Pasta Salad

Hello my friends,

Today, I am posting the BEST possible recipe in the world. It is indeed, the recipe for my mother's famous pasta salad. It's delicious and really easy to make.

You Will Need:
- Half of a 900g bag of Penne pasta
-1/2 cup Olive oil (not vegetable oil)
-1/3 cup of lemon juice (shake before pouring)
- 4 large cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper
- 1 whole cucumber
- 1 large red onion
-1/2 a tub of feta cheese

INSTRUCIONS
#1: Cook pasta in large pot. When done, drain the pasta through the colander. Rinse the pasta in cold water. Drain pasta.

#2: In a measuring cup, stir together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, pepper. Let sit.

#3: Cut cucumber into halves (Cut down the middle, then slice). Set aside.

#4: Slice onion (cut in half, then slice).

#5: Dice feta cheese.

#6: Mix in pot; pasta, dressing, cucumber, onion, and cheese. If desired, add cherry tomatoes. STIR REALLY WELL.

Hope You enjoy it!
Becca.

Vanilla Butter Cream

Hello, Hello, Hello,
So, I was so happy that I finally found a recipe for vanilla butter cream!!!!!
Vanilla butter cream is basically the icing they use to dirty ice a cake. Yum!

Vanilla Butter Cream:

You will need:
- 3/4 cups of soft butter
- 4 cups of icing sugar
- 1/3 cup of milk
- 2 tsp. of vanilla

#1: In bowl, beat butter until fluffy.
#2: Beat in sugar alternately of milk, making 3 additions of sugar and two of milk.
#3: Beat in Vanilla.

That's it for today.
Later,

P.S. This stuff tastes delicious on a chocolate cake.

Oatmeal Cookies

Hey,
So, I was thinking for a while now that I should make oatmeal cookies. I knew that my mom had a couple recipes, so I thought I would dig 'em up! Sadly, I didn't make mom's cookies.
I ended up making a recipe from this cookbook my aunt Mel gave me ( Magnificent cookies cookbook).

It's filled with all sorts of awesome cookie recipes. This is the first time I used it. Same goes for my amazing new mix master!!!!!!!!!! 

 Okay, even though I'm psyched about my new mix-master, I'm gonna get on to the recipe.

 You Will Need:
- 1 cup of butter
- 1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs.
- 1 tsp. of vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1 cup of flour
- 4 cups of quick cooking oatmeal
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

#1: Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter cookie sheets.
#2: Cream butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
#3: Add eggs, vanilla, and honey. Mix in well.
#4: In separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients.
#5: Gradually blend dry and creamed mixtures together, until dough is mixed.
#6: Drop by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets ( you may want to push them down a bit to make them flat).
#7: Bake for 12-14 min.
#8: EAT!!!

The cookies are pretty good. I hope you enjoy them!

Becca.