Karen's Recipes... And Now Anne's Recipes Too!

We're just two sisters who love to cook, living on opposite ends of the world from each other. A simple way to connect as we try to make this basic part of life easier for each other... and for you. ENJOY!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Just for Garhett...

We love to have our friend Garhett over for dinner because he always gushes over the food :o) Although, I must say that he favors Jeremy...

Lion House Chocolate Sheet Cake

I know, it's really Texas Sheet Cake, but we got the recipe from The Lion House Cookbook, so we have to call it what they call it :o) Th...

Molten Lava Cakes

Jeremy has become famous for these ones in the last few months... They're "easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy", as Ethan would say, and ...

Monday, February 1, 2010

Hi folks!

Sorry it's been a while since I posted... Food really hasn't been on my brain lately--waaaay too much over the holidays :o) But I ha...

Cafe Rio Salad

Doesn't this just make you drool??? I've been playing around with different recipes, trying to re-create my favorite meal in the who...

Cafe Rio Black Beans

A very simplified recipe, but it works! Cafe Rio Black Beans 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 can black beans,...

Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken

This is the easiest of the three meats to make, IMO... Cafe Rio Shredded Chicken 5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast 1 small bottle zes...

Cafe Rio Shredded Pork

We made this over the holidays, and it was absolutely AMAZING! Cafe Rio Shredded Pork 2 pounds pork (I used pork shoulder butt) 3 cans Coke ...

Cafe Rio Shredded Beef

I have to preface this with the fact that I didn't make this recipe... but it came from a highly reputable source :o) If anyone wants to...

Cafe Rio Pico de Gallo

Pretty easy, but makes a big difference... Cafe Rio Pico de Gallo 4 fresh tomatoes, chopped 1/2 white onion, chopped 1/4 bunch cilantro, cho...

Cafe Rio Creamy Tomatillo Dressing, Take 2

I posted a recipe for this dressing a while ago, but I think this new one is better. It tastes more like the real thing, in my opinion. It...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thanksgiving

I always look forward to November! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, for many reasons that I won't go into right now... but o...

Toll House Pie

Our friends brought this to Thanksgiving dinner last year, and it was so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent fixture on our ...

Pumpkin Cheesecake

This is one of my very favorites at Thanksgiving... FlyLady's Pumpkin Cheesecake 1 1/4 C gingersnap cookie crumbs (crush about 20 cookie...

Sopapilla Cheesecake

One of Jeremy's favorite co-workers brought this in last month--his wife had made it and set some aside for us :o) Thanks, Stacy! We lov...

Italian Wedding Soup

I made this for a little lunch I hosted yesterday... It's really easy and REALLY good :o) You can never go wrong with the Barefoot Conte...

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Brooke's Banana Bread

Our senior year, my friend Brooke compiled a book of recipes from women in the ward for her Laurel project. She gave one to each of us who w...

Donuts

For the last 2 years, I've been working hard to teach my Mia Maids (14/15-year old girls I work with at church) the value and importance...

Easy Lemon Cake

I was trying to think of something to make for a get-together at my house recently, and my mom said, "You should make Grandma's lem...

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Homemade Oreo Cookies

Just a quick one tonight... We made these on Halloween and they were so yummy and so easy! You can change the color of the frosting to match...

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