brownie mix

  this is so easy and it turned out great. I doubled it for a 9 x 13 pan.

strawberry pineapple smoothie

This is one I made up and it is my favorite. It tastes like a Jamba Juice to me. I never measure so I'm not sure the  exact measurements.
 leftover juice from canned pineapple
 1c. frozen strawberries
 1 banana
 almond milk-I think? can't remember if I just used water and added plain yogurt instead

southwest chopped salad with cilantro dressing

http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/southwestern-chopped-salad-with.html
 We were in the mood for a good fresh salad and this hit the spot. Don't expect the dressing to be like Cafe Rio. I thought it was pretty good because it was really healthy. I think next time I will double it. We also had some leftover shredded pork so we added that to the salad as well.

Snickerdoodle Bars

http://lilluna.com/snickerdoodle-bars/
 These are Mark's new favorite.  I think they are a little easier than snickerdoodles since there is no rolling involved.

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil

http://www.cheekykitchen.com/2010/09/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
 I loved these!  I think the next time I make them I will add coconut flakes too. Since it is all brown sugar, they did come out darker like on the website picture.  I couldn't get the cookie cook time right however.  First they weren't done and then I burned them.  Pretty sure it's my oven though.

Buttery Cornmeal Crescents

This was a winning roll recipe!  They were so good.  I made mine with 1/2 white and 1/2 wheat flour.
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2011/04/buttery-cornmeal-crescent-rolls.html
  because I used wheat I didn't end up using all the flour the recipe called for.

Taco Salad with Homemade Catalina Dressing

http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2013/07/chopped-taco-salad-with-homemade-catalina-dressing.html
 This was a nice change from taco salad.  It wasn't a spicy mexican meal, it just tasted fresh.  Mark and I didn't mind at all eating the leftovers.