Last week, some friends invited us over for an “appetizer party.” I thought it was a good idea and would be fun to see all the different things people would bring. As the party approached I became more and more concerned about what I was going to make because I never make appetizers–when I cook, I’m usually making dinner, or some dessert but not appetizers because appetizers just aren’t filling enough.

I spent some time searching around. I was considering making some chicken wings, shrimp cocktail, chicken quesadillas, or a few other things… but I always like making new recipes and I hadn’t quite found that perfect something. So, on the day of the party, I was frantically searching for something tasty to make, and I found it. It was a fruit salsa and cinnamon chips! Its pretty quick and doesn’t take much work to make. The recipe is here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Annies-Fruit-Salsa-and-Cinnamon-Chips/Detail.aspx

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I was browsing some other cooking blogs, and found this recipe. The pictures looked so good! I bookmarked it with the intention of making it later in the fall. Well, that later was last week. They didn’t just look good, they tasted very good. Here are mine:

Recipe below…

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I’ve seen the New York Times Chocolate Chip recipe on several other blogs, and the general consensus was that they are quite a good cookie. So I gave them a try. Here’s a PDF of the recipe: LINK

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With a close family member in the hospital, and school in full swing, there’s just no time to write this up right now, but I made “Brown Sugar Cookies” today. Recipe: Link

They taste pretty good, sort of a new flavor for cookies. They have sort of a caramel flavor, and they’re rich in sugar and vanilla flavors. As you can see from the pictures, they baked beautifully.

Good luck if you try these!

Here in Utah, its time for ripe peaches. Since peaches are so good, I thought that it probably wouldn’t be too hard to make something good out of peaches. I looked through all my cookbooks, and spent a while searching online before deciding on a recipe. The recipe I chose was “Peaches and Cream Tart” from the pink Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. It was delicious!

What is a tart? I didn’t know the formal definition either, but according to Wikipedia: it’s a type of pie, with an open top. From other tarts I’ve seen, I would say they’re usually made with fruit and are usually thinner than a pie too. Here’s a pic to illustrate:

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I’ve been making No-Bake Cookies since I was a kid. I think this was the first recipe that I learned how to make. By the 3rd or 4th grade, I had it memorized. I still have it mostly memorized but I refer to the recipe to make sure that I get it right.

For some reason, nobody can seem to make them the same as me. My mom has tried and failed (and she even taught me how to cook them!), and my wife has tried and failed as well! So, I will TRY to impart my wisdom so that you can make yourself a treat.

There seem to be a lot of variation on No-Bake Cookies: some people add coconut, peanut butter, and whatever else — but I just like mine plain. Its a simple recipe, using only six ingredients, and its from an old Riverton, Utah ward cookbook.

Read on for the recipe…

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