Vanilla Chai Tea

   Vanilla Chai Tea                                                           

1 ½ cup nonfat dry milk powder

1 ½ cup French Vanilla powdered

 non-dairy creamer

2 cups white sugar

1 ½ cups unsweetened instant tea

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cloves

1 TBS cinnamon

1 tsp cardamom

1 tsp nutmeg

½ allspice

                  Mix 8 oz hot water with 3 T powder

Ceasar Pasta Salad

 
Caesar Pasta Salad
Thanks to my daughter, Megan for this recipe...easy and good!!!
Boil one box of tri-color curly noodles per package directions.
Drain and cool.
Add: 8 oz summer sausage diced
        1 large tomato diced
        1 medium cucumber diced
         1/2 cup (approx)Feta cheese
        1/2 cup (approx) Parmesan Cheese or Italian blend cheese
         1 small can sliced black olives
Mix and add:
2/3 bottle of Ken's Creamy Caesar Dressing(save the other 1/3 bottle for the next step)
Toss
Cover and refrigerate overnight
Before Serving, add the remaining 1/3 bottle of dressing Mix.  Top with some more of the Parmesan or Italian cheese (for presentation)  and serve.  I made this for a potluck at school today and barely had any left to take home to hubby.

Pumpkin Dip

 

so it's fall again and that means the invasion of all things pumpkin....Never was much of a pumpkin fan but I actually love this dip...It's good with apples or those cinnamon graham sticks that I get at Kroger.

Blend: 

8 oz cream cheese

1/2 c. canned pumpkin

1/2 c packed brown sugar

Add:

2 tsp maple syrup

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Refrigerate...easy ....fast....super yummy  Thanks to my niece Laurel Malvitz for the recipe!!

 

Gigi's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with cranberries

Cream together:
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
Add:
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
When well blended add:
2 1/4 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
At this point I put the mixer away and mix the rest manually
Add:
3 c oatmeal
1 1/2 c chocolate chips
3/4 cup craisins or dried cherries
Mix then:
Drop by spoonful onto a baking sheet lines with parchment paper
Bake for 10 min at 350
This is an adapted family recipe. My mom used to use chocolate chips and Spanish peanuts...also yummy!

Onion free guacamole

6 avocados mashed

2T lime juice

2t salt

2t garlic

3 Roma tomatoes (diced)

1/2 c fresh cilantro
I LOVE cilantro!!! This recipe is adapted from my sister Marie's recipe but I doubled it and left out the onions....onions really hate me!  I also increased the cilantro...because I really do love cilantro!!