Alex Shorter

Here is a recipe I make at our PV Alpine Ski Racing Fall Camp at Vail, Colorado on Thanksgiving every year.  This year I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 85 people between campers, parents and coaches so I made 5 of them - they were all devoured.  It is my most requested recipe by far and is great...
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It always seems that we cook so much this time of year.  So, I like easy recipes that my family can enjoy and pair well with multiple dishes. I wanted to find a recipe that was mostly onions as we know a wonderful farm family that gives us a giant box of Walla Walla sweet onions as a gift eac...
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Well, hello there!  Happy Wednesday! Even past the holiday season there is always a reason to give a gift to someone you appreciate, love or both! Here are some of my favorite gifts and ideas for all different kinds of people: MUGS are for EVERYONE SPECIAL: Emma Bridgewater designs are one of ...
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This is a Shorter family recipe that we like to have on Christmas morning or any time in the winter.  It is yummy, very homey and you can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Cheese Sausage Bake Recipe Type: Breakfast Author: Alex Shorter This is a Shorter family recipe that we like to have...
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Now, here is a topic that is near and dear to my heart - SOUP GROUP. Here we are!  The Soup Group Members. We just passed our one year anniversary to the start of our Soup Group which we started last year in November. We have 5 members and we are all busy moms. How it works is once a month...
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One day it just hit me like a ton of bricks.  My husband has a mistress.  He even has a second home, well, trailer, for this lusty relationship.  It really did not come out until well into the marriage that this was something that he desired. But, I have actually come to terms with it and he do...
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We have all been there and attempted the Christmas card photo. Only to fail miserably - it is always so disappointing. Here are 5 tips to make sure they turn out whether you are using a professional or doing it yourself. Pick a time when the light is even - not too sunny or too dark. Everyone...
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Well Hello! My name is Alex Shorter and my sister-in-law, the queen and owner of Grandpa Shorter's Gifts, Jennifer Shorter, invited me to blog about life.  So here I am after gladly accepting. A little about me - I married Jenn's brother, Ryan, on the front porch of our Wenatchee...
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Although it’s still (typically) too warm for most of us to start thinking about fall and the start of the new school year, the number of college kids in Petoskey has already started to dwindle.  Now, I’ve still got a few weeks left before I pack up and head back downstate to Kalamazoo ...
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This past Monday, my family and I went to The Young Americans’ dinner theater for the twelfth year in a row.  For as long as I can remember, I have gone to see the show at Boyne Highlands with my sisters, parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle, and sometimes cousins from out of state. It has alw...
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