Sour Cream Pound Cake
1 1/2 Cups flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 Butter softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2tsp vanilla
1/2 sour cream
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Beat te butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about one minute. Continue beating and add eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and sour cream. Slowly add the flour mixture while beating, and beat just until combined.
3.Pour the batter into a greased 8 inch loaf pan and bake 50-60 min or until skewer comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan
Crepes
2 Eggs
2 TBS oil
3 TBS Sugar
1 cup flour
1 1/3 cups Milk
Guiltless Alfredo
2 cups milk
1/3 cup low fat cream cheese
2 Tbs flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 Tbs buter
3 garlic cloves minced
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. In a blender, blend milk, cream cheese , flour, and salt until smooth
2. In a large, non stick sauce pan, melt butter on medium high and add garlic for about 30 seconds
3. Add the milk mixture stir constantly for about 3-4 min until it just comes to a simmer. Keep sttirring and let it cook for a few minutes until sauce thickens
4. remove from heat and whisk in cheese, cover pan
5. Allow sauce to stand
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Missing Nauvoo
So on the website for Nauvoo Pageant members they have requested that we submit our stories from visiting Nauvoo. I was very hesitant to share mine but I finally wrote it tonight. If you read my Nauvoo blog while I was gone you probably got most of this but I wanted to share anyways.
I have felt the urge to share this story on several occasions but I have neglected to do so because I somehow felt that it was not important or maybe that it was common. However I finally listened and I am sharing it now. It is kind of long and I am not the best writer but here goes.
My pageant story started in mid October of 2009. I had to do extra reading for my Old Testament class at BYU-Idaho and so I logged onto the LDS.org website. On the site was a random link to the pageant. I had done quite a lot of work in theater at BYU-I and thought that it would be fun to work in the costume shop. So I filled out my application but because it was so close to the deadline I was not able to complete my Ecclesiastical Endorsement. I thought "Oh well maybe next year" then in mid December I got an email stating I had been accepted. I was very excited! I filled my taxes to get my tax return early so that I could set aside the money I would need. However due to some unfortunate circumstances I ended up giving the money to my brother. I still felt ok about my finances though and I knew I still had the promise of a good paying job at the company I had done my internship in Business Management with as soon as I graduated in April. Then in March I became very ill with diverticulosis, which is in intestinal disease that can be quite painful. I was able to get it treated and somehow miraculously graduate from college. But life took and unexpected turn.
The job that I was promised fell through very abruptly. I never felt like the job was "right" but I was too drawn in by the prospects of financial security to listen to the whisperings of the Spirit. So I ended up moving in with my Mom and Grandma in Pocatello. I was very angry about it at first and felt very frustrated. After all I was a college graduate and should be able to take care of myself right? (You probably have guessed by this point but I tend to be very independent, usually to a fault. Heavenly Father is doing His best to teach me to be better about that.) I was bound and determined that I would find a good job in business and that somehow they would let me off work for nearly 3 weeks to go to Nauvoo. Everytime I prayed I felt like I should just sit tight and be patient things would work out. I stubbornly applied to probably 50 jobs, I had a few interviews but I got no where fast. I felt like it was impossible for me to financially go to Nauvoo, so I did the only logical thing. I went to the temple. After the temple trip I knew without a doubt that no matter what things would work out as long as I put in effort. In the meantime the little money I had ran out, but my Grandma needed a few things done around the house and she generously offered to pay me to do them. My Mom happened to have some old jewelery that she let me sell, and I also had a garage sale that several people donated items to. I am still not sure how exactly it came together but somehow I got the money I needed to go to Nauvoo.
Despite this mighty miracle I was still having a lot of doubts about myself and I felt a lot of fear about my future. I had learned to trust that if the Lord can get me to Nauvoo then he will take care of me once I get home. It is hard for me though. I am usually the type that likes to have my life planned and know what to expect in at least the next few months. I felt very strongly that once I went to Nauvoo I would be given direction as to what I should do for work.
Nauvoo was, well, amazing. Anyone who has been there knows and anyone who is going will find out very quickly. There is NO place like Nauvoo. I had many. many spiritual and amazing experiences there. And I must say working in the costume shop is where it's at! If you want to meet some wonderful women just go there! And don't forget to tell Susi, Terry and Kathleen that they are AWESOME!
As Nauvoo was coming to a close I still was not sure about work. I didn"t particularly want to go back to Pocatello but I had no idea where else to go. Then at lunch one day some of the core cast and costumers where talking about a different show called Savior of the World that takes place in Salt Lake City. I thought that sounded like a pretty cool experience but did not think much of it. It was one of those things that just stuck with me though. I finally talked to some people about it and found out that if I worked as a costumer there I would get paid. Long story short, I ended up working in Salt Lake City. It was a great and life changing experience.
When I left for Nauvoo last year I was feeling very lost, not spiritually but just..confused I guess. I wanted so badly to do the right thing, to choose the right career and be the strong, independent woman I thought I should be. Getting to Nauvoo was very humbling. I had to ask for A LOT of help from family and friends. By the time I got to Nauvoo I felt like I was broken, but being there restored my self confidence and my confidence in the Lord and made me much much stronger. I was able to remember that I really love being involved in theater and the creative process. It has made this last year much more bearable. It has been hard for me. Working for Savior of the World was great and just such a gift. However it was a temporary job. Once again I found myself with out a plan. In fact as I am typing this I have no plan, I know that where I am is where I am supposed to be and that these last few months have taught me more then I could imagine.
Going to Nauvoo last year was a struggle, I would say up to that point it was the second biggest trial of my faith. The Lord said go and I could not see how with my logical brain. This year I wanted SO badly to go but the Lord said stay. So while many of you are making final preparations I am here typing this story. Which in its own way is just as difficult. There have been several trials of faith in this last year. My experience in Nauvoo helped give me the faith to make it through. I learned that Heavenly Father really does have a plan for us. Sometimes we cannot see it with our logical brain and it does not make any sense to us at the time. I know without a doubt if we listen to the Lord He will direct our path, and I am so grateful that He does!
If you are going to Nauvoo this year I hope you have many great experiences there. And I hope you feel the love of our pioneer ancestors as I did. If you are like me and staying home, remember those things you learned there and let it give you strength.
With much love,
Shawna Remark
Green Cast
Costume Team 2010
Pocatello ID
I have felt the urge to share this story on several occasions but I have neglected to do so because I somehow felt that it was not important or maybe that it was common. However I finally listened and I am sharing it now. It is kind of long and I am not the best writer but here goes.
My pageant story started in mid October of 2009. I had to do extra reading for my Old Testament class at BYU-Idaho and so I logged onto the LDS.org website. On the site was a random link to the pageant. I had done quite a lot of work in theater at BYU-I and thought that it would be fun to work in the costume shop. So I filled out my application but because it was so close to the deadline I was not able to complete my Ecclesiastical Endorsement. I thought "Oh well maybe next year" then in mid December I got an email stating I had been accepted. I was very excited! I filled my taxes to get my tax return early so that I could set aside the money I would need. However due to some unfortunate circumstances I ended up giving the money to my brother. I still felt ok about my finances though and I knew I still had the promise of a good paying job at the company I had done my internship in Business Management with as soon as I graduated in April. Then in March I became very ill with diverticulosis, which is in intestinal disease that can be quite painful. I was able to get it treated and somehow miraculously graduate from college. But life took and unexpected turn.
The job that I was promised fell through very abruptly. I never felt like the job was "right" but I was too drawn in by the prospects of financial security to listen to the whisperings of the Spirit. So I ended up moving in with my Mom and Grandma in Pocatello. I was very angry about it at first and felt very frustrated. After all I was a college graduate and should be able to take care of myself right? (You probably have guessed by this point but I tend to be very independent, usually to a fault. Heavenly Father is doing His best to teach me to be better about that.) I was bound and determined that I would find a good job in business and that somehow they would let me off work for nearly 3 weeks to go to Nauvoo. Everytime I prayed I felt like I should just sit tight and be patient things would work out. I stubbornly applied to probably 50 jobs, I had a few interviews but I got no where fast. I felt like it was impossible for me to financially go to Nauvoo, so I did the only logical thing. I went to the temple. After the temple trip I knew without a doubt that no matter what things would work out as long as I put in effort. In the meantime the little money I had ran out, but my Grandma needed a few things done around the house and she generously offered to pay me to do them. My Mom happened to have some old jewelery that she let me sell, and I also had a garage sale that several people donated items to. I am still not sure how exactly it came together but somehow I got the money I needed to go to Nauvoo.
Despite this mighty miracle I was still having a lot of doubts about myself and I felt a lot of fear about my future. I had learned to trust that if the Lord can get me to Nauvoo then he will take care of me once I get home. It is hard for me though. I am usually the type that likes to have my life planned and know what to expect in at least the next few months. I felt very strongly that once I went to Nauvoo I would be given direction as to what I should do for work.
Nauvoo was, well, amazing. Anyone who has been there knows and anyone who is going will find out very quickly. There is NO place like Nauvoo. I had many. many spiritual and amazing experiences there. And I must say working in the costume shop is where it's at! If you want to meet some wonderful women just go there! And don't forget to tell Susi, Terry and Kathleen that they are AWESOME!
As Nauvoo was coming to a close I still was not sure about work. I didn"t particularly want to go back to Pocatello but I had no idea where else to go. Then at lunch one day some of the core cast and costumers where talking about a different show called Savior of the World that takes place in Salt Lake City. I thought that sounded like a pretty cool experience but did not think much of it. It was one of those things that just stuck with me though. I finally talked to some people about it and found out that if I worked as a costumer there I would get paid. Long story short, I ended up working in Salt Lake City. It was a great and life changing experience.
When I left for Nauvoo last year I was feeling very lost, not spiritually but just..confused I guess. I wanted so badly to do the right thing, to choose the right career and be the strong, independent woman I thought I should be. Getting to Nauvoo was very humbling. I had to ask for A LOT of help from family and friends. By the time I got to Nauvoo I felt like I was broken, but being there restored my self confidence and my confidence in the Lord and made me much much stronger. I was able to remember that I really love being involved in theater and the creative process. It has made this last year much more bearable. It has been hard for me. Working for Savior of the World was great and just such a gift. However it was a temporary job. Once again I found myself with out a plan. In fact as I am typing this I have no plan, I know that where I am is where I am supposed to be and that these last few months have taught me more then I could imagine.
Going to Nauvoo last year was a struggle, I would say up to that point it was the second biggest trial of my faith. The Lord said go and I could not see how with my logical brain. This year I wanted SO badly to go but the Lord said stay. So while many of you are making final preparations I am here typing this story. Which in its own way is just as difficult. There have been several trials of faith in this last year. My experience in Nauvoo helped give me the faith to make it through. I learned that Heavenly Father really does have a plan for us. Sometimes we cannot see it with our logical brain and it does not make any sense to us at the time. I know without a doubt if we listen to the Lord He will direct our path, and I am so grateful that He does!
If you are going to Nauvoo this year I hope you have many great experiences there. And I hope you feel the love of our pioneer ancestors as I did. If you are like me and staying home, remember those things you learned there and let it give you strength.
With much love,
Shawna Remark
Green Cast
Costume Team 2010
Pocatello ID
Sunday, November 28, 2010
A little reminder
So things since Nauvoo have been....well amazing. I have been working in the Cultural Arts department at the Conference Center in Salt Lake. We have been costuming the play Savior of the World. We also costumed for El Salvador del Mundo, which you may have guessed is the spanish version. It has been a great experience. El Salvador del Mundo was being filmed for distribution and so costuming for it was a bit of a challenge, there is also the fact that hispanic people tend to be shorter and narrower than caucasian people. The production ran for one week so it was hard to see all the cast go. We miss them a lot and had so much fun! It was hard for me because I was just starting to get to know some of the cast members and make friends. But hopefully I can continue to keep in contact with them. Savior of the World has been running for just over a week now and it has also been fun but very different. This was the first year El Salvador del Mundo has worked in the Conference Center Theater but Savior of the World has been running for several years. So working with the El Salvador cast I was on equal footing (being new to the theater myself) and with Savior of the World it is like joining an already established group of friends. So it is a little more challenging. But it is so fun! I am so happy to be here and living in Salt Lake!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Don't judge a book by it's firsts chapter
So people here are awesome! I love them very much but I won't lie there have been a few people who welll....let's just say it's a bit more challenging to love them. But when I try it just works...Also people change sometime they are just in an uncomfortable situation when you first see them or even the first few times and then suddenly they surprise you. For example, there is one guy in the core cast that I just feel soooo awkward talking to, nearly every other cast member has been fine and easy to get to know....a couple of times at lunch he has sat with us sewing ladies but he never looks at me or seems to acknowledge my existance in anyway. Today he came and sat right by me and still no recognition. I was kind of annoyed at that point and just decided he was a grumpy guy and I didn't need to get to know him. Then today on my way in to do costumes I ran into him several times. Each time he gave me a big smile and waved. I was slightly baffled. I actually talked to him tonight at the dance. It was still kind of weird and I had NO idea what to say but I think the feeling was mutual. I think that he is just a bit shy, despite the fact he is an actor. Then again I am the exact same way. Anyhow, I realized that I just to conclusions and I shouldn't have. Prehaps he has not been feeling well or something like that, who knows. But he did me a favor tonight which I really appreciated. Nauvoo has helped me change my perspective, I am sure it will take several times of coming here but I think coming has put me on a path that will better allow me to serve the Lord. I love this place, I love the people here, and I love the people who were here. Their sacrifice made it possible for us to live the way we do today!! Love you all!! Good night. :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Just what I needed
So the last couple of days I have been feeling a little weary, spiritually and physically. Not that I wasn't having fun in Nauvoo but I just felt....heavy I guess. Like I had so much on my mind. Well today we had a devotional given by the guy who used to play Parley P. Pratt, he is not the director his name is Paul Walstead. He is awesome! In the devotional he talked about how Satan tries to make us feel weary and he attacks us when he thinks we are weak. He then talked about when Nepho was commanded to build a boat. Nephi did not doubt or fear he just said "Ok where is the ore so I can build tools?" He also talked about Peter being a fisherman and how when the Savior walked across the water Peter got out of the boat in the middle of a storm even though he knew it was the safest place. It just touched me and I really felt like he was talking to me. He also said something that really touched me....he said "What defines who we are is the way we serve the Lord" It is my new motto.
Later in the day I was talking to one of the wonderful ladies I work with and she mentioned she served her mission in Belgium. I mentioned that two of my FHE brothers were from Belgium. She totally knew them when she was in Belgium!! How cool is that?? It is amazing how small a world it is! It really made Kathleen happy and it was cool.
Later in the day I was talking to one of the wonderful ladies I work with and she mentioned she served her mission in Belgium. I mentioned that two of my FHE brothers were from Belgium. She totally knew them when she was in Belgium!! How cool is that?? It is amazing how small a world it is! It really made Kathleen happy and it was cool.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Pictures from Nauvoo!
Ok I hope this works. I never can get pictures to load right. :) Today was amazing! I got to spend time at several places in Nauvoo that are usually swarmed with people, but I was by myself. It was so special!! I even was in the Red Brick store by myself which is crazy!! It was wonderful! My car broke down (due to user error) but one of the ladies in the sewing room called her husband and he helped me see the error of my ways :) Because to that time I ended up going to the brick making place and listened to the presentation which was fun. The missionary that was working was talking to us afterwords and he mentioned the directions to get to Inspiration point, there is a clearing that overlooks the river. Joseph Smith used to go there and ponder and pray. I felt the Spirit so strongly there!! It was just amazing!! You can feel the strength of those early saints. I love it here! I also went to a couple of short plays today. One is called the Letters of Emma and Joseph, in it the people that play Joseph and Emma in the pageant recite exerpts from correspondence between the Prophet and his wife. Then I went to the King Follett discourse which was given shortly before the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum. Oh on another note I have been doing hair for two of the lead characters in the play which has been great!! I style Emma Smith's hair and also Becky Laird's hair, Becky is a fictional character but one that is a central roll for the portrayal of the story. I do the hair when Suzie (the costuming director) is busy, which lately has been quite often. I love it of course!
Ok here are the pics
The sky has been spectacular lately because of the crazy thunderstorms!
Check out facebook tomorrow for more!
Ok here are the pics
The sky has been spectacular lately because of the crazy thunderstorms!
Check out facebook tomorrow for more!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
100% humidity, 110% Exhaustion
So as you can tell from the title...I am a bit wore out. Thank goodness I have tomorrow morning off!!! Today was AMAZING though!! It started out with an amazing devotional given by the music director named Paul. He talked about the "ordinary" miracles in our lives. They are many!! It never ceases to amaze me how much God does to let us know He loves us! From then on the day was just emotional. I went to the temple with Janee, it is AWESOME!! Someone told me that they tried to keep the materials and workmanship as close to the original Nauvoo temple as possible. It just amazes me!!! It is so so so stunning!! This place....it is special, I wish I could take what I am feeling and give it to all of you but words cannot describe. There is just a special witness of the Savior that those early Saints left. They left it in the words and deeds. They left it in their sacrifice and their undying faith. I am sure that they, like us, had moments of trial and weakness but they made it through and so can we!!!
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