Chop Salad

• Lettuce 
• Grape Tomatoes, Halved
• Kidney Beans, Drained And Rinsed
• Garbanzo Beans, Drained And Rinsed
• Pitted Mixed Olives
• Sliced Or Diced Bell Pepper
• Hard Boiled Eggs, Peeled And Sliced
• Avocado, Sliced
• Mushrooms, Sliced
• Cheese, Grated
• Fresh Mozzarella, Cubed
• Cucumbers, Halved Then Sliced
• Sliced Almonds
• Dressings Of Your Choice

Preparation Instructions

Lay out different greens and all the fixins in small dishes.

Have a big stainless bowl with tongs. Have everyone build their own salad by throwing what they want into the bowl. Toss with dressing, then pour tossed salad onto a cutting board.

With two knives, quickly chop the salad so that it's chopped into smaller pieces.

Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.

John's Favorite Tapioca Pudding

1/3 c. Bob's Red Mill Small Pearl Tapioca   (Bob's Red Mill)
3/4 c. water
2 1/4 c. 2% milk
1/4 t. salt
2 eggs, separated
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 t. vanilla

Soak small pearl tapioca in water for 30 minutes in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan.  Add milk, salt and lightly beaten egg yolks to tapioca and STIR over medium heat until boiling.  Simmer uncovered over very low heat for 10-15 minutes.  Stir often, BEAT egg whites with sugar until soft peaks form.  Fold about 1/4 c. of hot tapioca into the egg whites, then gently FOLD mixture back into saucepan.  Stir over low heat for about 3 minutes.  Cool 15 minutes then add vanilla.  SERVE warm or chilled, plain or with nutmeg or coconut mixed in.  Makes 3 1/2 c.  


Fruit Tapioca.  Prepare Tapioca Pudding as directed in master recipe.  Fold 2/3 c. finely chopped fresh or dried fruit into the tapioca before folding in the beaten egg whites.  


Chocolate Tapioca.  Prepare Tapioca Pudding as directed in master recipe.  Add 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder mixed with 2 T. sugar to simmering tapioca one to two minutes before folding in egg whites.

Raspberry-Spinach Salad

Spinach--washed and spun dry
Sliced sweet onion rings
Candied pecans (or regular pecans)
Fresh respberries
Girard's raspberry vinegarette salad dressing

Optional--Can add red or yellow peppers or grated carrots or other spring grens instead of just spinach.

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 c. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas (abt 3 medium)
1 t. vanilla extract
2 c. flour
1 t. bsaking soda
tich of salt

Frosting
4 c. confectioners sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
2 t. vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter util light and fluffy.  Beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla.  Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended.
Transfer to a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or unitl a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Cool.

Frost with above ingredients mixed together and enjoy!