Okay, I could go on and on, but I will save that for her birthday card I am going to share one of my favorite recipes I got from her. Everyone’s heard of Banana bread, but have you heard of Coconut Bread??? I didn’t think so, so here goes, it is SO GOOD. Like, I can’t stop eating it good. Jackie made it at Christmas one year and I was hooked. Thanks again for sharing the recipe!

Jackie's Coconut Bread

2013-09-30 20:09:52

Yields 2

A Super Moist Coconut Bread with a sweet syrup topping.

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Bread

1. 4 Eggs
2. 2 Cups Sugar
3. 1 Cup Oil
4. 2 tsp. coconut extract
5. 3 Cups Flour
6. 1/2 tsp. baking powder
7. 1/2 tsp. baking soda
8. 1/2 tsp. salt
9. 1 Cup Flaked Sweetened Coconut
10. 1 Cup Nuts {optional}
11. 1 Cup Buttermilk

Topping

1. 1 Cup Sugar
2. 2 TBSP Butter
3. 1/2 Cup Water
4. 1 tsp coconut extract

Instructions

1. Beat Eggs, add sugar, oil, and coconut extract. In a separate bowl combine your dry ingredients {Flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flaked coconut, and nuts {if desired}. Gradually combine both mixtures while pouring in your buttermilk.
2. Bake at 325 degrees in two large greased and floured loaf pans for 1 hour and 15 minutes {could be less or more depending on your oven, insert a tooth pick to see if done in the middle}
3. When your bread has about 5-10 minutes until it is done, make your glaze. Boil sugar and water and butter for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add extract. When the bread is done, poke holes in it and pour sauce on top. Cool, and enjoy!

By Jackie Fuller

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I am dedicating this recipe to my Mother. I am not a huge fan of lasagne because my Mother always made us Talarino. It isn’t quite as time consuming, has more veggies, and! Can be frozen for later! I love that my Mother taught me to try a lot of different kinds of foods, and for helping me to love fruits and veggies. This dish comes to together so quickly, and hides the veggies just right within the noodles and cheese, so they won’t even know they’re in there! Let me know what you think! Enjoy!

Talarino

2013-10-22 19:36:00

Serves 8

A Lasagne like dish, but better, because it has more veggies!

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Ingredients

1. 1 pkg curly egg noodles
2. 1 onion {chopped}
3. 1/2 green pepper
4. 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
5. 2 pounds hamburger
6. 1 {14.5 oz} Can Corn {or frozen}
7. 2 {16 oz} cans tomato sauce
8. 1/2 tsp chili powder
9. 1/4 tsp. salt
10. 1 Pound Cheddar Cheese {grated} {divided}
11. 1 can olives {chopped or whole}

Instructions

1. Start by boiling your noodles Al Dente {that point when you cook noodles when they are almost cooked but still a tiny bit firm}. In a separate pan, saute the onions and green pepper. Brown Hamburger in the same pan and combine. Add remaining ingredients, leaving about 1/2 Cup cheese out to sprinkle on top of the dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, top with the 1/2 Cup cheese you left out and cook another 5 minutes until the cheese is melted. Enjoy!

By Sandy Peterson

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I wanted to share something with you that we have implemented in our family to make sure that our kiddos get more one on one time. When we had our first child, we felt like we got a LOT of time with our son, and didn’t ever feel like we didn’t get one on one time with him. Then we had little sister, and we felt a little bit like we weren’t getting much one on one time with our oldest. {babies are needy, yah know!?} So we started doing dates with our son on his birthday day of every month. SO toward the middle of the month my husband and I trade off taking our little boy on a “date”. Our little girl just turned one and we have started doing it on her birthday day every month, too! It is a lot of fun, and a really fun way to get to know your little one a little bit better, and improve that relationship one on one:

Here are a few ideas to get you started! You DO NOT need to spend ANY money! {though, you can!} The key with these dates is undivided attention, to get to bond with your child. No smartphone, no tablet, no business, no to do list, JUST Quality time with your child.

1. Take them out to dinner, or just ice cream!
2. Take them to the park and PLAY with them, don’t just play on your phone the whole time.
3. Make a special meal or treat with them.
4. Take them to a movie.
5. Take them on a long walk where you can talk.
6. Play games with them.
7. Read a book together.
8. Go on a Car ride together and just chat.
9. Go to the pet store {This is a BIG hit in our house!}
10. Take them hiking/biking/horseback riding/play basketball/catch etc!

These are just a few thoughts, but really think of it as a date with your kiddo! I have had a BLAST getting to do this with both of my kids because that time alone is SO special! And they feel special when you take that time with them! My son and I just laughed and laughed when we went to get frozen yogurt together, we both even snorted laughing we were having so much fun!

Let me know if you have any additional thoughts or questions! I know if you add this to your monthly routine, you will feel a strength in your relationship with your child.

Love,

Traci

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Not only is this one of my favorite recipes, but it is also a perfect recipe for fall time. Imagine pumpkin pie only in cake form. Delicious! 

What does this have to do with making your family closer? Um… it’s food. Enough said, right? Nothing like gathering around the table after dinner for a little bedtime snack, right? Plus this cake has pumpkin in it… that means it’s good for you, right?

Alright, enough talk. Here is the recipe:

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It’s pretty simple. It works best if you freeze the cheese sticks before hand. Preheat your oven to 350. You need a dish that you can crack 6 eggs in to and a dish that you can put the batter mixture in to. Roll the cheese stick in the eggs, then the batter mixture.

Repeat that 2 or 3 more times depending on how thick you want the batter to be. Heat up some coconut oil (about an inch on the bottom of the pan). You do NOT want to get it too hot. I had mine on about medium low. If it’s too hot, the batter will burn. 

So, after you roll the cheese sticks in the bread the cheese sticks, put them in the hot oil until the batter has browned. It doesn’t take long at all, so be sure you watch them the whole time.

Then, stick them on a baking sheet that is lined with aluminum foil. Once all the cheese sticks have been breaded and fried, bake them for 10 minutes at 350. That’s all there is to the mozzarella sticks. 

The marinara sauce is SUPER easy. Throw all of the ingredients into a pan, bring it to almost a boil, turn it down and let it simmer for a little bit. This sauce doesn’t necessarily “grab” onto the cheese sticks like the stuff at restaurants, but it is easy to make and it is really yummy. 

Here are the recipes: 

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