Fruit Salsa

pineapple chunks

diced strawberries

diced kiwi

mandarin oranges

sugar to taste

lime juice to taste

Mix all and serve with Krustos from Taco Time.

Pumpkin Seeds

4 c. washed pumpkin seeds, dried out as much as possible with a paper towel

1 t. worchestershire sauce

3 T. melted butter

1 t. salt

Mix all together and spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Bake at 225 degrees for 1-3 hours. Stir occasionally so they dry out evenly.

BLT salad

1/2 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled into bigger chunks
2 med tomatoes
2 med avacados
Sliced almonds
Baby leaf lettuce
Honey mustard dressing

Toss all ingredients together. Add honey mustard dressing just prior to serving.

Honey Mustard Dressing:
1/2 c Honey
3 T Mayo2
T White Vinegar
2 T Juice of an orange
2 t orange zest
2 T Dijon mustard
1 T poppy seeds.

Wisk all ingredients together and serve over BLT salad.

Tuscan Chicken and White Beans

lb chicken breasts
1 t dried rosemary or 2 T fresh rosemary
1/4 t pepper
2 c chicken stock
2 cans cannellini beans (rinsed and drained) 16 oz cans
2 T sundried tomatoes (in oil) chopped

Saute chicken, rosemary, and pepper in a little olive oil 2-3 mins. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 8 mins or until chicken is done. Serve with Garlic Bread.

Strawberry Citrus Shortcakes

Shortcakes:
2 1/3 c Bisquik
1/2 c milk
3 T sugar
3 T melted butter
Mix ingredients together. Drop by 6 spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 mins @ 425.

Strawberries:
1 pint strawberries (washed and sliced)
1/4 c sugar
zest and juice of one orange.
Puree 1/4 cup of strawberries with sugar, zest, and juice from the orange. Toss remaining strawberries with puree.

Orange Whipped Cream:
1 pint whipping cream
1 t vanilla1
t orange zest
1 T orange juice
2 T sugar
Whip together until soft peaks form.

Cut shortcakes in half. Top with strawberries and whipped cream.

Blueberry Almond Cookies

2c flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/2 c butter softened
1 c sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 c milk
2 t lemon zest
1/2 c chopped almonds (toasted)
1 c frozen blueberries (thawed and drained)
Combine dry ingredients in one bowl. In another bowl cream together sugar and butter. Add egg yolk and beat to incorporate. And milk, almond extract, and lemon zest. Stir in dry ingredients. Fold in almonds and blueberries. Chill dough for 30 mins. Drop by rounded tablespoon on cookie sheet. Bake @ 375 for 16 mins.I bake mine using parchment paper.

Yummy Easy Rolls

2 Pkg or 4 1/2 tsp regular dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup hot water
1 cube of butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour

Stir yeast into 1/4 cup of water and let stand 10 minutes. Mix all remaining ingredients except for 2 cups of the flour until smooth. Add the yeast mixture. Mix well. Stir in by hand the remaining 2 cups of flour to make a very soft dough. Cover and let rise until double about 1 1/2 hours. Punch the dough down, cover with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator overnight or at least 4 hours. 3 hours before serving punch down dough. Spray counter with non stick spray. Divide dough into 3 balls and roll into 3 circles. Spread with butter. Cut each circle into 8 pizza slices. Roll the big end to the center. 21 rolls fit on one big cookie sheet. The other 3 rolls I put on a small pan. Let rise again until double about 1 hour. Bake 375 for about 10 - 15 minutes until light brown. Enjoy! :)