Greek Pasta Salad

Dave and I made this amazing pasta salad the other day. I think I got this recipe off of allrecipes.com -- I can't remember for sure. But, it was very good. The kalamata olives are a must!

potato gnocchi

September's issue of Everyday Food has a really easy and good recipe for gnocchi. The kids helped me make it the other day. They had a lot of fun making "snakes" with the dough then cutting them up to make little gnocchis. 

Blueberry Cobbler

I tried this recipe via allrecipes.com and it was delicious. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and enjoy!

Sugar Cookies

I got this recipe off of my sister-in-laws family recipe blog. I tried it and it is a keeper! Delicious and soft. Mmmmm good. 

Paula Dean Sugar Cookies

1 C butter, softened

1 C sugar

2 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp almond extract

3 1/2 cups of flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

-In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs and extracts.

-In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until combined. Cover and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

-Preheat over to 350. Spray baking sheets with nonstick spray.

-On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4" thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake for 10 minutes, or until bottom edges are very lightly browned.

Icing: I put about 2 cups of powder sugar in a bowl. I added a littlemilk (maybe 3-4 tsp.) Then I added 1/2 tsp vanilla and about 2 tsp. of light Karo syrup. Then as I mixed it was a little thick so I added a little more Karo syrup. I just mixed until it was the texture I wanted my icing to be. You don't want it too runny. It hardened up pretty quick

Brynn & Mindi's Aunt Shelley's Salad

My friends Mindi and Brynn made this delicious salad. It is amazing! Thanks for sharing it!


Aunt Shelley's Salad 1 head red leaf lettuce
1 head green leaf lettuce
1 head iceberg lettuce
8 oz. shredded mozzarella
8 oz. Parmesan cheese
1 lb. bacon - cooked and crumbled
8 oz. package craisins
1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Dressing:
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup sugar
1/2 sweet maui onion
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp regular yellow mustard
1 cup salad oil
***Blend dressing ingredients, except oil, until smooth. Slowly add oil while blending.