Asian Slaw

My coworker Patti brought this in for a retirement potluck lunch and I fell in love with it immediately and it's so easy! The almonds and ramen give it a nice crunch!

Recipe:
1 lb bag of coleslaw mix
1 pkg of ramen uncooked, crushed-any flavor (I like beef best)
4-6 green onions, chopped
1 pkg (1/2 cup) slivered almonds
2 Tbs butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vinager
1/2 cup veg oil
soy sauce

In a small saucepan melt the butter and brown the almonds on high. Be really careful it burns fast! As soon as I see it browning I take it off the heat and place them in a separate bowl. They will keep sizzling.

In a large bowl toss coleslaw mix, crushed ramen (I just crush it with the palm of my hands on the counter in the package before I open it), chopped green onions, and slivered browned almonds.

Dressing: In a shake container-if you don't have one, use a bowl and wire wisk, shake/wisk sugar, vinager, oil, packet of ramen flavoring, and 2 shakes/squirts of soy sauce.

Pour dressing over salad mixture and toss again, evenly destributing dressing in salad mixture.

This is ready to eat immediately, no waiting!

I would say this would serve 4-6.

Easy Sante Fe Soup

Just throw the cans together and boil!

This is hubby and my favorite soup with a little heat. The more sour cream, the more creamy it gets and the less spicy it is (not that its really spicy).

This recipe we got from the Denver Post newspaper a while ago and not sure the source.

Recipe:

1-14.5 oz can Kuner's Tomatoes in juice (chopped), undrained
1-14.5 oz can Kuner's Tomatoes w/Jalepenos, undrained
1-15 oz can Kuner's Whole Kernel Corn, drained
1-15 oz can Kuner's Chili Beans, undrained *we use the Hot Chili Beans sometimes*
1-15 oz can Stokes Southwestern Red Chili *our grocery store only carries Stokes Southwestern Green chili, so that is what we use in our soup*
-12 oz or 15 oz can of Cooked Diced Chicken, drained - optional
Shredded cheese
Sour cream

Add all ingredients in a large cooking pot. Heat to a boil then reduce heat to simmer for about 3 minutes. Spoon soup into bowls and top with shredded cheese and sour cream if desired.

Yumo-Orchard Chicken Salad

Super easy chicken salad!

Just chop a few ingredients, boil the pasta, shred a rotisserie chicken, stir in the dressing and done!

I used a bit less pasta then the recipe called for. I thought that the pasta would overpower the other ingredients-I thought right for my taste. Since I used less pasta I used one bottle of coleslaw dressing.

My husband LOVES this with Italian Red Pepper salad dressing drizzled on top. I tried it with a creamy poppy seed dressing to give it a little more sweet taste. Yummy Yumo!

Recipe:
http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/2012/03/yumo-orchard-chicken-salad.html

Frankie Marshmellow Pops

I thought these would be cute to make and yummy to eat. It was super easy! I went to work with them and got a lot of complements.

Recipe:
http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/2010/10/craft-o-maniac-monday-link-party-with.html