the pkg. in a hot skillet. You can also use beef or sausage.
1 jar of favorite salsa
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 8 oz can corn, drained
2 cups shredded mexican style cheese
1 can 15 oz. mild enchilada sauce
8 large flour tortillas
2 Tbsp sliced black olives
2 Tbsp sliced green onions (optional)
Prepare chicken, cool about 10 minutes, stir in salsa, beans, corn and 1 cup cheese.
In bottom of 13X9 pan spread 1/4 cup enchilada sauce, soften tortillas, as directed on pkg. Place 2/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up and place seam side down in pan.
Repeat with rest of tortillas and pour remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas; sprinkle remainder of cheese over and sprinkle with olives and onions. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
Next time I want to add some rice to these ;)

2009-01-12T15:21:00.000-08:00

This is Maxton, my grandson who is so so smiley!!! Isn't he so cute? We think so, he will be 5 months on the 19th.

Las Vegas

2009-01-07T17:42:00.000-08:00

Cactus Garden at Ethel M's in Las Vegas

New Year's Day we went to Vegas for a few days. It was nice to get away from the cold!! We mostly shopped while the guys golfed. I got thrown in the pool in my towel, because my son in law is crazy!! I think Linsey and Colton and Chase all got thrown in at some point! It was a lot of fun though.

2008-12-03T08:36:00.001-08:00

"Twofer" Pie (English version)Single Crust Sweet Tart Dough
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
¼ tsp salt
9 tablespoon very cold unsalted butter cut into small cubes
1 large egg yolkPumpkin filling
1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
⅔ cup heavy cream
½ cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 tsp. dark rum
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground ginger
¼ tsp. saltPecan filling
½ cup light or dark corn syrup
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 ½ cups pecan halves or piecesFor the sweet tart dough crustPut the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse a couple of times to combine (or mix flour, sugar and salt in bowl if you will be using a pastry cutter).Scatter the pieces of butter over the dry ingredients and pulse until the butter is coarsely cut in (or use a pastry cutter to get the same results). You should have some pieces the size of oatmeal fakes and others the size of peas.Stir the yolk, just to break it up, and add it a little at a time, pulsing (or mixing with a fork) after each addition.When the egg is in, process in long pulses- about 10 seconds each- until the dough, which will look granular soon after the egg is added, forms clumps and curds. Just before you reach this stage, the sound of the machine working the dough will change- heads up.Turn the dough out onto a work surface and, very lightly and sparingly, knead the dough just to incorporate dry ingredients that might have escaped mixing.To press the dough into the pan: butter a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Press the dough evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the pan, using all but one little piece of dough, which you should save in the refrigerator to patch any cracks after the crust is baked. Don’t be too heavy handed- press the crust in so that the edges of the pieces cling to one another, but not so hard that the crust loses its crumbly texture.Freeze the crust for at least 30 minutes, preferable longer, before baking.Center a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.Butter the shiny side of aluminum foil and fit the foil, buttered side down, against the crust. (since you froze it, you can bake it without weights).Put the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake the crust for 25 minutes.Carefully remove the foil. If the crust has puffed, carefully press it down with the back of a spoon. For partially baked crust, patch the crust if necessary, then transfer the crust to a cooling rack.For the pumpkin fillingPulse all ingredients together in a food processor (or blender). Leave filling in bowl.For the pecan fillingIn a bowl, whisk together all ingredients except pecans until smooth.Preheat oven to 450°.To assembleGive the pumpkin filling one last quick pulse, then remove bowl, rap it on counter to debubble batter, and pour filling into crust.Top pumpkin filling evenly with pecans, then pour over pecan filling. Poke down any pecans that float to the top and aren't covered with filling.Bake pie for 10 minutes.Reduce oven temperature to 300° and bake for another 35–40 minutes, or until it is evenly puffed and a slender knife inserted into the center comes out clean (total baking time, 45 to 50 minutes).Transfer pie to a cooling rack and let it stand until it is just warm or until it reaches room temperature.Source: Baking, From My Home to Yours – Dorie Greenspan - adaptation

RS-CUISINE CLUB

2008-11-25T16:19:00.000-08:00

So you all need to go and check out the blog that Pam posted for our Relief Society cooking/dining club, we changed the name so the blog is...... http://www.rs-cuisineclub.blogspot.com/ Pam worked hard to get this up, ENJOY!!

2008-11-24T05:42:00.000-08:00

Chocolate Chip Amish Puff Cookies
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp cream of tartar1/4 tsp salt1/2 c softened unsalted butter1/2 c light brown sugar1/4 c white sugar1 large egg1 c chocolate chips1/4 c sugar4 tsp ground cinnamon
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars on medium speed for several minutes until light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix until combined. Add the flour mixture, and mix on low speed just until combined. Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Combine cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line several cookies sheets with parchment paper. Roll tablespoon-sized balls of dough in the cinnamon sugar and place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown. Cool cookie sheets on wire racks.
Source: Adapted from A Field Guide to Cookies by Anita Chu as seen on Erin Cooks
http://delishfood.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/my-new-fave-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Sunday Ride

2008-11-18T19:22:00.000-08:00

Hair

2008-11-18T19:21:00.001-08:00

This was before my haircut!

Animals!

2008-11-18T19:11:00.001-08:00

Sugar

Shadow

Zeus (weiner man)

Cinnadoodles

2008-11-16T07:08:00.000-08:00

CinnadoodlesAdapted from Martha Stewart's Cookies2 3/4 cups all purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened1 1/2 cups sugar2 large eggsAbout a half a bag of cinnamon chips3 tablespoons sugar3 teaspoons ground cinnamon1. Preheat oven to 350F. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Put butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Add in cinnamon chips.2. Stir together cinnamon and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl. Shape dough into round balls; roll in cinnamon sugar. Space 3 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or a Silpat.3. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Don't overbake. Let cool on cookie sheet for a minute or two, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Cooking Club recipes

2008-11-15T10:55:00.001-08:00

Almond Pine Cones
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup mayonnaise
5 crisply cooked bacon slices, crumbled
1 Tbsp chopped green onion
1/2 tsp dill weed
1/8 tsp pepper
Combine softened cream cheese and mayonnaise
Mix well. Cover, chill overnight, form mixture
into 2 pine cone shapes on serving platter.
Beginning with narrow end, press slivered
almonds at an slight angle into cheese in rows
until all cheese is covered. Garnish with real
or artificial pine sprigs. Serve with crackers

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
1 bag frozen shrimp
Boil shrimp in water with onion
wedges, a little cilantro and garlic and
celery if desired. Boil till cooked, cool and
peel shrimp. Marinate shrimp in fresh lemon
juice.
2-4 onions, cut up fine
8-10 roma tomatoes, chopped
2-4 chopped, peeled cucumbers
4 avocadoes
finely chopped cilantro, amount desired
Mix vegetables together in large bowl and add
1 jar seafood cocktail sauce
1 large bottle Clamato juice
Salt
Add marinated shrimp to mixture and serve in
a cocktail glass with lemon wedges and saltine
crackers

Herb Butter Spread
soften 2 cubes of butter
add herbs and spices
I used Garlic and Herb
salt free blend (Frontier brand)
which has sesame seed, black pepper
garlic, green onion, lemon peel, citric acid
2 shakes of season salt

loaves of Voltrumpia bread or any cocktail
bread or artisan bread

You can use whatever herbs you like
Chervil, tarragon, rosemary, basil, chives
parsley, thyme etc.

Fines Herb Butter
1-1/2 teaspoon parsley
3/4 teaspoon tarragon
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon chives

Cooking Club

2008-11-13T11:01:00.001-08:00

Well last night we had our cooking club again. The theme was appetizers. We had some super yummy food and we are thankful to everyone that participates. I hope people realize too that they don't have to bring food, they can just come and enjoy and bring their favorite recipe if they want to. I wish we could get a bigger turnout, we have a lot of fun!! So my contribution was a Mexican Shrimp Cocktail and Voltrumpia bread with herb butter and a cheeseball shaped like a pinecone with almonds poked in so it looks like the cone with crackers. Pictures and recipes are coming soon!

Scary Doctor

2008-11-08T18:18:00.000-08:00

Colton broke a bone in his arm and when it was time to take it off the Dr. thought this was appropriate for the season! Actually he showed it to us first and I said "put it on, I need a picture!"

Fall walk

2008-11-08T18:12:00.000-08:00

Amanda and the kids and I and Zeus went for a walk on the provo river trail, it was so gorgeous!

They found some leaves to play in

We thought it might be fun to put the dog in the tree, he didn't mind too much!

Cooper's hair

2008-11-08T18:10:00.000-08:00

Cooper is so handsome, look at his hair, it went curly, I think he was hot and sweaty, looks cute this way!

Scary Halloween

2008-11-08T17:55:00.000-08:00

Kissy, kissy!

Linsey is Rarrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

Manda, Max, Madison and Ashley at the Halloween party!!!!
Max-a-tony-the-tiger!!

The OLD FOLKS!!!!

Brett & Jelena, so cute!

This is my son-in-law, Hillary aka Matt, this costume was a little freaky!

Halloween was silly!

Relatives

2008-10-30T08:40:00.000-07:00

This is Flip's Mom and Dad more recently with his Aunt and Uncle. His parents are on the right. This photo was taken in South Africa where his Aunt lives and where his parents were serving a mission, for the second time.

ancestry

2008-10-30T08:25:00.000-07:00

I thought this would be cool to put up! This is Flip's Mom's family. Her name is Rae and she is the one standing, she had one brother Roy who was 9 or ten years younger than her. She is the only survivor.

Apple Chip Cake

2008-10-28T19:37:00.000-07:00

This autumn dessert is
another one of our cooking club dishes

This dessert may look strange, but it is so delicious!

Apple Chip Cake

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
Mix well and add:
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg, well beaten
2 cups coarsely grated apple (granny smith)
Mix well and beat in:
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Top with:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup butter
Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and soda. add vanilla, egg and apple and mix well. For topping cream butter and sugar, then add flour, mix well, will be like cookie dough, crumble over top of cake that has been poured into greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping.

Cooking Club Recipes

2008-10-28T19:21:00.000-07:00

Last month we had our ward cooking/dining club. We had lots of yummy food. We gave out recipes for a few things, but the one that I didn't include everyone requested, so here it is ladies!
Peachy Cream Dessert
2 cups graham crackers or
vanilla wafers (my pref), crushed
2 Tbsp sugar
1 cube butter
Mix together and press crust ingredients into 13X9 inch glass dish.
Mix together:
2 cups whipping cream, whipped
1/2 cup sugar
8 oz softened cream cheese
mix cream cheese and sugar together until very well blended, then fold in whipped cream. fresh whipped cream is what makes this dessert, don't skimp if you can help it.
Spread this mixture on top of crust.
In blender puree peeled, fresh peaches to equal 1 cup (very important to use fresh peaches)
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 Tbsp cornstarch
Cook this mixture until it is thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool, add some freshly sliced peaches to the sauce, put sauce on top of cream cheese layer. Optional: You can just lay the fresh sliced peaches on top if desired. Refrigerate until served.
YUM,YUMMY!

Madison

2008-10-07T13:47:00.000-07:00

Maxton

2008-10-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

Cooper

2008-10-07T13:36:00.000-07:00

Kambree

2008-10-07T13:15:00.000-07:00

I am so thrilled to be a grandma, I cannot tell you how much fun it is! Kambree is the oldest, she is 5 and just started kindergarten this year. She loves school and she is a smart kid! She is fun to hang out with, I have her for 3 hours a day after school and we play games and go shopping and color (her favorite activity). She has a little brother named Cooper who is the sweetest little boy, he is a HAPPY baby for sure! He has a supercute smile. At the moment he is almost 10 months old.

Madison is my second grandchild and she will turn 4 in December. She is a lot of fun too! She is definitely a little more on the moody side, but she is a lot of fun when she is in a good mood! She loves to dress up like all of the princesses and she loves to play with barbies and her whole room is practically all pink! She also has a little brother who was born in August his name is Maxton and he is such a cutie pie!