Roasted Sweet Potatoes

3 tbsp. Butter

3 tbsp. Honey

¼ cup orange juice(Just regular orange juice)

4 medium sweet potatoes.....2 lbs. Total.

On the potatoes, peel them, half them crosswise and quarter length wise. Chunk them so that they are all about the same size.

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Use butter in the pan, use a big baking dishing, bigger than a 9 x 13 pans.

Or do in 2 batches.

Lightly butter the dish, 1 tbsp. Of butter throughout the dish.

In a small saucepan, melt 3 tbsp. Of butter, whisk in honey and orange juice. Add sweet potatoes into the buttered baking dish, then pour on the honey and orange juice mixture, toss it around so they are coated.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, roast until the potatoes are brown and tender. 45 minutes.

Have them made and then throw them in the crock pot to keep them warm.

Stir them about every 15 minutes until they are tender and they seem done.

Fabulous Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce

1 tsp. garlic minced
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup parmesan cheese.....Shredded
1 tsp. parsley

In 1 tsp. olive oil saute garlic about 1 minute. Add cream, bring to a rolling boil, then add the parmesan cheese, bring back to a rolling boil. Turn down head to medium- let it continue to bubble until it thickens. This can take up to 20 minutes. Mix into your pasta and add parsley to add color.

This alfredo sauce is awesome, just don' t eat to much of it if you are on a diet.

Feel free to add shrimp or chicken to your pasta.

Easy Pumpkin Pie

I made this pumpkin pie the other day, it was so easy, it seriously only took about 10 minutes. Making the crust took a few minutes, but the pie part was a since.

Here it is: It is also awesome!

1 9 inch unbaked pie crust (If you make it yourself, I just used the Betty Crocker cookbook recipe that can be found on the internet)
1 can 15 oz. pumpkin
1 can sweeten condensed milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla and cinnamon extract
1/2 tsp. nutmeg, salt, and ground ginger

Preheat oven to 425. In a large bowl, beat all ingredients together with a whisk or mixer. Pour into pie crust and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 35-45 minutes longer. Cool before serving.

Weight Watchers Lowfat Pumpkin Cookies

1 spice cake mix
1 can (29 oz. of 100% pumpkin)
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips


Mix together cake mix and pumpkin together. Add chocolate chips.

Cook 20 minutes at 350

These cookies are awesome. They are 1 point a cookie...unless your like me and add extra chocolate chips and they are 2.

Sister Aljets Sensational Buttercream Frosting

1 lb. powdered sugar....4 cups...I usually use a little more than this
1 stick real butter at room temperature
1/2 cup crisco shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
2-3 tbsp. milk

Blend butter and shortening....then add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add the milk to the consistency that you want. I continue adding milk and powdered sugar until it tastes how I want it. Note: I always heat my milk when I do this, but you can do whatever.

Also...I add 1 capful of almond flavoring to frosting to add more flavor.

Katy's Famous Strawberry Ice Cream

1 3 oz. package strawberry jello
2 cups of sugar

Pour into the ice cream container

Pour into that 1 cup of boiling water

Stir this until it is all dissolved

Add to that 1 beaten egg

1 tbsp. of lemon juice

Add 1 can of evaporated milk

½ pint of whipping cream

½ pint of half and half

1 quart of mashed fruit (She usually uses strawberries, but any fruit would work.)

Put the strawberries or your fruit in a blender…….Mix it with either the evaporated milk, whipping cream, or half and half. This will help the mixture and it will make it so the fruit isn’t chunky. (You can mix it with any of the three things to help the fruit be smooth.)

Put it all in the ice cream machine

All of this should take it up to the fill line….if not, add more fruit or regular milk.

You can either make it right then or put it in the fridge….1/2 hour before you want to eat it, start churning it.

Pack the ice and rock salt around it…..layer ice and salt around

1 bag and ½ of ice.

Note: If you want to have everything ready before hand:

Mix everything together and put it in the fridge for as long as you need….1/2 hour before you want to eat it, start churning it. This will make it so you don’t need to use as much ice and rock salt to make the ice cream and to help it set up.

Best Cake in the West

In my ward in Oklahoma, my friend Sister Aljets makes wedding cakes professionally. They are awesome. I asked her what her secret is and surprisingly, this is all she does to make and awesome and easy cake.


1 Betty Crocker White Cake Mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
3 egg whites at room temperature(Just put your egg in warm water for 10 minutes or so and it will get your egg to room temperature)

Follow the other baking directions on the box and Waaaalaaaa.......You will have a fabulous cake ready to decorate.

You can also use any other Betty Crocker cake mix for this recipe if you would like, just add the 1 cup water, 1/2 cup oil, and get your eggs to room temperature before mixing them in. Your cake will be moist and awesome.