Tuna Pasta Salad

My sister wanted me to post this.It is a yummy summer salad. I think it's best to make ahead of time and let it sit in the fridge awhile.

8 oz. uncooked bow tie pasta (farfalle)
2 (6 oz.) cans tuna, drained---I only use one can---
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup Italian salad dressing

Cook pasta to desired tenderness as directed on package, adding peas during the last 3 minutes of cooking time. Drain and rinse with cold water.In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta and all remaining ingredients; stir gently to coat. Refrigerate until serving time.

Chicken Alfredo Pizza

I got this from my friend Camille. It is so amazingly good I had to share. Hope you like it as much as me.

Pizza Crust:
1 T. yeast
2 T sugar
1 cup warm water
2 ½ cups flour
1 t salt
2 T oil
¼ cup powdered milk
Mix yeast and sugar in warm water. Let it grow. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix.

This his her alfredo sauce it's a little different than mine. I make the pizza with my sauce but this one is good too, if you want to try it.

1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Heat butter and whipping cream over low stirring until butter is melted. Stir in cheese, salt, pepper and nurmeg.

Spread crust on cookie sheet pan. Add sauce, cooked cubes of chicken, sliced onion, and minced garlic to pizza. Top with 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake at 475 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Strawberry Cream Puffs

Strawberries are my favorite! So I love to make anything that calls for strawberries. These were really good and simple to make.

1 cup water
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
4 eggs
FILLING:
2 pints strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup sugar, divided
2 cups heavy whipping cream**

Optinal:
Confectioners' sugar
Additional sliced strawberries
mint leaves

In a saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar and salt to boil. Add flour all at once, stir until forms a ball. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shinny.

Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in apart on baking sheet (make 10). Bake 400 degrees for 35 minutes until golden brown. Cool

For filling, combine berries and 1/4 cup sugar. Chill 3 minutes

Beat cream and remaining sugar until stiff. Just before serving, cut tops off puffs. Combine berries and cream mixture. Fill cream puffs and replace tops. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and top with additional berries and mint leaves if you want.

**I only do half the cream it says. I think 2 cups makes too much.
Enjoy!!

Strawberry Cake

what you'll need:

1 package white cake mix

1 package strawberry-flavored gelatin powder

4 eggs, lightly beaten

1/4 cup water

1 cup veggie oil

1 pound confectioners' sugar

What you do:

Combine cake mix and gelatin powder in a large bowl. Beat in oil, eggs and water Pour into two 9-inch round greased and floured cake pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and frost icing.

How to make the icing:

beat the butter and confectioners' sugar together until smooth. Spread between cake layers(if making on cake if making two cakes just to sides and top) then frost top and sides.

next time i'm going to try putting in fresh strawberries so that theres more flavor and might try some pineapple juice as well to create a pretty tropical looking cake and then i can decorate the top with fresh strawberries and pinapple slices. but it was not bad for the first try, i'm not much for baking =) that was always what nett did..

Fettuccine Alfedo

I made this for my family in Idaho and they have been wanting the recipe, so here it goes.

8 oz uncooked fettuccine
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Cook fettuccine. Meanwhile, heat butter and whipping cream over low stirring until butter is melted. Stir in cheese, salt and pepper. Drain fettuccine. Pour sauce over.

It's also good to add parsley, tomatoes and chunks of chicken. I don't always use fettuccine noodles, sometime I use elbow or penne.

Simple Sunday Stew

I devoloped this as a way to use our food storage-that's why everything's canned. Make sure you don't drain any of the cans before you add them, it makes the broth. You can also use fresh vegetables of course.

1 lb ground beef seasoned with garlic and onion to taste
1 can of sliced carrots
1 can corn
1 can potatoes-quartered
1 can of diced tomatoes-I use the ro-tell brand of "diced tomatoes and green chilis"
I can of cream of chicken soup
2 tsp. beef boullion

Mix all ingredients together in a large pot. Bring to a light boil. You can change this up anyway you like. Use a different kind of meat, add noodles, add whatever seasonings you like.
My family loves this and it's a great way to use all your canned vegetables.

Breadbowl Pasta

This is more an idea than a recipe. We got the Domino's ad the other day and their breadbowl pasta looks so good. So I tried to make my own. I just made the pizza dough and folded it up into a bowl shape and cooked it for about 8 minutes. Then I added some mac-n-cheese, that I had made and cooked it for a couple more minutes. It was really good! We want to try and make the Italian sausage marinara next.