Name: Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz. farfalle pasta white or whole wheat; 2 C cooked chicken (chopped); 4 oz. baby spinach leaves (stems removed); 11 oz. can mandarin oranges drained; 1/2 C dried cranberries; 2 green onions (chopped); 1/3 C Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese; 1/3 C slivered almonds toasted; Dressing:; 2 Tbsp Olive Oil; 2 Tbsp plain non-fat Greek yogurt ((can sub mayo, not used for nutrition info)); 2 tsp Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsp honey; 3 oz. orange juice (~ one medium orange, fresh squeezed, plus zest from whole orange); 3 Tbsp lemon juice (~ one medium lemon, fresh squeezed, plus zest from whole lemon); 1/2 tsp fine sea salt; 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

8 oz. farfalle pasta white or whole wheat
2 C cooked chicken chopped
4 oz. baby spinach leaves stems removed
11 oz. can mandarin oranges drained
1/2 C dried cranberries
2 green onions chopped
1/3 C Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/3 C slivered almonds toasted
Dressing:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp plain non-fat Greek yogurt (can sub mayo, not used for nutrition info)
2 tsp Dijon mustard
3 Tbsp honey
3 oz. orange juice ~ one medium orange, fresh squeezed, plus zest from whole orange
3 Tbsp lemon juice ~ one medium lemon, fresh squeezed, plus zest from whole lemon
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

8 oz. farfalle pasta white or whole wheat
2 C cooked chicken chopped
4 oz. baby spinach leaves stems removed
11 oz. can mandarin oranges drained
1/2 C dried cranberries
2 green onions chopped
1/3 C Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/3 C slivered almonds toasted
Dressing:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp plain non-fat Greek yogurt (can sub mayo, not used for nutrition info)
2 tsp Dijon mustard
3 Tbsp honey
3 oz. orange juice ~ one medium orange, fresh squeezed, plus zest from whole orange
3 Tbsp lemon juice ~ one medium lemon, fresh squeezed, plus zest from whole lemon
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Make the dressing by combining all ingredients and whisking until smooth. You could use a blender to get it really smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Place the cooled, drained pasta in a large bowl.
Add 1/4 cup of the dressing to the pasta and toss to combine.
Add in the chicken, spinach, mandarin oranges, craisins/cranberries, green onion, parmesan cheese and toasted almonds.
Drizzle dressing over the top (to taste, you may not want to use it all), and toss everything to combine. Serve immediately.

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Nutrition Facts

Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 764 Calories from Fat 225

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 25g 38%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 92mg 31%

Sodium 775mg 32%

Potassium 348mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 96g 32%

Dietary Fiber 8g 32%

Sugars 43g

Protein 42g 84%

Vitamin A 77%

Vitamin C 79%

Calcium 39%

Iron 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Spice Cake with Orange Butter Frosting

I found these amazing recipes in The Encyclopedia of Cooking from 1948, a Christmas present from my mom. Thanks, mom!

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 C Cake flour See notes on how to make cake flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
few grains of cayenne optional - I didn't use for my first cake
2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 C butter or shortening I used unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 C sugar separated
2 eggs separated
2/3 C milk
1/4 C butter, softened
2 C confectioners' XXXX sugar very fine sugar, just used powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbsp orange juice
1 tsp orange rind I didn't have fresh oranges, just used OJ

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 C Cake flour See notes on how to make cake flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
few grains of cayenne optional - I didn't use for my first cake
2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 C butter or shortening I used unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 C sugar separated
2 eggs separated
2/3 C milk
1/4 C butter, softened
2 C confectioners' XXXX sugar very fine sugar, just used powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbsp orange juice
1 tsp orange rind I didn't have fresh oranges, just used OJ

Instructions

For Cake: Sift the flour, measure and resift 3 times with the baking powder and salt. Combine the spices and mix thoroughly with boiling water. Cream the butter until soft and smooth, blend in 3/4 C of the sugar, and add the beaten egg yolks. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in spice mixture; then add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour and beating until smooth after each addition. Beat egg whites, add remaining 1/4 C sugar, and continue beating until very stiff; fold into batter. Turn into two 8-inch cake pans which have been lined with thin plain paper in bottom. Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for about 25 minutes, until springy when pressed lightly with the finger tips. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans and then turn out and cool thoroughly on cake racks. Put together with orange frosting.
For Frosting: Cream butter until very soft and smooth; then add sugar gradually, creaming thoroughly. Add salt and orange rind. Gradually work in the orange juice using just enough to produce a smooth spreading consistence. Spread on cake (Sufficient for two 8-inch layers)

Recipe Notes

To make cake flour: For 2 C cake flour, mix 1 3/4 C all-purpose flour and 1/4 C corn starch.

I discovered that I had no round cake pans, so I ended up making a single layer cake in a 10" spring form pan. Still took about 25 minutes, maybe closer to 30 in my oven, but the temperature was a bit less according to my oven thermometer.

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Nutrition Facts

Spice Cake with Orange Butter Frosting

Amount Per Serving

Calories 722 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 19g 29%

Saturated Fat 12g 60%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 101mg 34%

Sodium 298mg 12%

Potassium 59mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 131g 44%

Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%

Sugars 88g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 15%

Vitamin C 2%

Calcium 9%

Iron 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Tequila Sunrise Cocktail

Course

Drink

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

5 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 C ice
2 oz. tequila
4 oz. orange juice
3/4 oz. grenadine

Course

Drink

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

5 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 C ice
2 oz. tequila
4 oz. orange juice
3/4 oz. grenadine

Instructions

Fill a highball glass with 1 1/2 cups ice and set aside.
Combine tequila and orange juice in a cocktail mixing glass. Add 1 cup ice, stir, and strain into the prepared highball glass. Slowly pour in grenadine and let settle.
Stir before drinking.

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