Summer Salad

 

here is a really easy but quickly made salad.

Ingredients:

- 2 or 3 tomatoes

- 1 yellow pepper

- 1/2 a cucumber

- lettuce

Directions: Cut up the veggies. Cube the tomatoes and the cuc into cubes. Cut the lettuce into strips and the pepper into slices and then in half / into 3 pieces. Stir together and... 

ENJOY!!!

Flower - shaped Pepper Platter

 

An easy arrangement of peppers on a platter.

Ingredients: 

- a yellow pepper

- a green pepper

- a red pepper

Directions: Cut the peppers into slices and arrange                           2 of each kind in a circle in the middle.                             Then place the rest around to look like a                         circle. 

ENJOY!!!

Birdie

 

Here's a fun idea that I had for lunch.

Ingredients:

- bread 

- PB ( crunchy or smooth )

- apple slices

- colored plate

Directions:
smear PB on toasted bread on a plate. Then add the apples on the plate to look like a bird.

ENJOY!!!

Veggie platter

 

Here is the recipe for a really easy and colorful veggie platter:

Ingredients:  

- carrots

- 1 cucumber

- 1 can of olives 

- 1 red pepper

- 1 yellow pepper


Directions:

- cut up the cucumber, peppers, and carrots into slices

- arrange the veggies with the olives in the middle

                                 ENJOY!!!

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Salsa

Recipe for the most wonderful salsa from Emily that Brian helped make, and that we all enjoyed. :)

Ingredients: 

6 Roma tomatoes

1/4 onion

1/4 c cilantro

1 tomatillo pepper

1 jalipino

1 tsp apple cider vinager

1 tsp salt

juice one lime

Directions: 

Cut up all the tomatoes, onions, cilantro, tomatillo, and jalipino. Juice the lime and mix with vinegar. Stir everything together and stir in the salt. 

ENJOY!!! :)

Brazilian Lemonade

Today I made Brazilian Lemonade with Dad. Here's the recipe :

Info :

Makes 1 pitcher

Prep. time : 10 min 

Ingredients :

1 c lime juice + pulp

2 Tbs sweetened condensed milk 

5 c water 

1 c sugar

Directions :

Mix everything together and make sure the sugar is mixed in. 

Tip:

If you just have condensed milk ( not sweetened ), just add 1 Tbs sugar to the condensed milk. 

ENJOY!!!

Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies by Mike and Lisa

Here is the recipe for the chocolate cookies that Mike and Lisa made in the last post:

Ingredients:

1/2 c butter

1/2 c white sugar

1/3 c packed brown sugar

1/2 c peanut butter

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg

1 c flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 c rolled oats

1 c milk chocolate chips

Directions :

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

Mix butter and sugars in standing mixer, add vanilla and egg

Sift flour mixture, rolled oats and chocolate chips

Bake 10-12 minutes until light brown

Let sit on towel or rack

ENJOY!!!