Old Fashioned Pasta Salad

I love to eat all kinds of salads in the summer.  Pulling and eating veggies and fruit out of the garden is something I look forward to every year. Anything heavy in this hot weather just doesn’t appeal to me.  Here’s an oldie, but goodie, recipe from my grandmother.  It’s a great standby recipe that I use for most family gatherings and is a huge hit.

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4th Of July Food Ideas 2

Here are some dinner and dessert ideas for Independence Day.  Be sure to see our first post which includes breakfast, lunch, and a snack idea and post number 3, our pie post.

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4th Of July Food Ideas 1

I’ve been busy preparing some of our favorite recipes to show you that we are going to have for the holiday.  When I have company over for the 4th of July I want food that is easy to put together, but filling and fun.  With parades, activities, family time, and fire works it’s the only way to go.  Here’s my menu and recipes for the upcoming 4th of July.

Be sure to stop over and see 4th of July Recipes 2 and 4th of July Recipes 3.

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Utah, Mormon, Pioneer Scones

www.polkadotpoplars.comLately I’ve had a hankering for one of my favorite things, the Utah Scone (Also known as the Mormon scone and the Pioneer Scone.).  Now, if you’re not from Utah or know someone from Utah you probably have no idea what I’m talking about.  It’s not a baked biscuit type scone you would find in other places in the world, it’s a fried, totally delightful, sweet dough that puffs when you fry it. Kind of like a filled doughnut. There is usually a hollow center that a lot of people fill with butter, honey, syrups, honey butter, jams, etc.  Tonight I decided to make some to add with a layered salad for dinner.  Here’s the recipe: [Read more…]