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Month: May 2012

  • A Short Term Roommate

    A Short Term Roommate

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    Jess
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    Brent and I have been blessed enough to be able to house an intern that is in Bozeman for two weeks. She is here along with four others although they will be here till then end of July. It is such a blessing and encouragement to see all of them stepping out in faith to…

  • Stuffed Orange Peppers

    Stuffed Orange Peppers

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    Jess
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    To go with those tasty Cast Iron Breadsticks, I made Stuffed Orange Peppers. Oddly enough, this was a first. It was even a first for using frozen spinach. I think this stuff will come in handy for a few things later on! I love stuffed peppers. For some reason, they never come to mind when I…

  • Cast Iron Breadsticks

    Cast Iron Breadsticks

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    Jess
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    I had another great evening of cooking some firsts! They turned out great. Brent and I have some good friends moving away in about a week, so we had them over for probably one last meal. Although I will still see them several times in the next few days, they need to pack. Getting out…

  • ‘M’ Trail in Spring

    ‘M’ Trail in Spring

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    Brent
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    After helping out with the Stamping Out Hunger food drive we decided to head up to the ‘M’ trail for a little hike. We took the midway cutoff, which provides some different scenery than the normal. It was a beautiful clear day which provided a great opportunity for some photos.

  • Stamping Out Hunger

    Stamping Out Hunger

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    Brent
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    Last weekend, Jess and I had the wonderful opportunity to help out with the Stamp Out Hunger food drive here in Bozeman. For those of you who don’t know what this event is, it is where the US Post Office worker pick up donated food at their normal postal stops and deliver it to the…

  • To Nashville and Back

    To Nashville and Back

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    Brent
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    As you are all well aware, we embarked a few weeks ago on our 7-day trip to Nashville. We primarily we there to see my brother, his wife and two-year old daughter, but we also registered for the Country Music Rock’N’Roll, Jess the marathon, and myself the half. We worked a half-day on Wednesday to…

  • The Search for the Green Door

    The Search for the Green Door

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    Jess
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    The other night two friends and I went on a photography excursion downtown. The evening turned into a hunt for this lime green door. None of us knew if the “green door” was even downtown, but we searched. I don’t know where the green door is as we never found it. Here are some photos…

  • Mexican Stuffed Shells

    Mexican Stuffed Shells

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    Jess
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    I still have leftover shells from the stuffed jumbo shells I made a little while back. I decided to make these Mexican Stuffed Shells. It pretty much is a taco inside a shell but without all the good veggies. Good thing for tasty salsa! Ingredients: 14 jumbo pasta shells 1 pound ground beef 1 taco…

  • An Evening Jaunt

    An Evening Jaunt

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    Jess
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    After a busy day of lots of physical activity, we decided not to stop and took a little jaunt up the “M” on Saturday evening. It was gorgeous and warm out which made for a beautiful hike. I took myself out for a 10 mile run to start off my day. Had a wonderful breakfast…

  • Breadsticks – A joint effort!

    Breadsticks – A joint effort!

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    Jess
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    I decided to make some homemade Olive Garden style breadsticks for a get together dinner this week. I found conflicting recipes and decided to take them my own way. Unfortunately, I really did not have the time to make these. Luckily I have an amazing husband to loves to help the wife out especially when she commits…

  • Oh Spring!

    Oh Spring!

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    Brent
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    As the days have become longer, the weather has improved by leaps and bounds. Ironically though, this morning brought us snow. It’s not really all that surprising though, as Montana weather usually throws us random bits of snow through June, even if the day prior was a whopping 80Ëš! A few nights back, Jess and…

  • Salty Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

    Salty Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

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    Jess
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    I am slowly making it through a huge and continually growing list of recipes that I want to try. This week, I think I will be attempting 4 of them: 2 desserts, 1 bread, & 1 entree. We will see how they all end up turning out! I love salty caramels, so when I came across this cookie recipe…