Lebanese Salad

My favorite salad...

--3-4 tablespoons olive oil
--1/4 teaspoon sea salt
--3-4 garlic cloves, minced
--1 cucumber, quartered and diced
--1-3 avacados (depending on size and how much you love them)
--cherry tomatoes (I don't add these but you can)
--juice of half a lemon
--romaine, diced

In a salad bowl mix ingredients in order

*Serves 4

Raspberry Shortbread Cookies

a friend just shared this wonderful shortbread cookie recipe with me and I loved it!







--Mix
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup softened butter
1/2 teaspoon almond extract until creamy
then add 2 cups flour and mix

--Roll mixture into 1" balls and make thumbprint in top
--Fill thumbprint with Smuckers preserves (raspberry or strawberry)
--Bake at 350 for 14-18 minutes

--Mix
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
2-3 teaspoons water, or until creamy
--Drizzle baked cookies with mixture and serve

**Enjoy**

Blueberry Lemon Muffins

2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup milk
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1/4 cup brown sugar

*preheat oven to 425

--whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together
--melt butter- whisk milk, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla with butter
--make a small well in dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients
--stir with a wooden spoon until moistened but still lumpy
--gently stir in blueberries
--pour into liners to the top
--sprinkle with brown sugar

*reduce oven temp to 375, bake for 25 minutes (toothpick test)

***fluffy & yummy***

Ultimate Omelet

breakfast for two...

6 large eggs
salt & pepper
sandwich ziploc bags

-Add-Ins- (optional)
shredded cheddar
diced ham
crumbled bacon
diced bell pepper (I like red and green)
onion
tomatoes
olives

In a medium mixing bowl whisk together eggs, salt, pepper, and any desired add-ins.

The best way to get the egg mixture into the sandwich sized ziploc is to set the bag inside of a glass liquid measuring cup and using a ladle scoop and pour about 1-2 cups in each bag.
Then bring a large pot of water to boil and drop the sealed omelet bags into the water and simmer for 5-8 minutes.
Remove bags with tongs
Open and drop onto a plate.

These are so different to make than regular omelets, but fun and delicious.

*I like to serve these with green salsa and orange slices.

Tuna Bell Pepper Casserole

So this is just like Stuffed Bell Peppers but in casserole form- I randomly thought of doing this when I wanted Tuna Stuffed Bell Peppers for dinner but only had one pepper.

1-2 red bell peppers
3/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 can tuna
1 tablespoon sesame oil
pepper, garlic salt and onion powder
1 cup shredded cheese

--cook rice accordingly
--clean and chop bell peppers
--mix tuna, rice, peppers, sesame oil, seasonings and half of cheese together in casserole dish
--top with remaing cheese
--bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Bambi Steak & Potatoes

-This is one of the best venison recipes I have made so far-

2-3 pounds venison steak
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 butter
1/3 cup red wine
1 onion, sliced
3-4 carrots
3 potatoes, sliced

--cut meat into serving-size pieces
--mix flour with garlic salt, celery salt, salt and pepper
--dredge meat in flour mixture
--brown well on both sides in butter over medium heat
--add wine; cover and simmer 20 minutes
--place steaks in a shallow baking dish (9x13)
--top steaks with sliced onions, potatoes and carrots
--pour reserved wine broth over steaks
--cover tightly with foil
--bake at 300 for 2-2 1/2 hours

*After an hour of baking check it to see if it needs more moisture, add 1 cup of water if it looks like it is getting dry.

Amish Friendship Bread

This friendship bread is fun to do with friends, and tastes wonderful!

Starter kit:
-In a gallon size zip lock bag mix together 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup flour
-Leave on counter top at room temp
Day 1- Mush the bag (Day 1 is the day you make the starter or are given the bag)
Day 2- Mush the bag
Day 3- Mush the bag
Day 4- Mush the bag
Day 5- Mush the bag
Day 6- Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and 1 cup flour to the bag and mush
Day 7- Mush the bag
Day 8- Mush the bag
Day 9- Mush the bag
Day 10- Pour entire contents of the bag into a non-metal bowl and add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups milk. Stir until smooth. Measure out four seperate batters of 1 cup each into four gallon size zip lock bags. You can keep or give away as many of them as you want. Be sure to give them away with a copy of the recipe. If you keep them, just freeze the bags until you are ready to bake, just remember what day you froze the bag so you know when it is ready.

*Baking Directions

Preheat oven to 325
to the remaining batter in the non-metal bowl, add:
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 large box or two small boxes of instant pudding mix (any flavor works, I use vanilla)

-Grease 2 large loaf pans
-Mix an additional 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon for topping
-Dust bottom and all sides of the greased pans with half of the cinnamon sugar mix
-Pour batter evenly into the two pans and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon and sugar mix over the top
-Bake one hour
-Cool until bread loosens from pan (about 10 minutes)
-Turn onto a serving dish