Summer Salad

Strawberry's

Jack Cheese

Candy walnuts

Spring Mix Salad

Spinach Salad

You can slice you jack cheese into thin strips or you can grate it your choice, slice your strawberry's. Add your strawberry's and cheese right before you serve so the strawberry's don't make your salad soggy

How to make candy Walnuts:

Take 1/2 cup powdered sugar and one bag chopped walnuts. Put the powdered sugar in a pot and turn you stove top to medium heat and melt down once all melted add your chopped walnuts and coat. Place on a well greased cookie sheet and let cool. I have kids so I place the pan in the oven so that I don't have to worry about them touching the cookie sheet because it does get really hot. Let cool completely then break into small pieces to top on your salad.

Dressing

1 cup Canola Oil

1/2 cup Red Wine Vinegar

3/4 cup sugar

2 Cloves Garlic

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. Paprika

1/4 tsp. Pepper

Tips

I have also added pears and kiwi this brings just a little more color and taste great!

Pasta Alla Principessa

{This is a recipe that Chris and I both got in our Foods class in High School!!! I remember liking in then...and it has become a family favorite since! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!}

INGREDIENTS:
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Minced Onion
8 oz Sliced Mushrooms
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Salt
1/2 Lb Ham, Cut into Thin Strips
1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley, Chopped
{If you don't have fresh...Dried works just as well!}
1 Lb Penne or Mostaccioli Pasta
1/2 Pint Whipping Cream
1 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese




DIRECTIONS:
Melt butter in a skillet on medium heat.
Add onion and saute until soft and white.
Add mushrooms and garlic salt. When mushrooms are done, stir in the ham and parsley. Remove the skillet from the stove.
Cook the pasta {while mushrooms are sauteing} and drain completely.
Return the pasta to its pot on medium-high heat.
Pour the cream over the pasta.
Stir the pasta until the cream begins to bubble.
Add 3/4 cup of the cheese, blend well and remove the pot from the heat.
Stir in the ham mixture, holding some back for topping.
Put the pasta in a serving dish, scraping cream from the sides of the pan {you won't want to lose any}.
Sprinkle the pasta with remaining cheese and arrange the ham topping in the center.
Garnish the pasta with parsley.

Kinda Failed at that Goal...

Well...I still have stuff waiting to be posted... Didn't do so hot at my last goal of being on top of it. But I intend to get on top of it and stay on top of posting so that we can continue to provide you with new recipe ideas. So here I go.

Happy Cooking!