Greek Salad- Mylinda

A good Greek Salad should be more of a spontaneous event than an ironclad recipe. Feel free to add, omit, and substitute ingredients as whim or necessity dictates.

• Combine in a salad bowl:
• 2 large or 3 small heads Boston, romaine, or iceberg lettuce, washed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces.
• 8 cherry tomatoes or tomato wedges (I always cut cherry tomatoes in half)
• 1/2 cup coarsely crumbled feta cheese
• 6 thin slices red onion
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced (in this salad I like it seeded too)
• 8 Kalamata olives, pitted (I like way more)
• 3/4 cup diagonally sliced celery hearts
• 4 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8 firm radishes, sliced
• one 2oz can anchovy fillets, rinsed, patted dry, and halved lengthwise
• whisk together:
• 6-7 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic (fresh of coarse)
• 1 teaspoon dried oragano
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• pour the dressing over the salad and toss well. Serve immediately on chilled large plates.

GREEK SALAD-Maryelle

• Salad:
• 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 large or 2 small cucumbers, chopped
• 6 large lettuce and curly endive leaves(mix them, endive is kind of bitter, so use more lettuce)
• 4 oz.(1 c.) feta cheese
• Dressing:
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 Tbs lemon juice
• 1 Tbs chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Garnish:
• coarsely grojnd black pepper
• greek olives
• in medium bowl, combine tomatoes and cucumbers; toss gently. line plates with luttuce. sppon vegetables onto lettuce. sprinkle with fetta cheese.
• In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well
• Drizzle over salds garnish with pepper and olives.
• * i didn't do seperate plates, just tossing everything together was great.

Carmelized Vegetable Salad- Mylinda

• 2 lbs small red potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 lb green beans, cut in half (I use frozen whole)
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/3 C margarine or butter
• 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
• 1/4 C balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 C packed brown sugar
• 1/4 t salt (I like more)
• 6 C bite sized leaf lettuce
• Freshly ground pepper if desired
• Heat 1 inch water to boiling in 4-quart heavy pot. Add potatoes, green beans and 1/2 t salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. cover and cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender; drain and set aside.
• While vegetables are cooking, melt margarine in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions in margarine 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Stir in vinegar, brown sugar and 1/4 t salt. Pour onion mixture over potatoes and green beans; stir until coated
• Line large platter with lettuce. Top with warm vegetables. Sprinkle with pepper. I like to serve this with bread and butter (or rolls) and fresh fruit.

Olive Garden Salad- Melanie

• Romaine Lettuce
  Iceberg Lettuce
  4-5 slices red onion
  2-4 pickled banana peppers
  1/2 cup croutons
  1 small onion cut up
  freshly grated parmesan cheese
• OLIVE GARDEN SALAD DRESSING1/2 C mayonnaise
  1/3 cup white vinegar
  1 tsp vegetable oil
  2 TBSP corn syrup
  2 TBSP parmesan cheese
  2 TBSP Romano cheese
  1/2 tsp garlic salt
  1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  1/2 tsp parsley flakes
  1 TBSP lemon juice
• Mix all ingredients in blender or shaker
  (I have another recipe I would like to try for OLIVE GARDEN SALAD DRESSING so I
  might be sending that one to replace this one if its better)

Olive Garden Salad Dressing

• OLIVE GARDEN SALAD DRESSING1/2 C mayonnaise
  1/3 cup white vinegar
  1 tsp vegetable oil
  2 TBSP corn syrup
  2 TBSP parmesan cheese
  2 TBSP Romano cheese
  1/2 tsp garlic salt
  1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  1/2 tsp parsley flakes
  1 TBSP lemon juice
• Mix all ingredients in blender or shaker
  (I have another recipe I would like to try for OLIVE GARDEN SALAD DRESSING so I
  might be sending that one to replace this one if its better)

Sam's Club Chicken Salad- Melanie

SAM'S CLUB CHICKEN SALAD-Melanie

• 1/2 C Mayonnaise
  1/4 tsp garlic powder
  1/4 tsp onion powder
  1/8 tsp dry mustard
• Blend above ingredients together and Add:
• 2 TBSP chopped green onion
  1/2 C diced celery
  1 lb cooked (boiled) chicken breast, drained and flaked with a fork or hands
• Mix Well. Chill in fridge. Best done day ahead. Serve on small croissants or rolls
  Optional Add: (don't skip these ingredients, they make a big difference!)
• red grapes cut in half
• cashews

Jello Salad- Melanie

JELLO SALAD-Melanie(come on, we're Mormons so we have to have this in here!)

• 8 oz. cream cheese
  8oz. cool whip
  1/2 bag minature marshmellows
  20 oz. can crushed pineapple (drained)
  6 oz. Jello box (any flavor you desire)
• Blend cream cheese and cool whip together
  Add pineapple and marshmellows
  Lay mixture in the bottom of a 13" by 9" pan
  Follow directions to make Jello package
  Pour on top of mixture
  Cover, put in refridgerator, let Jello set up. Enjoy!

Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes & Cinnamon Syrup

I am always looking for a new breakfast twist.  These were really good.  Just make the regular buttermilk syrup and add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon to make it cinnamon syrup.
Ingredients


1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1.Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla and bananas.

2.Stir flour mixture into banana mixture; batter will be slightly lumpy.

3.Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on both sides; serve hot.

Teriyaki Burgers

These were so tasty and juicy.
Teriyaki Burgers
2 1/2 lbs hamburger
1/2 cup soy sauce
8 tsp brown sugar
dash of ginger
8 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic salt
 Mix it up, form your burgers and grill.  We also sliced a fresh pineapple and grilled it.  Serve it on a hard dinner roll with pineapple and Wasabi Mayo.  Yummers!

Wasabi Mayo
1/3 cup mayo
1 Tbl Wasabi
1 Tbl soy sauce