Praline Pecan Crepes

I made this dessert last night for book group. I think it turned out well.

Crepe Batter

4 eggs
1 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 Tbsp melted butter

Beat eggs in a bowl. Slowly add flour and sugar alternately with milk and water. Then beat with a wisk or electric mixer until smooth. Beat in melted butter. Chill batter at least 1 hour. Cook in pan. Turn over when surface begins to buble and appears dry around edges.

Praline Sauce

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 3/4 cups water
1 Tbsp water

In skillet melt butter over medium heat (3 to 4 minutes). Stir in sugar, brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in all remaining sauce ingredients. cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce begins to thicken (5 to 6 minutes). Meanwhile, fold each crepe in half; fold in half again to form triangles. When sauce begins to thicken arrange crepes in skillet. Cook, spooning sauce over crepes occasionally, until crepes are heated through (3 to 4 minutes). Serve warm crepes with sauce.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

It's been a while since I've posted a recipe and I was craving peanut butter and oats, plus I needed a treat for work. So, I found this peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe on allrecipes.com. There were a couple of alterations but this is what I ended up with.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 c butter, softened
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c 2 T sugar
1/2 c peanut butter
1 egg
3/4 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c oats

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix butter, sugars and peanut butter. Add egg. Mix in flour, baking soda and salt. Add oats. Bake 10-15 minutes.

I really liked the cookies. The changes from the original recipe were substituting butter for the shortening and margarine, and doubling the amount of oats. This recipe only makes 2 dozen cookies, so it can be easily doubled if you need more cookies.

Nostalgic Trip

I had the opportunity to see some of my cousins that I haven’t seen in a long time. Richard, Shanda and Chet were all present for the funeral. I believe that it had been over 10 years since I had seen any of them. I also saw Barney who I haven’t seen since I went to Tucson with Dad, probably in 2000. Cousins that I see more often that I was able to visit with were Donna, Holly, Ingrid, Victoria, Nephi, Andrea and Rhett.


Friday night several of us got together at El Rancho for dinner. I had to have their green chili cheese crisp. Everything I ate was very greasy, but it’s not that often that I’m in Holbrook to enjoy some of my favorite eats. Also, earlier in the day Donna and I went with Tate to Dairy Queen. It’s just one of those things we have to do.


Saturday morning I went jogging with Donna and Andrea. Uncle Clifton caught up to us. We also found out that Dad and Uncle Bob had been running that morning and Ingrid and Shanda were running. Andrea said that the only people that you’ll see running in Holbrook in the morning were Lewises. I think it’s true because we only saw each other while out running.

I went shooting for the very first time. I shot with a shotgun and a 22 rifle. My shoulder is sore, but not as sore and bruised as Donna. Also, Andrea, Rhett and Andy are pretty good shots. I didn’t do too well with trying to hit the target.

Afterwards Donna, Andrea, Holly, Rynell and I went to see the movie Proposal. It’s the first time I set foot in the Roxy theatre. I always wondered what the theatre was like all those years of visiting Holbrook and never going to see a movie there. My curiosity has been satisfied. It’s a small town one screen movie theatre.


After the movie we did our nostalgic Wigwam Motel pictures and visited with Aunt Elinor. It’s always fun to visit with her to hear stories. Aunt Elinor has always been very happy to see us and I feel the same.






Our last stop for the night was a visit to Uncle Clifton and Aunt Idalia. They are also very welcoming to us and I enjoy their generous hospitality. We were invited to dinner as we had just arrived while they were setting food out. We ate pork burritos, salad and watermelon. Aunt Idalia gave me some of her costumes that she had for dancing. At one point in time she belly danced. So after dinner I agreed to do a little dancing for the family. I normally don’t do freestyle, but it was family and we were having a party. I felt comfortable sharing a talent with them and was able to get my cousins to join in. Everyone had a great time and laughed a great deal.


I’m so happy that I have good memories of visiting with family it Holbrook. It always brings back nostalgic feelings of my family and childhood. I’m thankful for my family and being able to spend time with them. Bringing the family together at this time has been a blessing to strengthen us so we can support each other. They are the ones that will be with us in the end.

In Memory Of...

My Uncle Chester past away this last week. He had been suffering from cancer for a while. Monday vital organs started to fail and he past away Tuesday morning. Grandma and all of Uncle Chester’s surviving siblings were there. Several cousins also attended the funeral. It was a nice memorial service. My dad and Uncle Clifton spoke about their memories and how generous he was. Uncle Chester was given a 21 gun salute by the Holbrook Veterans.

Scottish Festival

I went to the Scottish Festival today at Thanksgiving Point and the highlight of the festival was the concert tonight. Mollie's Revenge, Men of Worth and the Wicked Tinkers performed. I really enjoyed Mollie's Revenge (pictured above) and the Wicked Tinkers were pretty amazing.


I'm glad my friends recommended that we see them perform because it was worth it. Below is one of my favorite pics. I hope I make it next year.