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The English Kitchen

A delicious food blog dedicated solely to the art of food and cookery, in my English Kitchen . . .

"Who knows but that something wonderful may happen today. Have faith that it will. After all, every morning is a chance at a new day."~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"Let us get our instruments tightly strung and our melodies sweetly sung. Let us not die with our music still in us."
~Spencer W. Kimbell, "The Miracle of Forgiveness"


"By small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise. "
~Alma 37:6

"Cultivate an attitude of optimism. Know that God is watching over you, that He will hear your prayers and will answer them, that He loves you and will make that love manifest." ~President Gordon B Hinckley

"Come what may and love it."
~Elder Joseph B Wirthlin

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." ~unknown

"If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer."
~Franco Bianco

"You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" ~George Bernard Shaw

"Forever is composed of nows." ~Emily Dickenson

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want."
~Muhammad Ali

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
~Harriet Tubman

As you can probably tell my faith is a very important part of who I am. Have you ever asked yourself the following questions, questions such as:

“Who am I really?”
“What is my purpose in having been born?”
“What am I doing here?”
“Where am I going when I leave here?”
“What is the real meaning of life?”
“Isn’t there more to life than this?”
“Are families truly forever?”
“Does God care about my suffering?”
"What's missing in my life?"

Click on the following link where you can find the answers to these questions and so much more, answered in real time by real people. I would invite you to check it out for yourself and find out some of the answers to burning questions you may be asking: Mormon.org

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It's Finally Here. The cookbook you've all been asking for. Recipes From The Big Blue Binder (Volume one)
A delicious sampling of all my tried and trues, and family favourites gleaned from a lifetime of love and good cookin'! Find such favourites as Banana Granola Pancakes, Mom's Split Pea Soup, Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza, and Grammy Woodworth's Blueberry Buckle to name but a few. 178 pages of delicious recipes and beautiful colour pictures, available as a lovely book or as a download. Just in time for Christmas! See link below to take you to my storefront page for purchase.

"There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of COOKING dinner for someone she loves." ~Thomas Wolfe

I've been a wordsmith and artist from the moment I was capable of holding a brush, crayon, pencil or pen in my hands. On this page you get to taste some of my writings, and on the Art page, Blossom Time Creations, you can see some of my artistic endeavours. I've always got a story or a picture dancing around in my mind. That's part of what makes life so delightful for me and part of the way I make my day much brighter.

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