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The Beginning of the Last

The both of us have started our last semester at BYU-Idaho!
Class of 2013!

The both of us spent time collecting recipes we could make throughout this semester that will help us eat through our food storage. Lately I have been obsessed with making Honey Clouds:
 
 

Austin has a semester mostly full of his Spanish Minor requirements, it's quite extensive here at BYU-Idaho because of all the returned missionaries. I've got a frenzy happening right before my show. 



Goorin Bros Inc. is Austin's favourite hat shop since my dad introduced him to it, and it was his Christmas gift. He was sweet and ordered me a hat too with his gift card. (He got them all on an extreme winter sale.) So we're busting out of here in style ;)



To kick it all off and enjoy our time together, we spent two days pasta making and invited our friends over to celebrate. Austin decided to make the ravioli with Chicken Marsala. I made some mini apple tarts for dessert because one of my friends brought me fresh apples, picked off the tree in Oregon. Look for the sauce recipe and pasta recipe under our tab! The tart was using the gluten free pie crust, and apples mixed with butter, dash of lemon juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon. It was such a process, but so much fun for the both of us. And our friends had traveled to Italy and could greatly appreciate it. I drooled over all the works of art they told me about... and of course the lovely meal we all shared :) The night turned crazy fun as we played knives and shared a bunch of old family tricks.... here's to great friends and a great time!





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  1. MelodyJanuary 9, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    You guys are amazing! Good luck and carry on.

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  2. Brennyn Torres CarmenJanuary 9, 2013 at 9:55 PM

    Thanks Mel! It's just something we enjoy doing together :) And always have!

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