Cucumber Feta Salad

                                                               Cucumber Feta Salad

Ingredients

1 Cucumber 

2 Tomatoes

1 onion 

1 container of feta

1/2 C Red Wine Vinegar

1/2 C Olive Oil

1 T Sugar

2 T Dill

1 T Italian Seasoning

2 T Parmesan

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Take and peel your cucumber and chop it into thin pieces. Then chop your tomato removing the seeds. Add it to the cucumbers in a bowl. Now cut your onion thin and add them in.  Add your crumbled feta. In a bowl mix your red wine vinegar, olive oil, sugar, dill, Italian herb seasoning, parmesan, salt and pepper to taste. Whisk till combined and pour over veggies and mix vegetables up. This is even better the second day. 

Cheddar Sour Cream Drop Biscuits

 

Cheddar Sour Cream Drop Biscuits

Ingredients:

2 C Flour

1 T Baking Powder

1 Tsp salt

1/3 C Butter cut small

1 C Cheddar Jack Shredded

1/4 C Sour Cream

2 Tsp Parsley

2 Tsp Dill

1 Tsp garlic salt 

1 C Milk

Directions:

In a bowl combine your flour, salt and baking powder. Add your dill, garlic powder and parsley. Add your chopped butter using a pastry cutter or a knife and a fork to make it into crumbles.  Add in your sour cream and milk. Mix to combine and then add your cheddar stirring gently. Take a spoon and scoop them and put them on a cookie sheet. Bake them at 350 till they turn golden.  

Garlic Tomato Pasta with Fresh Spinach

                                                                    

 Garlic Tomato Pasta with Fresh Spinach

Ingredients:

Spaghetti or Linguini

Sauce:

4 T butter

3T Garlic

2 T Garlic Oil if you can't find that use olive oil

Sprinkle of course ground pepper

1 T Garlic Salt

1 C of Diced tomatoes

1/2 C Fresh Spinach

Directions:

In a saucepan boil your pasta, while it is cooking you can work on the sauce. In a skillet melt your butter. Add garlic, ground pepper and sea salt. Cook till heated through. If your pasta is done, drain it and add it to the skillet. Toss till combined. Add in your cup of diced tomatoes. Cook till the diced tomatoes and all the flavors combine. Put it in a bowl and add fresh chopped spinach to the pasta. Top with basil and parsley. 

Wedge Salad

 

Wedge Salad with Sundried Tomato Basil Dressing

Ingredients:

Iceberg Lettuce

Cheese

Any other toppings you choose

Sundried Tomato Basil Ranch

Ingredients:

8 basil leaves

3-4 cloves of garlic

4 spoons of Sundried tomatoes in oil

2 T Dill

2/3 C Mayo

1/2 C Buttermilk

1/2 C Sour Cream

1 Tsp Salt

2 Tsp Pepper

Directions:

In a food processor or blender put your garlic in and mince it really fine. Add basil and sundried tomatoes. Blend it till combined.  In a bowl mix your mayo, buttermilk and sour cream. Whisk till combined. Add in your dill, salt and pepper, and fold in your sundried tomato mixture. 

Now cut your lettuce into wedges, drizzle the dressing over the wedge add cheese and other toppings. Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Cup Pie

 

 Peanut Butter Cup Pie

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cookie Crust:

2 C crushed chocolate cookies

1/2 stick of butter melted

Filling:

1 Container of Cool Whip

1 block of cream cheese

1 jar of peanut butter

1/2 C powdered Sugar

Topping

1 Bag of Chocolate chips

1/2 C heavy cream

Directions:

In a bowl mix your crushed cookie and butter and put it in a greased pie plate. Bake it for 5 minutes. Take it out and let it cool. While it is cooling, we can start on the filling. In a bowl combine your cool whip, peanut butter and cream cheese, powdered sugar and mix it well. Pour it into the cookie crust that has cooled. Now you can work on the topping. 

Heat your heavy cream to just about a boil. Then pour on top of the chocolate chips. Stir till combined. You do not want it super thin. Pour it on top of the pie and put it in the freezer to set. Maybe an hour. Enjoy!

Sloppy Joe's Fries

 

Sloppy Joe Fries

Ingredients:

1 Package of your favorite fries

Sloppy Joes

 (Recipe is linked to Pioneer Woman Recipe. It is so good.)

Cheddar Jack Cheese shredded

Directions:

Make your sloppy joes, either homemade or the can and set aside. This would also work with leftovers. Two meals out of one. I love those. Cook your fries in the oven. When they are close to being done, heat up the sloppy joes and spread it over the fries and top with cheese. Bake at 350 till cheese is melted and sloppy joes are hot. Eat and enjoy. 

Funnel Cake

Chocolate Funnel Cake

Ingredients:

Oil for Frying

2 C Flour

3 Tsp Cocoa Powder

1 Tsp Baking Powder

1 Tsp Vanilla

1/2 Tsp Salt

1 1/2 C Milk

2 Eggs

Toppings:

Melted Chocolate

Powdered Sugar

Directions:

In a saucepan fill it halfway up with oil and heat it up. You need it hot enough that when you add the funnel cake it starts frying quickly.  In a bowl combine your flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix well and add in your milk and egg.  Whisk till smooth. Now I couldn't use a funnel, so I took a plastic condiments bottle and used it. You can tell if your oil is hot enough by adding a tiny bit of batter in and see if it fries fast. If it does you can continue. Fill up the condiments bottle or a funnel of batter and make a swirl pattern in the oil. Do it fast. When you have it big enough let it fry then flip it over and let it cook a bit more. Take it out and let it on a paper towel. In a microwave or double boiler melt chocolate and swirl it over the funnel cake, and dust with powdered sugar. Eat and enjoy this lovely treat. 

 

Chocolate Potato Chip Pie

 

Chocolate Potato Chip Pie

This is everything you didn't know you needed!

Ingredients:

Short Bread Crust:

2 C Flour

2 C Powdered Sugar

3 Sticks of melted butter

Filling:

Chocolate Pudding

Sauce:

1 C Reeses Pieces

1 Packet of Hot Cocoa Mix

1 T of butter

1/2 C milk

Toppings:

1 C Coconut

1/2 C walnuts

1 C crushed potato chips

Directions:

Mix all the short bread crust ingredients till it forms a ball of dough. In a greased tart pan or pie plate add your dough and spread it evenly around making a good crust. Put it in the oven at 350 till the crust is done. Let it cool completely. While it is baking you can work on the sauce. 

In a pan add one cup of reeses pieces and let it melt down, add your hot cocoa mix, butter and milk. Whisk till combined. Let it sit to cool a bit.  Now make your pudding according to the box and make sure it sets and then pour it into a cooled off shortbread crust. Then add your sauce over the top. Now take your coconut, walnuts and crushed potato chips and sprinkle them over the top. Put it in the fridge till it sets. Enjoy!

Lemon Bars

 

Lemon Bars

Ingredients:

1 C All Purpose Flour

1/2 C Butter softened

1/4 C Powdered Sugar

2 Tsp Lemon Peel

4 T Lemon Juice

1/2 Tsp baking powder

1/4 Tsp Salt

2 eggs

Directions

In a bowl put your flour, powdered sugar, softened butter and lemon zest. Mix well and smash it in the bottom of a greased 8x8 baking dish. Bake 15 minutes then take out of the oven.  In a bowl mix in 4 T of lemon juice, 1 tsp of zest, eggs, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Mix for 5 minutes till its light. Pour it on the crust and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar. 

No Bake French Vanilla Cherry Parfaits

 

No Bake French Vanilla Cherry Parfaits

Ingredients:

1 package Graham Crackers

Box of French Vanilla pudding

Cherry Pie Filling

Directions:

In a bag add your graham crackers and crush them into small pieces. Add them to a glass or Sundae glass. Open your cherry filling and add a layer. Then make your French vanilla pudding and add a layer. repeat till you reach the top. You will want to end up with a pudding layer on top. You can sprinkle some graham cracker on top if you want. This is so easy and so good. It is great for summer.

Bow Tie Ranch Bacon Pasta Salad

 

Bow Tie Ranch Bacon Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1 box of Bow Tie Pasta

1 Bottle of Ranch Dressing

1 1/2 C Chopped bacon

2 Tomatoes diced 

2 cucumbers peeled and diced

2 T Dill 

Directions:

Boil your pasta according to directions. While its boiling, fry up your bacon and chop it into pieces, and then chop your vegetables. When the pasta is done, drain it and rinse with cold water.  Put it in a bowl and add your chopped vegetables, bacon, dill and ranch. Mix it up till all is combined.