Black Bean and Mango Salsa - Our Best Bites

Ingredients:

1 (15.5-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 medium mango, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup diced red onion (about 1/2 medium onion)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 medium avocado, diced

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine the black beans, mango, red onion, and cilantro.
2. In a small bowl combine lime juice, vinegar, sugar, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir to dissolve the sugar and then pour over black bean mixture. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
3. When ready to serve, gently fold in avocado. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

We served this Salsa on Tourteas when the missionary's came and they enjoyed it
I also enjoyed it to I enjoyed the chopped fresh cilantro and the fresh lime juice.

Grill Bread Pizza

Ingredients:

2 cups very warm water
1 Tablespoon yeast
3 cups flour

Directions:

Mix well to make sponge. Let rest for 20 minutes
Add to sponge
2 tablespoons salt
1/4 cup melted margarine or oil
Enough flour to make a very stiff dough
Knead flour until smooth.
Shape dough into pizza rounds. Grill on George Foreman Grill.
Add desired toppings then put in microwave for one minute.

This is a easy alternative to making pizza with an oven.  It won't heat up the whole house and you can say that you ate a whole pizza.

Dessert Pizza

We also made a dessert pizza.  We just used what was around.  We used Nutella for the sauce.  we used various fruits as well as shredded coconut and sprinkled some cinnamon on top.

The Nutella and Fruit mixed very well.  The Coconut and cinnamon were a nice addition.

Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 pound milk chocolate

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar peanut butter and butter mix well.
2. Shape into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper lined cookie sheet
3. Chill for 30 minutes or until firm.

4. Meanwhile melt the chocolate coating in a double boiler or microwave safe bowl.
5. Dip balls and place on waxed paper to harden.

Cinamon Apple Bundt Cake Cooks.com

Ingredients:

1 (18 oz) pkg yellow cake mix
1 (3/4 pkg instant vanillia pudding
1 can apple pie slices, drained thoroughly
1 cup water
4 eggs
1/2 cup finally chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 cup Domino sugar and cinnamon

Directions:

Wipe a 10 inch bundt pan well with shortening or oil.
Sprinkle with nuts (optional)
Set Aside
Combine cake mix 1/3 cup vegetable oil or peanut oil and eggs beating for 2 minutes at medium speed
Pour 1/3 batter into prepared pan sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon over batter.

This Cake was very good with the yellow cake mix.  I also liked the powdered sugar glaze.

I couldn't stop eating this cake.

Lemon Bundt Cake Elizabeth Maynes Recipe

Cake
Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix
1 box instant lemon pudding
3 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 cup sprite

Glaze
Ingredients:

lemon juice
powdered sugar

Directions:

Mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, and sprite together.
Be sure to mix it well or you will have lumps.
Cook in a bundt pan for 30 minutes.
Whisk lemon juice and powdered sugar together to make the glaze.
Wait until the cake is cooled off to put the glaze on.

This cake was very good and I would like to make it again.  It was nice and moist especially with the glaze on top.

Wire Animal

This was done by using colored wire from walmart. I scultpted a gariffe. it was sucessful and it was not that hard to do it was fun

Grilled Pineapple

This is pineapple from Bountiful Baskets!

First was the pineapple.

Then grill it on the George Foreman grill.

Enjoy!