About The Beauties

This is a blog written by a bunch of beautiful ladies who love to cook! We met at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (www.mormon.org) in Colorado Springs, and are a part of the Mountain Shadows Ward (or congregation) together. We're pretty new at this right now, but currently we consist of Rachel, Sheryl, Cybil, Emily, Kerrie, Laurie, and Becca .

A little bit about each Beauty:

-Rachel is married to her personal  prince charming. He's pretty much her favorite thing ever. She finds joy in trying to make a nice haven for him to come home to, although she's not very good at it. She believes the role women take as a "home maker" is a heavenly one. She loves to run, rock climb, and visit the beach as much as her meager allowances and tight schedule allow her. She is also (not-so) secretly in love with peanut butter and pre-school aged children. Rachel travels lots, but Colorado Springs feels more like home to her than anywhere else.

-Emily is a SAHM (Stay at home mom) who loves to craft and cook.  She has 3 kids who keep her on her toes at all times.  She also likes to run and play any sport.  Emily has been married to her husband Joshua for 6 1/2 glorious years and is excited for the countless more to come.  Her favorite food is pizza.  If Emily could go anywhere in the world it would be to Italy.

-Sheryl is trying to obtain the highest form of glory- Domestic Diva. By the love of cooking, crafting and interior design, as well as keeping the husband happy. Her and her Man Child of 1.5 years are staying busy with their jobs, church and a new *to them* house that needs lots of love that they're more than willing to give. Her favorite color is dark gray and she loves reading books during thunderstorms.

-Cybil is John Wayne's wife.... Just kidding.  She's really married to Jason, who is originally from Cali, but has a backwoods, Tennessee family in Memphis.  This is where she learned to love the oh so fattening southern food that she cooks too often.  She has a cute chubby baby girl, Orian, and loves playing with her.  Her faves are: Art, Chocolate, Sheep, and Lemons.  Yes, an odd combination, just like her personality.  :-D

-Kerrie is a SAHM of 4.  Her specialty is using her freezer to maximize cost and convenience.  She enjoys creating "frozen assets" - meals that are prepared ahead of time and just waiting in her freezer to be used when convenient.  She also loves quick, simple, and easy to prepare meals that are very tasty.

-Laurie loves eating not cooking. In truth her domestic husband does at least half of the cooking.  When she is in the kitchen it is usually a new, healthy recipe or some kind of yummy baked goodness, otherwise it is just a bother.  She would rather be doing yoga, taking or editing pictures, redecorating, reading or organizing something.  She may be found eating chocolate in her favorite room of the house, "the parlor", while trying not to alert her 4 adorable kids to the fact that she has something divine.

-Becca spends most of her time chasing her 3 kids around the house, and wiping up messes.  She realizes time is valuable, so she is interested in finding "go to" recipes, recipes that are super easy AND delicious, and most of the ingredients are readily on hand.  When she can find some time to herself, she enjoys running, reading good books, and (attempting) scrapbooking and crafting.