GoiNg tO a HoliDaY ParTy??

...and don't know what to take? Try these festive and easy recipes!!!
Yummy Appetizer...
Fruit Salsa
1 apple, cut into very small pieces
2 kiwi, cut into very small pieces
1 cup frozen mixed berries, (I use a mixture of blue, black and raspberries)thawed and put in blender just enough to break into small pieces
Sugar (to taste- maybe a few tablespoons)

Mix all together in a bowl and let “marinate” for a few hours. Serve with cinnamon chips!

Chips
Flour tortillas
Margarine or butter
Cinnamon
Sugar

Butter the tortillas and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, then cut like pizzas. Bake in the oven until slightly crispy: 350, for about 5-8 min. So yummy and easy!

Salad...
Autumn Pear Salad

Dressing:
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped green onion
Salt and fresh ground pepper

Mix dressing ingredients in jar; shake well and refrigerate.

Salad:
½ head green leaf lettuce, washed and torn
½ head red leaf lettuce, washed and torn
2 ripe pears, thinly sliced
½ cup unsalted cashews, toasted
Couple handfuls dried cranberries
Optional: 2 oz. Asiago cheese, shaved with vegetable peeler

In salad bowl, combine greens and ¾ of the dressing. Arrange pears, cheese, cashews, and cranberries over top and drizzle on the remaining dressing. YUM!

Dessert...
Buckeye Bars

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter
22 NILLA Wafers, crushed...(place in gallon ziploc, use rolling pin, this is fast!)
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 of 8-oz. tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (Do not thaw.)
3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate


LINE 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Beat butter and peanut butter with mixer until blended. Mix in wafer crumbs. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition. Press onto bottom of pan.
MICROWAVE COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Microwave 15 to 30 sec. or until chocolate is melted; stir until well blended. Spread over peanut butter layer.
REFRIGERATE 2 hours. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

Merry Christmas!!