Jon

So I know this is kind of random, but I'm really grateful for Jon. I'm sometimes sad that we're not all lovey-dovey like some couples but more like best friends... I mean... I call him a hoe-bag for the fun of it...

When I'm around annoying people I'm like 10 times more grateful for him. We feel all confused with what to do with ourselves when the other isn't around...

We bicker like crazy, but it's fun. It's like play fighting... sometimes its real but we seem to get over that pretty easy... as soon as one of us (usually Jon) realizes he's totally trippin'. Its weird thought because my family thinks we're serious and they're always trying to solve the problem for us... like if Jon drinks all my water, like he always does... they try to get us a second glass so we wont fight... I'm like... we're just being goof-balls... its fun... they never seem to get it... probably never will...

I think our relationship is the best thing ever. I'm so glad I get to spend the rest of my life, and all eternity with my best friend.

Latest Video

Hey everyone,

So here's our latest video. Hope you like. I am really happy with it and from what I've been told, so is Jon. It's for Tyrant Collection, an online jewelry company... cute stuff by the way... and AmyLynn Studios... the gal can take some great photos. Anyhow, hope you like.

General Conference Weekend in a Nutshell

One of our favorite times of year... General Conference weekend. Sitting around the house for two days, being both lazy and edified all at the same time. Fantastic! We made this really yummy Rustic Italian Flatbread and it lasted two days. Saturday night we made individual pizzas and bread sticks and then today we had a ranch chicken pizza for lunch. We took some pictures of course, and here's the recipe as well. Its a combo of Rustic Italian Flatbread (a recipe I found on the Sunday Supper website), Sundell Chicken Ranch Pizza, and the pizza we use to make back-in-the-day.

Dough - Herbed Flatbread

(Makes 16)

* 1 cup warm water (about 110 degrees)

* 1 teaspoon active dry yeast (from one 1/4-ounce envelope)

* 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface and hands

* 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for bowl

* Coarse salt

* 1 teaspoon sugar

* 1 large egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash

* Sea salt, for sprinkling

* 1/4 cup fresh rosemary or thyme (or a combination)

Directions

1. Place water in a medium bowl; sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, oil, 2 teaspoons coarse salt, and the sugar. Stir until dough forms.

2. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead with floured hands until smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let dough stand in a warm, draft-free place until it doubles in volume, about 1 hour.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

For Rustic Italian Flatbread

4. Divide dough into 16 equal pieces; cover with plastic wrap. Roll out 1 piece to roughly 4 by 10 inches on a lightly floured surface; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with egg wash; sprinkle with sea salt and herbs. Repeat with remaining dough, arranging 4 pieces per sheet.

5. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until crisp and golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool on sheets on a wire rack.

For Pizza

6. Roll the dough out on a pizza stone and bake for 10 minutes.

7. Take it out and put the toppings on then bake until your pizza looks like its ready to eat... like the cheese is melted.

Toppings

Cooked Chicken Breast

Ranch dip - use the packet - spread some on the dough and then put some on the cooked chicken

Jalapeno Peppers (cut out the seeds and the white rim on the inside... stuff is hot)

Mozzarella

Feta

Green Onions

Sliced Ham

Garlic Salt

Salt

Pepper

Talk about delicious!!! We ate the whole pizza for lunch! Holy heffers right! Ha! Holy... General Conference... Hahaha... I crack me up!

OK... I have more to say on conference but it's late so I'll finish later.

Euro Toast

Today we took a trip to the Mt. Timpanogus Caves. It's about 20 minutes, and a fourth of a tank of gas, south of Salt Lake City. Unfortunately every park in Utah costs to get in. What happened to free parks? Why does Utah insist on making every park cost? Seriously, why? Anyhow, we made a random turn and started heading south hoping we'd find a way to the great salt lake but it just never got any closer. Like one of those crazy dreams where you run toward something but you never get any closer. Man, I hate those. Anyhow, I got tired of driving so we turned toward the freeway and then I saw it... My old place of employ. The Good Earth Natural Food. So, in an effort to make sure the trip wasn't a complete waste we stopped.

It was there that we discovered, or rediscovered should I say, the tasty, the delicious Cinnamon Swirl Bread, and we made the purchase! We were going to have Italian Flat Bread, but I couldn't figure out what to make with it, so this was the obvious solution.


Anyhow, we got home, put some eggs, milk, sugar, and nutmeg in a bowl, swirled it around a bit, dunked the bread and put the little buggers on the grill. They were super delicious. And I hope this post makes you a little hungry. Maybe my next food... hahaha... I just put "food toast"... I meant to write food post... anyhow, maybe my next will be a little more exciting.