Beauty in Bloom

Deluxe Cheeseburger Salad

 
This is my favorite salad recipe and it's from The Pampered Chef. Its a great alternative to an actual cheeseburger...I guess. All I know is that my kids loved it! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 burger or hot dog buns
1 small onion, divided
2 plum tomatoes or 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
1 lb lean beef
1/2 cup finely diced dill pickles
3/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp yellow mustard
8 cups sliced romaine lettuce
1 cup (4oz) cheddar cheese, shredded

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425F. Sliced buns into large croutons. Arrange in a single layer on a oven safe pan and toast until lightly brown 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.
2. Slice half of the onion into rings.Set these aside with croutons, shredded cheese and diced tomatoes for topping salad before serving. Chop remaining onion.
3. Cook ground beef over medium heat, breaking into crumbles 5-7 mintues or until no longer pink..
4. Combine cooked beef with ketchup, mustard, chopped pickles and chopped onion.
5.  Arrange lettuce on a serving platter or large bowl. Top with beef mixture. Top with sliced onion, diced tomaotes, croutons and shredded cheese. YUM!

Number of Servings: 6

Chocolate Chai Latte Cookies

 

Randi over at i have to say is hosting a recipe swap.  This months theme is fun foods so I decided to share a Chocolate Chai Latte cookies recipe.  I found this recipe several years ago. Its a Land o Lakes recipe and I just love it! If you are looking for a cookie recipe thats different, then look no further.

Cookie Ingredients:

1		(18.25-ounce) package butter recipe chocolate cake mix
3		tablespoons instant chai tea latte mix*
1/2		cup,  softened
1		egg
3		tablespoons milk
1		cup milk chocolate chips

Drizzle: 

1 1/2		cups powdered sugar
1 1/2		teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 to 5		teaspoons water

Directions:

Heat oven to 350, combine all ingredients except chocolate chips in a large bowl, beat at meduim speed until mixed well. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.  Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls(I just use a cookie scoop), place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes until the tops are set and cracked. Cool 2 minutes and remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely before adding drizzle.

Combine all drizzle ingredients except water in a small bowl. Add enough water for desired drizzle consistency. Drizzle over cooled cookies. 

*substitute- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Tip***for a lighter cookie, I have used yellow cake mix and they are just as good, but with a very different taste.

For more fun recipes visit Randi's blog.  Enjoy!!