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If Wishes were Horses

Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on July 16, 2014 – 12:34 pm -

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

On wild white stallions with fire in their eyes!

Ok, so I made up the second line.

What would you wish for if you were given five wishes?

I think I would wish for:

1. The safety and well being of children everywhere.

2. A house on the Oregon coast! sigh….

3. Sleep. Being able to sleep without chemical intervention would be life changing.

4. Enough money to retire right now!

5. More time to write (see #4).

What’s your top five?

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Herb Butter Asparagus

Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on July 9, 2014 – 12:08 pm -

So easy peasy – the perfect thing for quick summer meals.

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh asparagus
2 T olive oil
Kosher salt
Pepper from the mill
3 T butter
1/2 t dried dill
1/2 t dried parsley

Wash the asparagus, trim off the white part on the bottom and dry with paper towels

drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper, roast in a 425 degree oven for about 10 minutes

mix the butter with the dried seasonings

put the butter on top of the asparagus to melt as soon as it comes out of the oven

move to a serving dish or just eat if off the pan!

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This post is in honor of the letter “H” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more helpful “H” posts, please click here http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/

Ina’s Pecan Shortbread

Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on July 4, 2014 – 6:44 am -

These are the richest, crumbliest pecan shortbread cookies I’ve ever had.

4.5 from 2 reviews

Ina's Pecan Shortbread

Recipe type: Dessert

Crumbly, rich pecan shortbread cookies

Ingredients

¾ lb unsalted butter at room temperature
1 c sugar
1 t vanilla extract
1 t almond extract
3½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ t salt
1/ ½ cups of small diced pecan, toasted

Instructions

Toast the pecans on a baking sheet for 8 minutes at 350 degrees before chopping
Mix together the butter and sugar until they are just combined
Add the vanilla & almond extracts
In another bowl sift together the flour and salt then add to the butter/sugar mixture
Add the pecans and mix on low speed until the dough comes together
Dump on to a floured surface and shape into a flat disk
Cover with plastic wrap & chill for 30 minutes
Roll the dough ½ inch thick and cut into 2/12 inch squares or be lazy like me and roll the dough into small balls and then flatten with a fork after you put them on an ungreased baking sheet
Bake 20 minutes or so, until the edges begin to brown