Jamie Cooks It Up – Family Favorite Food and Recipes

Rubee Lane Recipe File Book Giveaway

January 7, 2013

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED Rubee Lane is a fun site that promotes daily deals on boutique and hand crafted items. They look around for fabulous deals on fun items… like these… like these (cute!)… …and these (super sweet and cute!!!!). Then they let you know all about the great deals they have found. Saves you a [...]

Sweet and Hot Shrimp Tacos

January 4, 2013

Over the winter break my sweet sister-in-law Rachel (and HerHandsomeHusband and cute little kids) stayed with me and my family. We spent a lot of time visiting, playing cards and hanging out with the rest of our extended family. MyTeenSonMark and my cute sister in law Rachel Some who are really brave and daredevil-ish piled on winter gear and frolicked [...]

My Personal Favorite Recipes Posted in 2012

December 31, 2012

Hey there, gang. To the end of the year we all have arrived, like it or not. It’s always nice to take a little time and reflect on the things we have enjoyed doing over the past year, and ponder on the things we would like to fix. Two of my main goals this year, are to read [...]

The Top 12 Most Popular Recipes from 2012

December 28, 2012

Did you know that 2012 is rounding its very way out of our lives, ladies and gentlemen. There are just a few short days left to enjoy! I have been reflecting a bit and looking over all of the recipes I have stored here on this little ‘ol blog of mine. I have chosen 12 of [...]

Overnight Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oats (Crockpot)

December 27, 2012

Can you believe that Christmas Day has come and gone! It all goes by so fast, doesn’t it! I hope you had a great holiday and were able to spend a lot of time with family and friends. We have had a lot of snow here in Utah (I think someone said we have the [...]

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2012

This holiday season, I have found myself (on more than one occasion) in deep discussion with my kids. Conversations provoked by recent happenings both in Connecticut and here locally. They had a lot of questions for me. “Why would someone do something so terrible?” and “What can we do about it!” from my teenagers. ”Why [...]

Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip (Crock Pot)

December 20, 2012

I have a very simple appetizer recipe for you today. Sometimes the simplest of things can make life so much calmer and easier and oh so fabulous. Simple is under-rated, in my book. Especially at this time of year when we all try and pile on 10 times as many activities as we have time for. You don’t do [...]

Easy Overnight Cinnamon Sticky Buns

December 18, 2012

I have mentioned a time or two that making bread and heavenly cinnamon rolls has to be one of my favorite ways to spend time in the kitchen. Truly it is. There is just something magical about the smell of homemade cinnamon rolls baking in the oven. Love it today, tomorrow, in the good morning and half past [...]

My thoughts and prayers…

December 17, 2012

The message above captures my feelings and thoughts exactly. Posting a recipe and going on and on about butter and sugar seemed pretty unimportant today. If you have been directly impacted by the terrible events of last Fridays shooting please know that my family and I are praying for you and your loved ones. We are praying and [...]