Laura Grenier

Summer Strawberry Salad
This simple salad is quick to prepare and is ideal for a picnic in the summer. Fresh strawberries are combined with baby spinach, feta cheese, and toasted walnuts.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread walnuts on a baking sheet.

Toast in preheated oven until walnuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant 5 to 7 minutes.

Let cool about 5 minutes.

Toss toasted walnuts strawberries iceberg salad baby spinach feta cheese red onion and black pepper together in a large bowl.

Chicken Potato Salad
This essential for a picnic can function as both a main dish and a side salad thanks to the addition of chicken.

Cut the pickled cucumbers, potatoes, and chicken eggs into very small pieces.

Combine everything.

Add the olive oil, mayonnaise, and salt last.

Coat by tossing.

two to three hours in the refrigerator before using

Vegetable Masala
Masala means a spicy mixture. Vegetable masala is a mixture of vegetables like potatoes, carrots, peas and beans cooked with onions & tomatoes adding spices like garam masala powder, ginger and garlic powder.

Place potatoes carrots and green beans in the cold water.

Allow to soak while you prepare the rest of the vegetables; drain.

In a microwave safe dish place the potatoes carrots green beans peas salt and turmeric.

Cook for 8 minutes.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Cook mustard seeds and cumin; when seeds start to sputter and pop add the onion and saute until transparent.

Stir in the tomatoes garam masala ginger garlic and chili powder; saute 3 minutes.

Add the cooked vegetables to the tomato mixture and saute 1 minute.

Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
This quick and easy recipe only takes 15 minutes to prepare, and the parmesan tilapia fillets are incredibly moist and flaky.

Set the oven’s broiler to high and place a rack about 4 inches from the heat source.

Aluminum foil is used to line a broiler pan.

In a bowl, thoroughly combine the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, lemon juice, basil pepper, onion powder, and celery salt.

Place the tilapia fillets on the prepared pan in a single layer.

Slow Cooker Borscht
Beet and cabbage soup simmers all day in your slow cooker with chunks of beef for a delicious and comforting meal.

In a slow cooker, combine the beef, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and garlic.

Beef broth, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, dill weed, bay leaf, salt, and pepper should all be incorporated into a whirlpool.

Mixture should be poured over the beef and vegetables.

If necessary, add more broth to cover.

Cook covered for 8 1/2 hours on low or 4 hours on high.

Turn the heat to High and then stir in the cabbage.

Cook the cabbage covered for another 30 minutes or so, or until it is tender.

Delete the bay leaf.

Serve in a bowl with some sour cream on top.

Quick and Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
This delicious chicken enchilada casserole recipe simply involves layering shredded chicken with tortillas, sour cream, cheese, and enchilada sauce.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Lightly grease a medium baking dish.

Season chicken with garlic salt; arrange in the prepared baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink and juices run clear about 45 minutes.

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Cool shred and set aside.

Meanwhile char each tortilla half over the open flame of a gas stove burner using metal tongs until lightly puffed about 1 minute.

Guava Cake
In order to make a spice cake, this special old-fashioned guava cake recipe uses guava pulp and nectar.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan.

Sift together flour nutmeg baking soda cinnamon and cloves in a bowl.

Combine guava pulp and nectar in a separate bowl.

Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.

Add flour mixture and guava mixture alternately to creamed mixture.

Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 30 to 35 minutes.

Texas Ranch Water
A rancher in Texas came up with the refreshing concoction known as “ranch water,” which is made right in the bottle.

Drink about 3 ounces of mineral water out of the bottle.

Slowly pour in tequila and lime juice.

Place thumb over top of bottle and gently turn upside-down and back up to combine.

Serve with a lime wedge in the opening of the bottle if desired.

Three-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies
Only three ingredients are needed to make these simple shortbread cookies: butter, superfine sugar, and flour.

Set the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees C).

Foil should be used to line a 9-inch square pan, leaving an overhang on all sides.

With a spoon, combine the butter and sugar until the mixture resembles sand.

Add the flour gradually.

Dough should be worked into a crumbly, not smooth, state.

The prepared pan’s bottom should be covered with dough.

Take a fork and poke it all over.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until set.

While it’s still warm, score with a knife.

Remove the foil, then allow the cookies to cool on a rack.

When completely cooled, break apart along the cut lines.

Vegan Pumpkin Ice Cream
With pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and soy creamer, this vegan-friendly ice cream recipe is made.

To prepare, combine arrowroot and 1/4 cup soy creamer.

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 3/4 cups soy creamer, 1 cup soy milk, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice; stir frequently until just boiling.

After turning off the heat, add the arrowroot mixture and stir to thicken.

Set aside for 30 minutes to cool.

Fill the ice cream freezer’s cylinder with ingredients, then freeze as directed by the manufacturer.