CITRUS SALAD

Dressing:

1/3 cup oil (I use olive)

Juice of 2 limes

2 Tbsp orange juice

2 Tbsp sugar

Zest from 2 limes

Zest from 1 orange

Salad:

8 Cups torn lettuce (I have used Romaine, Spinach or Spring mix. All good)

1/4 red onion, finely chopped

Strawberries

1 large orange

3-4 kiwis

1/2 cup pomegranite

1/4 cup dries cranberries or golden raisins

Combine ingredients, add salad dressing and toss until well distributed.

WHITE CHILI

*this serves 12, you may want to half it

4 cans of white beans

2 cans of white corn

2 small cans green chilis

3 cups chicken broth

1 chicken boullion cube

4 cup cubed chicken, cooked

2 medium chopped onions

1 TBSP oregano

1 TBSP garlic powder

2 TBSP ground cumin

24 oz sour cream

4 C. Monterey jack cheese

Sautee onions. Mix everything together except the sour cream and the Monterey jack cheese. Cook for 30 minutes. Add sour cream. Cook another 15 minutes. Top with Monterey jack cheese.

COCONUT CREAM PIE

1 ½ cups half-and-half

2 eggs

¾ cup white sugar

1/3 cup corn starch

¼ tsp salt

1 cup flaked coconut

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 - 9 inch pie shell, baked

1 ½ cups coconut milk

½ cup toasted coconut

In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, corn starch, coconut milk and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly (otherwise eggs will clump). Once thickened, remove from heat and stir in flaked coconut and vanilla. Pour into pie shell and chill. Top with whipped cream and toasted coconut.

PIE CRUST

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

½ cup butter flavored crisco

1/4 cup COLD water

Mix flour and salt. Cut in crisco with a rubber spatula (make sure all the flour is mixed in, should be in small clumps). Stir in water with a fork all at once. Shape into a rectangle and roll out. Makes 1 pie crust, double if top needed. Bake according to pie directions or if it is a cold pie prick bottom with fork and bake at 425 degrees for 6-7 minutes.

PUMPKIN BARS

4 eggs
1-2/3 c. sugar
1 c. oil
1-15 oz can pumpkin
1 t. salt
2 c. flour
2 t. cinnamon
2 t. baking powder
1 t. soda

Mix eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin together until light and fluffy. Mix dry ingredients and add to mix. Beat well. Pour into 15X10 pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 min. Frost when completely cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1- 3 oz pkg cream cheese
1/2 c. softened butter
1 t. vanilla
2 c. powdered sugar.

Cream butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth.

would someone post the recipe for pumpkin bars?