Baby Spinach Salad

Some of the ingredients in this recipe (read: spinach leaves) might throw you off. But I'm telling you - this is one of the best salads I've ever tasted!

1 bag baby spinach leaves
1 carton fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 can hearts of palm, cut up
1 box cherry tomatoes
1-2 avocados, diced

1/4 cup sugar or splenda
1/2 cup vinegar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 Tbsp salt
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp paprika
1 1/2 cup oil

Toss salad ingredients. Mix dressing (makes a lot, so use only half) and pour onto salad.

Bubby's Cheesecake

3 Tbsp cornstarch
1 lb cottage cheese
1 lb cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt
1/2 cup milk
vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
cinnamon for top

pie crust recipe or graham cracker crumbs

Mix all ingredients in blender. Bake in a 9x13 350 for 1 hr.

My aunt's cheese cake

I love this cheescake because it's not too rich. It makes a square pan, though, so I recommend doubling it.

1 lb farmer cheese, softened
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened or whipped
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp flour
4 eggs
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla

Topping:
1 cup sour cream (can use lite or substitute plain yogurt)
1 Tbsp sugar (use more if you use yogurt)
1 tsp vanilla

Combine cheese and mash with sugar using a fork. Add flour. Add eggs (slighhtly beaten) a little at a time. Add lemon juice and vanilla and mix well. Pou into 9x9 pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Mix all topping ingredients together. Pour over cake and return to oven for 10-15 minutes, until the topping sets.

Chicken meat-balls

These are a yom tov thing in my house, to make the same-old soup different. They're fabulous in chicken soup, adding to the taste and texture without soaking up all the liquid. Plus, they look like matzah balls, so on Pesach if you don't brok, you can substitute potato starch for bread crumbs and then serve your family and guests and watch them freak out.

2 pounds ground chicken
1 egg
1/2 to full cup bread crumbs- add as many as you need for it to be dry enough to work
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup minced onions

Cover minced onions with boiling water or soup and allow to soak in. Pour off excess water. (Can used fresh chopped onions instead.) Combine all ingredients, form balls and cook in simmering soup for at least 1/2 an hour. You can leave them longer.