A Shrimp Boil

Before Alyssa left to the MTC we had a get together with some neighbors so say goodbye, and you saw it! We had our first ever Evans Shrimp Boil. We LOVE shrimp boils, but only ever have them when we are with my mom's side of the family. We decided to be adventurous and try it out for ourselves. It worked splendidly :) Although our neighbors didn't quite understand that it is 100% finger food, tossed on the newspaper to dig into...they got it in the end. We just had to show them how to properly a shrimp boil. I guess once a Georgian, always a Georgian.

Thats how i see it,
Laurel E

Back from Savasana (Part 3)

My three sister and their husbands came home for christmas, and I loved every minute of it. We loved christmas ate a TON and went then spent some time in Asilomar, for our family reunion. These pictures basically explain themselves...haha who am i kidding, none of them do. Have fun making up your own stories to fill in what you think happens in my life ;) Here's what happened during the rest of my Savasana (confused? See parts 1 and 2.)

 lil mini me

 I love my cuzes

 presh right?

 ok this one deserves some explanation. we were playing on the beach and found the part of sea weed that holds everything together, no basically a long peice of sea rope. we spun it around and played that game you play in kindergarden. all 40 some odd of us! I love my family.

 17 mile drive through Pebble beach

i love the world.

Thats how i see it,

Laurel Evans

Cinnamon-Roll-Muffins

I woke up last Saturday after dreaming of cinnamon rolls. Obviously i wanted some really bad. But i was really hungry RIGHT THEN. I didnt really want to wait hours for some dough to rise. So i found a recipe that required no wait :)

I made a really STICKY dough (next time i would probably add more than the called for flour) and rolled it out onto the counter.

Sprinkled the brown sugar, cinnamon filling over the top, and rolled it up! (what a mess!)

Then i cut the roll into six small rolls (even though it said 12) and put them into a muffin tin.

Popped them in the oven and drizzled homemade ream cheese icing over the top.

Again. a huge mess to clean up. But i got my craved breakfast, and it was devine. So worth it.

Thats how i see it,
Laurel E

Banana Yum Pie

I had a few extra bananas laying in a bowl getting old. My dad used to work at a pie shop so for our Saturday project we made a banana cream pie.

we didnt hve a pie pan so we used a cicular normal brownie type pan...it fell..but we fixed it!

the best pudding of your life poured over a thick layer of bananas with home made whipping cream. YUM! is all i have to say.

and as always, DISHES to clean, always worth the delectable pie.


Thats how i see it,
Laurel E.

Birthday DELISH Dish

Have you ever had a cake that you could honestly die for? This tripple chocolate moose cake (i know just the name makes you want to like your lips) from Annies-eats.com was such a cake.

 calling for only the best of ingredients, this three hour process (not reading the directions right, and having to substitute a few ingredients) brought about a masterpiece.

 my mom and i had a great time making it together and i could not have asked for a better way to spend my birthday afternoon.

after eating a devine meal of steak and mashed potatoes, this delight was brought out....and devoured within the hour.

Fall Garden

when we were up in utah this summer, Alyssa had to water Aarons garden so the whole family went. it amazed me what you can plant. for you truly can only reap what you sew. And harvest only comes after much labor.