She Has A Flair For The Arts

Jenna's Fried Rice

Chinese Fried Rice

2-3 Tbls. veg. oil

2 cups cooked rice - cold

2tbls. soy sauce

1 tbls. Sugar

1 Tbls. rice vinegar 

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp. garlic, minced

1/2 stalk of celery, chopped

1 green onion, chopped

1/2 cup frozen peas (I rinse in hot water to thaw) 

2 large eggs beaten. 

Chop and assemble and prepare all ingredients before you start cooking because the fried rice is done in just a few minutes. I also do my egg first in the same pan and then take it out to add later. 

Combine soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, and pepper together in a custard cup and set aside. Heat fry pan or wok on med. high heat and add 1-2 Tbls. of oil, along with the chopped garlic and celery. Cook for about 2 mins. and add green onions: continue to cook for another minute. Next add the rice, peas and sauce mixture at the same time. Gently stir into other ingredients.  Add eggs to the rice mixture the very last. Serve immediately.  I usually double the sauce and the rice too. 

Don’t Have Cooked Rice on Hand? :

While nothing beats previously cooked rice for making fried rice, if you don't have any on hand, here's a tip. Prepare a batch of fresh cooked rice, spread it on a baking sheet and freeze for 25 – 30 minutes. The texture of the fried rice isn't quite the same as days-old cooked rice, but it makes a handy substitute.

I got this recipe from Jenna and it is my favorite. She got it from her cooking class at school. I am sharing because it is the best I have ever eaten. 

Also I want you to see what a very mischievous little imp can grow up to be. She can still be a bit mischievous but very beautiful. She is an artist and also models for another artist in Rexburg, Idaho. She is the little girl laughing at her little brother in the "Funny Stories" And of course is one of my Grands.;) The top pictures are Jenna being bored. Both are self portraits.;) The bottom is posing for the artist that did her portraits in Idaho. 

Jenna at an early age practicing her skills. 

Jenna modeling for a painting that is hung at BYU Idaho

Self Portrait

Bon Appetit

Love,

Grammy T.

Funny Little Stories

Jenna and Timothy, and we think we have it rough :)

I think it has something to do with that sucker he has.

Our Bishops wife is the nursery leader in our ward. 

(They save the best jobs for the best don‘t they? ;)

  One of the little boys turned three so of course he graduated to the 

Sunbeam class in primary.  

After going to Sunbeams for a couple of weeks 

he told his mom he wanted go back to his 

other class. 

She asked him why and he said that he didn't like Sunbeams 

and that he wanted to go back to the class that had “Thomas S. Monson’s 

mom as the teacher.”  

Is that adorable or what?

OK, so I realize I am being very rude by not explaining 

this story so that people of another faith can 

understand it. 

Thomas S. Monson is the President of our church. 

Little 3 year olds always call a teachers husband 

"your dad" or visa versa. 

Somehow our bishop and President Monson 

got mixed up in his mind.

Love,
Granny T.

It’s All About Tonight

Tonight Papa T. and I go to the Salt Lake Tabernacle to have An Evening with President Uchtdorf. This event is for CES teachers and retired CES. I remember the first time we got to go. We lived in Idaho and my 6th baby was little but big enough to make a fuss. In fact she was allergic to all milk except mommy’s milk so we were pretty much best friends. I was so excited to see President Kimball I could hardly stand it. BUT, I knew Amy would not be as excited as me and I would wind up taking her out. So what to do? Pray you say, that was my thought exactly. So I prayed that when President Kimball started his talk that Amy would be very quiet. The music started, you know that song “We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet” and we all stood up and Amy was wide awake and enjoying the lights and sounds. But when we were done with the opening song and prayer and President Kimball stood up Amy closed her eyes and went sound to sleep. When his wonderful talk was over Amy’s little eyes popped open and she was ready to help us sing the closing song. So you see  God does hear and answer our prayers.

Love,

Grammy T.

PS:

Tonight was wonderful.  President Uchtdorf  is always so inspiring but tonight after the meeting was over and we were all standing for him and his wife to leave he kept turning to us and waving like he didn't want to go. And then he put his fist over his heart and then pointed to us. It was so special. We love you too President Uchtdorf.