Summer Fruit Soup

This a wonderfully light soup that will leave you so full of summer love you will be wishing it could be summer all year long. It's a perfect appetizer or even can be served as a dessert.

Summer Fruit Soup

2 pounds of watermelon chunks (which is about 4 cups)
1/2 mango (chunks)
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. sparkling (Poland Spring) fruit flavored water

 In a blender - mix them all together. Chill up to 8 hours (or overnight)

Serve with some fresh ginger as a garnish.

Yummy! 

Oreo Cookie Pie

It's summer! This is a perfect thing to make for when your kiddos come home off the bus on their last day of school!

Oreo Cookie Pie 

4 cups of Turkey Hill All Natural Vanilla Bean

1/2 package of Newton's Oreo cookies

1. soften the ice cream and spread evenly over a baking dish
2. crush about 10 cookies and then sprinkle evenly over the ice cream

Place in freezer for 3 hours.

Repeat these steps 2 more times.

All Done!

Summer Spring Roll

Okay, so I know what you are thinking - spring roll - sushi! But no! I don't like sushi. I had it once at my cousin's wedding and I almost gagged. I don't know how anyone eats raw fish. This a summer roll with all foods that remind you of summer.

Summer Spring Roll
1 banana
2 kiwi
6 strawberries
1 puff pastry dough (half the package - defrosted
1 tbsp. butter
cinnamon
confectionery sugar

Preheat oven to 400

1. slice the fruit into 2 inch pieces.
2. flatten out the dough and place the fruit inside of it and then roll it up.
3. melt the butter and spread it over the dough
4. sprinkle it with cinnamon
5. bake it for 50 minutes
6. while it's hot sprinkle it with the confectionery
sugar

Let cool- Eat up!

Mexican Baked Salmon

So I was very bored. As I am a lot of the time when I create new recipes. This one I was just thinking what can I marinate the fish it that I haven't done before. I looked in the cabinet and saw ketchup and said "hmmm this could work" And well the rest is history and in my dad's stomach! He and my mom loved this recipe. My mom was so shocked and impressed with the stuff I come up with.

Enjoy!


Mexican Baked Salmon

1 tbsp. chili powder

2 tbsp. honey

2 tbsp. ketchup

2 minced garlic cloves

Squirt of lemon

1 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tsp. veg oil

Mix all ingredients together.  

Marinate for 2 hours

Bake for 30 minutes at 350

This is excellent when served with a salad and a side or orzo or couscous. Add some spicy spices to really enhance the taste.

Pumpkin Ice Cream Cookies

It's almost fall! I love fall. I love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils. I love the smell of a new notebook. I love new folders and I love how everything is starting fresh. I love when the leaves change colors. I love Thanksgiving. I love Halloween - I love seeing all the cute kids in their adorable costumes. And if you're team is in playoffs - fall is a great time of year. Go Braves!! And when I was a kid and used to watch all those teenage shows, I loved the season premiers after a summer of re-runs. You see fall is a really fun time of year. Don't you think? In honor of fall I thought I would post a yummy fall dish - that still has a speck of summer in it.

Saying goodbye to summer and hello fall...Labor Day Weekend Special!

So fall is all about pumpkins! And summer is all about ice cream. So why not combine the two?!!

Pumpkin Ice Cream Cookies
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of white sugar
1 cup of pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 cup of oatmeal
1 cup of whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup of raisins
1/2 cup of melted butter
Ben and Jerry's Vanilla Caramel Frozen Yogurt

1. Mix your dry ingredients together: flour, sugars, oatmeal, cinnamon, baking soda and salt
2. Then mix in your wet ingredients: egg, butter and pumpkin and raisins
3. Cover and place in fridge for 1 hour
4. Preheat oven to 375 - form cookie dough into round 3 inch cookies and bake for 20 minutes - let cool. During this time you should take out your frozen yogurt and allow it to soften. Once they're easy to handle and the ice cream is softened put a scoop on a cookie and then take another cookie and place on top.
5. Wrap each sandwich in saran wrap and place in freezer for at least 3 hours.

When you're ready for eat it take it out and Enjoy a delicious fall/summer treat- guilt free!