Spaghetti Salad

1 lb. spaghetti noodles cooked and drained and rinsed in cold water.

Add:

1 pkg. pepperoni (cut up)

2 or 3 cucumbers (cut up)

2 or 3 tomatoes (cut up)

1 can olives (cut up)

Sprinkle ½ jar of Salad Supreme or Salad Elegance (found in the spices isle) on top and mix well.

Add ½ jar of Zesty Italian Dressing

Mix and chill in fridge

Stir or shake before serving.

Love served with French/garlic bread

Monster Cookies- Gluten Free

1 Cup Butter 2 cups sugar

2 cups brown sugar 6 eggs

4 tsp. baking soda 3 cups peanut butter (1 ½ lb)

½ lb m&m’s 1/2 lb chocolate chips

9 cups oatmeal

Combine sugar and butter; cream. Add eggs. Mix until fluffy. Add baking soda and peanut butter. Add oatmeal. Add m&m’s and chocolate chips. Mix well. Bake at 375 degrees on a greased baking sheet for 10 to 12 minutes or until done. Makes a lot! Also, I just add one bag of the mini baking m&m’s and one bag of chocolate chips!

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

2 cups flour 1 1/3 cup oats

2/3 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt 4 eggs

1 cup vegetable oil 1 ½ cup applesauce

1 tsp. vanilla 1 pkg. Chocolate chips

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Then add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or refrigerated. Makes 24 muffins.

Creamy Cilantro Dressing

1/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon crushed jalapeno pepper*
1 Ranch mix packet
2 cloves garlic
3 tomatillos

Add all ingredients in a blender, blend until smooth. Makes about one quart. (This recipe is very similar to the dressing at Café Rio.)

*The recipe calls for crushed jalapeno, but I used crushed red pepper instead. It wasn’t quite as spicy, but tasted the same.

Fresh Homemade Salsa

1/4 of one red onion
2 tbsp. cilantro (can be found in produce section at WinCo)
1 clove garlic
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 oz. canned green chilies
1 14.5 oz. can S&W Stewed Mexican Recipe Tomatoes
Pulse onion, garlic and cilantro in a blender or food processor for 10
seconds. Add lemon juice, chilies and tomatoes. Pulse for 10 seconds.
Ready to serve and enjoy!

Homemade Granola Bars

Yield: 24 servings
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup AP flour -or- whole wheat flour
3/4 cup dried fruit -or- coconut, chocolate chips, raisins, etc.
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line with parchment or grease a 9x13 in. baking pan.

In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, dried fruit,and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the honey, beaten egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well, folding the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool bars for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while they are still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be to too hard to cut.

Mother-Daughter Cake

1 White Cake Mix
1 small pkg. raspberry Jello

Topping:
1 large pkg. instant vanilla pudding
3 oz. cream cheese
1 8 oz. Cool Whip

1 can raspberry filling

Make cake according to pkg. directions and pour into jelly-roll (sheet cake) pan. After baking, let cake cool, then poke holes in the cake with a fork. Mix Jello according to directions and pour over cake. Refrigerate. Mix topping together by first whipping cream cheese and then adding Cool Whip and pudding. Don't mix in the raspberry pie filling! Just before serving, spread topping on cake and then carefully spread raspberry filling over topping.