Crispy Rice Salad

 1 cup cooked jasmine rice 

1 T oil

1 cup diced cucumber

1/2 cup edamame

1/2 avocado, diced

1/4 cup sliced green onion

1.5 T rice wine vinegar

1.5 T soy sauce

I/2 T sesame oil

1/2 t sesame seeds

Mix rice with oil and cook at 450 (or broil) until starting to brown (15 minutes) Mix everything else together and toss with rice. 

Oreo Poke Cake

 1 chocolate cake mix

Ingredients to make cake mix

Large package chocolate pudding

3 cups cow milk

1 tub Cool Whip

10 Oreos

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cheesecake

 

Dalton requested this Chocolate-covered strawberry cheesecake after we looked at some fancy cheesecake options on pinterest.  We wanted an actual cheesecake, so I had to invent the recipe.  Basically, I added a cup of pureed strawberries to my mom's LA Times cheesecake recipe and cooked it WAY longer.  It turned out amazing.

Cranberry Salsa

 1 12 Ounce bag cranberries

3/4 c sugar

1/2 t cumin

1/2 t salt

1/4 t garlic

1/2 bunch cilantro

4 green onions

1 jalepeno

1/4 c lime juice

Mix all ingredients in food processor. Serve over 8 ounces cream cheese

Blended with 1/2 c sour cream. 

Crispy Fried Onions

Crispy Fried Onions 

THINLY slice onion 

Mix 1/4 c flour with salt and pepper 

Dredge onion in flour, separating rings 

Heat 1/4" oil in skillet. 

Cook dredged onion in batches hntil lightly browned.

Garlic Butter

3 T butter 

1 T fresh parsley 

1/2 c grated parmesan 

1 t minced garlic 

 Mash together, and toss woth roasted potato spears and broccoli after baking

Parmesan pasta

Parmesan Pasta

• 2 T butter
• 1 t. olive oil
• 1 t. garlic
• 3 c. chicken broth
• 1/2 lb pasta
• 1 c. Parmesan
• 2 t.  dried parsley or 2 T fresh, chopped
• 1/4 cup heavy cream (just enough to make it creamy)
• salt and pepper to taste

Melt the butter and olive oil. Add the garlic and cook 1 min. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in the pasta and cook until tender. Stir in Parmesan, then parsley and cream  and salt and pepper to taste.