Sweet and Sour Sweet Potatoes

This is one of my favorite meals. We call it "Sweet and Sour Chicken without the Chicken". The combinations of sweet potatoes, pineapple and the sweet almost tangy sauce is amazing and smells delicious. Even though it takes some time and it is not a last minute meal it is totally worth it to make. 

Gravy

This is our always and forever gravy recipe. We have used this recipe for years for Thanksgiving, Christmas, mash potatoes, biscuits and much more. It is also pretty easy and doesn't take to much time. My parents have me and my younger brother make it for dinners sometime and we don't blowup any thing so it shouldn't be to hard for you ;)

Easiest French Bread Ever

I am a HUGE fan of this french bread. In the cookbook we got this recipe from the caption is " This bread was quicker to make than to go to the bakery and buy." It is so true. I just make this 2 hours before dinner so it has time to rise and bake and I am done. It is really good with pasta or to just eat as is ;).

Best Lemon Garlic Alfredo

We love this pasta and eat it a lot! It has a super lemony taste. This one is harder and takes longer than the 20 Minute Vegan Alfredo.  We usually eat this for dinner  and then put the left overs in containers and eat for lunch. This comes from the website The Vegan 8

20 minute Vegan Alfredo

This is a super easy pasta. It only has 8 ingredients and only takes 20 minutes. This one is not as good as The Best Garlic Alfredo but it is still really good. This Alfredo needs a good blender (like a Blendtec). This recipe is from the website The Vegan 8

Black Bean Lentil Tacos

These are our go to taco recipe. We have these almost every Tuesday for Taco Tuesday. We all have a "crunch" where we all bite into them at the same time. The crisp sound of taco shells is like angels voices to my ears. We love experimenting with different toppings. We also like to use the left overs to make burritos for lunch. This recipe is from The Garden Grazer

Easy Peanut Noodles

We love this recipe so much. Not only does it give us kids a chance to practice our "amazing" chopstick skills but, it is so delicious and easy to make. This is a recipe that my mom gives me to make when she has to run errands and doesn't have time to make dinner. And the fact that I can make it without adult supervision and not ruin it is amazing in and of its self. So if you are looking for a go-to easy meal this is a perfect choice. This recipe is from Brand New Vegan

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Note from Mom: We received this ward cookbook as a wedding present from my dear friend, Jeannette Franklin, who was my supervisor in Freshman Academy at BYU. We've tried and loved many of the recipes in here (including our family's favorite Molasses Ginger cookies that we give away to friends and neighbors at Christmas time) but no recipe in this book has been made more than this spaghetti sauce recipe. It's not as easy as opening a jar bought from the store, but almost as easy. And it tastes SO much better! We love it! Also good over bread. 

The Best Ever Whole Wheat Bread

This bread is legendary! Seriously! People have loved and begged for this bread recipe where ever we bring it. I even remember one of my friends in 2nd grade telling me that this is the best bread she has every had. We make it every Saturday to meet our sandwich and toast needs throughout the week. My dad has changed this recipe several times to get it just right. We really hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we have.

Cinnamon Rolls

These Cinnamon Rolls from Mels Kitchen Cafe are AMAZING!!!! We love having them for every occasion. I had them for my birthday day breakfast the last 2 years. These Cinnamon Rolls are also a conference tradition! We love to have these for breakfast the Sunday of Conference weekend. 

Yogurt Parfait

We really like yogurt parfait for a quick, easy, and healthy breakfast. Some side options for this recipe is eggs and (of course) toast (because we can't live a day without eating at least 5 pieces of toast). 

Fast Sunday Salad

    

The reason why we call this Fast Sunday Salad is because we seem to always have it for dinner after we break our fast. I think the reason my parents started this tradition is because they probably thought " How can we get our kids to like Salad? Oh lets just give it to them after fasting and then they will love it." My mom says it's because she wanted us to eat something light after a day of fasting. But whatever the reason, it is seriously really good. Over the years we have mixed and matched toppings and dressing and have made it our own. 

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

These are one of our family's favorite muffins. We like to have them with Chef Salad on Fast Sunday. We usually make double or triple of this recipe to have with yogurt for lunches or smoothies for breakfast. These muffins can really be used for every thing! And they are a "no fail" recipe because we have used this recipe for more than 15 years!