It’s Summer Time and the Cooking is Casual (Note: Please see special request of readers at the end of the column.) It’s July and there’s a problem, at least in the Northern hemisphere: It’s too hot to cook, but the family is hungry and looking around for dinner. Here’s a solution: Three recipes for quick-to-fix meals that are definite family pleasers plus two recipes for easy desserts that get high praises whenever they’re served. Chicken Mango Layer in crock pot: 3-4 frozen chicken breasts Cook on low 6-7 hours. Remove chicken, shred it with a fork, return it to crock pot and cook 30 additional minutes. Serve with shredded cheese wrapped in flour tortillas. Add a green salad on the side. Yield: 10-12 servings
Chicken Salad Wraps chicken, steamed and diced (for convenience, the canned chicken-Kirkland brand-from Costco works well) Serve as filling for wraps or croissants
Super Sandwich for a Crowd 2 unsliced loaves of Italian bread Cut bread in half lengthwise. Carefully hollow out top and bottom of loaves, leaving inch shell. (I just carefully pinch out some of the excess.) Combine cheese, onions, mayonnaise, and sauces. Spread over cut sides of bread. Layer ham, roast beef, and turkey on bottom and top. Place pickles only on bottom half. Gently press together. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into 1 inch slices to serve.
Special K Bars 1 cup sugar Combine sugar and syrup and bring to a boil Remove from heat and add 1 cup peanut butter (we prefer “chunky” style) Combine with 6 heaping cups Special K Cereal Press into 9×11″ pan For topping, melt together 6 oz. pkg. milk chocolate chips Spread on top Cool and cut into squares for serving.
Oreo Pie Combine: gallon ice cream, softened (any flavor; our preference is “Mint Chocolate Chip” Crush 1 lb.2 oz. package Oreos as follows: Crush one row (rib) of the Oreos and combine with ice cream, Kool Whip mixture (I place a row Crush another row (rib) of the Oreos and cover bottom of 9×13″ pan Add the ice cream, Kool Whip, and crushed Oreo mixture Top with last row (rib) of the crushed Oreos
Seal tightly with plastic wrap and freeze 4-6 hours before serving. Cut into squares and serve frozen. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Special request of readers: I’m looking for some personal stories or examples related to home management and family living that illustrate the validity of the following: In connection with a sacrament talk on repentance, the speaker said, “We often view repentance as a slow process. It isn’t. Change is spontaneous. It is not changing that takes so much time.” Please send your experiences or observations to me at [email protected]. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Daryl will be participating at BYU Education Week, August 18-21. She will teach each day
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May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
