November 18, 2011
Bonnie, I couldn't wait to make your baked french fry recipe, since I love the greasy fried ones, but wanted to try a recipe that is much more heathier. I thought your recipe sounded very healthy, and gave it a try...these are absolutely delicious, and taste very much like the greasier ones...I will be making these much more often! Thank you for sharing this healthier way to make french fries Bonnie!
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I always hear about Jacksonville having a lot of crime, etc. but it is much better place to live than in S. Florida, according to previous friends or acquaintances who use to live in S. Florida and then relocated to Jacksonville area.
We are presently enjoying the late dinner I prepared last night...your 'taco lasagna' and tonight (24 hr wait from last night), we are going to have the 'Chocolate Marshmallow Log'. The taco lasagna is so delicious!
I know what you mean about going from a really wee town, which we lived in Cedar for several years and then moved to STG. Not one bit of problem adjusting to St. George because it has small town atomosphere, but is large enough to find what we need. We found that we used to drive for an hour in the city to get some place when we lived in CA, and I had a long commute to work. In STG, we can find everything we could want, all the major stores we deal with are here, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes malls, post office, restaurants, hospitals are all about 5 minutes away. The convenience makes it very easy to adjust to. It is a clean city of friendly people. Mixed ages. Older people come here to retire, and people also raise families here. It is healthier because we have clean air here. My husband is allergic to pollution. We don't get as much wind as most desert towns, but we are nestled in among some hills, and we picked this lot for that reason, plus it has a natural park and pond behind it that belongs to the city. If you ever come this way, we would be glad to show you around!
Also, sorry Bonnie, for not responding any sooner, but I just came back from picking up one of my sons from his job, and logged on just now.
We are presently having your taco lasagna, and it is delicious, as all of your recipes are! I also have put your Chocolate Marshmallow roll in the refrigerator for the next 24 hrs, and look forward to having it tomorrow night.
I love this dish with sour cream on top..I am going to try minced up raw onions too.
I had a very good feeling that your area had mormons, and I agree, they are very religion and nice people. I like being around that type of atmosphere, since usually, when people are following a religion, they are very moral and try to do good things for everyone in their community. I understand the mormons are very nice people, and thank you for informing me about them, since I do not know much about them, but have heard they are very good hearted people.
I did not realize you had lived in Jacksonville, Florida...so you may understand why we may want to move? We have adjusted to South Florida, but Jacksonville, according to people we know, who had to move from here (S. Fla) to Jacksonville, have reported that Jacksonville is so much nicer! I wonder how large your area is? We use to live in a wee-small town in Pennsylvania mountains, but after moving to this metro area, we are not sure if we could go back to a smaller town. Did you find it difficult adjusting to a small town, after living in Jacksonville (only if your present town is small)?
LDS is the main religion (Mormon) of course, because this is Utah where the Mormons came from back east and settled. There are other churches, of course, Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, etc. One word about Mormons, this is the reason it is such a nice place to live. Family values are paramount, and they are very community minded. They also accept you as you are regardless of your religion with no pressure to join their church. They convert by example, not pressure.
Oh, glad you like my recipes! Don't forget to take a look at the shaggy dogs, too! I love those. That roll keeps very well, that is if you don't eat it! tee hee. G'night, I am off to bed! Sweet Dreams! :D
Presently, I am cooking a very late supper, since my sons both work 2nd shifts, and love having supper ready for them when they arrive home every night. So, we have gotten accustomed to having suppers very late in evenings, but I love it this way also. I am making your taco lasagna again, and also the chocolate marshmallow roll...this will be the first time for making the marshmallow roll. The chocolate marshmallow roll looks like the type of chocolate I love, such as marshmallow eggs, the ones we get at Easter...also the two nuts are added to it..sounded so delicious, so I am making it tonight for the first time also! Thank you for these recipes!
Friendly people? This place has them. The most wonderful place I have ever lived. Sometimes we just dissolve into giggle fits over the townfolk. They are so helpful, it is funny. We really appreciate them, too. When Bill had his bypass, they cooked us meals, mowed our grass, ran errands. It was so touching. :D