Brittney's Pumpkin Bars

BRITTNEY'S PUMPKIN BARS

CAKE:

1 cup oil  4 eggs 1-15 oz can pumpkin 1 1/2 cups sugar

Beat until fluffy then mix dry ingredients together and add to mixture.

2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Spread in a sheet cake pan.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

FROSTING:

1-8 oz. cream cheese 1/4 cup butter 1 tsp vanilla 3 cups powdered sugar

Make sure your cream cheese and butter aren't too cold so your frosting doesn't get chunky. Cream butter and cream cheese together.  Add vanilla and gradually beat in powdered sugar.  Spread on cooled cake.  Enjoy!

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A little something tasty for July

We found this great recipe from one of our favorite blogs, Our Best Bites Blog.  This salad is so light and easy to put together and would be a great addition to your July BBQ.

Grilled Chicken & Berry Salad

Grilled Chicken & Berry Salad Recipe by Our Best Bites

1/2 head Romaine lettuce, washed and chopped into bite-sized pieces 6-8 oz. baby spinach 12-16 oz. chicken, marinated, grilled, and sliced* 8 oz. strawberries, sliced 8 oz. blueberries 4 oz. crumbled Feta or shredded fresh Parmesan cheese 1 c. sliced almonds, toasted Berry Poppy Seed Dressing to taste

For serving a large crowd, toss all the salad ingredients in a large serving bowl and add dressing to taste. For individual servings, arrange ingredients on plates and serve the dressing on the side. Makes about 8 side dish servings and 4 main dish servings.

DEEELISH!

We made this great Easter cookie recipe called 'Cadbury Egg Cookies' from the 'Our Best

Bites Blog' and they are Delicious!!  They definitely won't be listed under our Health &

Fitness category however, they are worth the once-a-year indulgence!  These also taste

really good with peanut butter chips instead of the cadbury eggs.   You can find this

recipe at:  http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/04/cadbury-egg-

cookies/

April's Recipe of the Month

Here is a delicious spring salad that would be a great part of any Easter Dinner.

Nancy's Spinach Salad

Graciously shared with us by Jen Vietti

Nancy’s Spinach Salad ¼ c vegetable oil (I used EVOO b/c I like the flavor better) 2 T vinegar 2 T sugar Salt and pepper to taste 1 bag baby spinach 1 c sliced celery ½ c chopped green onion 1 can Mandarin oranges ½ c Candied Almonds (see below)

Mix first 4 ingredients together (dressing) and set aside. Put spinach in large bowl, add celery and green onions – mix together. Drain juice from oranges and then pour oranges over salad. Add dressing and candied almonds – mix well.

Candied Almonds 3 to 4 T sugar ½ c slivered almonds

Stir over low heat until well coated. Grease foil or parchment paper and pour over it. Pat the nuts down so they aren’t so bunched up. Allow to cool and then separate.

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Are you looking for a wonderful, NEW, cookbook?  Look no further, The Gathering of Friends Cookbooks are adding a Volume 3 cookbook at the end of March 2011.  These books "were created to introduce food as a love language."    These cookbooks are available on their website at www.thegatheringoffriends.com