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Award-winning Peach Torte

August 19, 2019 by Melissa Howell 5 Comments

Award-winning Peach Torte

Ripe, juicy peaches sit atop a sweet, graham cracker base and are topped with whipped cream for this essential No-Bake Peach Dessert. Summer wouldn't be summer without Continue Reading

Filed Under: Desserts, Food and Cooking, Funny Stories Tagged With: dessert, peaches

A Horrifying Story

August 18, 2017 by Melissa Howell Leave a Comment

Pray this never happens to you.   I have a story to tell you today. This is a horrifying story that I'm afraid all too many of you can identify with. It's a Continue Reading

Filed Under: Extras, Funny Stories Tagged With: funny, vomit

College Chocolate Chip Cookies

July 3, 2017 by Melissa Howell 8 Comments

It was 25 years ago that I entered Brigham Young University as a freshman. Ah, the halcyon days of youth! (What does "halcyon" mean? How do you even say that? Why would I Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cookies, Brownies, and Candy, Featured, Food and Cooking, Funny Stories Tagged With: chocolate chips, college, cookies

Ten Hilarious and Surprising Things I Learned on Bed Rest

February 10, 2017 by Melissa Howell 2 Comments

The phone rang. It was the doctor. "You need to go to the hospital," she said. "Can I go out with my husband first? We had plans." "No. You need to go the Continue Reading

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Christmas Shopping by the Four Wise Men

December 18, 2015 by Melissa Howell Leave a Comment

In the twelve days leading up to Christmas, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been putting out an uplifting video each day with well-known musicians and Continue Reading

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T'was the Night Before Christmas--What Really Happened

T’was the Night Before Christmas–What Really Happened

December 22, 2014 by Melissa Howell 6 Comments

T’was the night before Christmas, I’d just flown to Seattle. I was not prepared for the great Christmas Battle.   I walked into my house; the scene was so sad. “Where Continue Reading

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Wherein an American in Japan Makes a Ridiculous Mistake and Learns a Valuable Culinary Lesson

November 6, 2014 by Melissa Howell 4 Comments

As I pedaled my bike home from Apple Land, I thought about my cache of groceries. An enormous Fuji apple, a half-loaf of square, fluffy super-white Japanese bread, a Continue Reading

Filed Under: Funny Stories Tagged With: corn syrup, potatoes

Close Your Eyes and Open Your Mouth. I Have a Surprise For You (That Will Scar Your Tastebuds For Life).

August 21, 2014 by Melissa Howell

We'd only been married a few months when my husband returned from work with an excited gleam in his eye. "Close your eyes and open your mouth," he said. "I have a Continue Reading

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