Orange Pineapple Sunshine Cake

I found this recipe in a cookbook that my mom made for me so I am pretty sure it is not an original but when I asked her if it is good she said, "I have never made that cake before".  So, I decided to whip it up and take it to the lake to share, especially since it only calls for apple sauce and has no real "fat".


Orange Pineapple Sunshine Cake
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Cake

• 1 box  yellow cake mix
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 4 eggs
• 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges in light syrup

Frosting

• One 8 oz container light whipped topping, thawed
• 1 pkg. (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 can (15.5 or 20 oz) crushed pineapple in juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 9 x 13 cake pan with nonstick spray.
2. Mix all the cake ingredients in a large bowl until moist. Beat on medium for 2 minutes until combined.
3. Pour batter into pan and bake 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
4. Cool completely.
5. For the frosting, simply mix together all ingredients in a large bowl and spread over cake.
6. Store in the fridge.

Beets from the Garden Salad

I really love beets, I know......that's not really normal but I make them really yummy and now I think my husband likes them too....especially when the beets and the carrots are from our garden :)

Beets from the Garden Salad
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Beets sliced or diced
Carrots sliced
kale
feta
avocado
s/p
lime juice

Put the sliced beets and carrots in a glass bowl with a splash of water and plastic wrap tight over the top.  Microwave for a few minutes until they are tender, add the kale and mic one for minute.  Let the veggies cool while you dice up the avocado.  Mix it all together with some feta cheese some s/p and a splash or two of lime juice.

yummy and healthy!!

Shrimp Tomato Pan Sauce Pasta

I made this for dinner tonight because it is easy and fast.  It is altered from a recipe i saw in a magazine.  Its yummy!

Shrimp Tomato Pan Sauce Pasta
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linguine or spaghetti pasta
Olive Oil
Garlic-chopped
1/2 an Onion- diced
a pinch of red pepper flakes
red and yellow pepper-1/2 of each diced
cherry tomato (one plastic container you get at the store, cut them in 1/4ths)
feta cheese
shrimp
basil and sage (fresh if you can)

Bring water to a boil and cook pasta as instructed (reserve water).  In the meantime, use about a Tbs of olive oil in the bottom of a saute pan.  Saute the garlic, pepper flakes, onion, tomato and peppers for about 5 min until the tomato are soft.  Add the shrimp and cook until just pink.  Throw in the basil and sage for taste.  Add the cooked pasta to the saute pan with 1/3 cup of the pasta water.  Turn the burner off and add feta cheese to taste (you might want a little or a lot).  Add some salt and pepper and toss it all together......eat!!