Cake

Cake Mix
1 can of fruit

White or yellow cake mixes work best. You can use any kind of fruit you like. Replace water in cake mix with juice drained from can, replace equal amounts. You can either add the fruit into the cake or mix it with whipped topping to use as frosting on the cake.

Pork Rub

fresh rosemary 3 or 4 sprigs
fresh thyme 3 or 4 sprigs
8 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp olive oil

Mix well in food processor, spread over meat. Let sit in fridge for a couple hours, then cook.

Pesto

2 cups spinach
1/2 cup pine nuts toasted
2 tbsp lemon juice
1-2 tsp lemon zest
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
salt & pepper

Mix all together in food processor, you want a paste like consistency.

You can substitute the pine nuts for nuts that you prefer.

Pasta Salad

elbow macaroni
mayo
1 ranch packet
1 can of shredded chicken
3 boiled eggs
1 cucumber
1 tomato chopped
shredded cheese

Make macaroni according to directions. Brown the can of chicken. Cut up the cucumber and eggs. Mix all together. Serve warm or cold.

I got this recipe at Margie Slacks baby shower. Sometimes I put some ranch dressing in as well, and sometimes I add bacon bits.

Greek Pizza

Pizza crust
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
spinach
nutmeg
Feta cheese crumbles
Shredded cheese
1 roma tomatoe, chopped
Oregano

Heat oven to 350 and place pizza crust on pizza stone or pan, cook for 5 minutes. Saute garlic and onion together, when brown add in spinach and nutmeg. Cook for a few minutes in skillet. Spread onto pizza crust, top with feta cheese and shredded cheese. Cook pizza for 5 more minutes. When done add tomatoes and oregano to pizza.

We use pre made pizza crusts. You can also make your own but you want to cook the crust most of the way before adding the toppings. We use shredded mozzarella cheese, but again the cheese choice is up to you. Also the amount of spinach depends on how big your pizza crust is.

Creamy Orzo

2 cups Orzo
4 cups chicken broth
1/4 - 1/2 onion, chopped
1/4 - 1/2 mushrooms, quartered
1 cup grated cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup peas

Cook orzo in chicken broth, do not drain when done. Brown onions and mushrooms in skillet with olive oil. Mix the cheese in with the orzo, then add the cream and all the veggies. Top with Thyme and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes in greased casserole dish.

You can use whatever kind of cheese you want. We use Parmesan, and the amount varies each time. Also the amount of veggies is up to you.