Poppyseed Dressing

I had this at an enrichment activity once and couldn't get it out of my head. Delicious on salad, especially with fruit mixed in (and for you meat-eaters you can add chopped chicken, too).

• 1/4 c. red onions
• 1/2 c. sugar (or honey)
  
• 1/3 c. vinegar
• 1 c. canola oil
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 Tbs. poppyseed
  

Smooth ingredients together in blender. Store in glass jar if you don't want to use right away.

Great tossed with spinach leaves, fruit (mandarin oranges, apples, strawberries) and nuts (almonds, pecans). Throw in some chicken for you meat-eaters and you have a full-blown meal.

Aunt Suzie's Cheese Toasts

Per Megan's request, I'm posting a favorite family appetizer recipe today. It's short and simple and oh so delicious.

1/2 c. mayonnaise
4 green onions chopped top to bottom
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. beaumond seasoning
1/2 c. mozzarella
1 c. extra sharp cheddar cheese
1-2 baguettes, thinly sliced

Mix all ingredients together. Spread onto baguette slices (a little bit can go a long way if you have a lot of people to feed).

Broil in oven, watching carefully for cheese to bubble (they are easy to burn). Remove, cool for a minute and serve.

Apple Cinnamon Yams

Okay, I got this fantastic yam recipe from my dear mission companion, Whitney Worthen. It's a family favorite she made for us missionaries when we all gathered together for Thanksgiving back at the Institute building on the island of Tenerife in 2004.

(Note: This recipe is so good even non-yam-lovers can't keep their hands out of it. En serio.)

Here goes:

• 4 large cooked yams (2 medium cans)
• 2 large apples (peeled, cored, halved and thinly sliced)
• ½ c firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 4 TB butter
• ½ c chopped pecans

Place ½ yams in dish; layer ½ apples on top. Mix sugar, cinnamon, nuts and ½ tsp. salt in a bowl. Sprinkle ½ of mixture over apple layer. Repeat with remaining yams, apples and mix. Drizzle melted butter over the top. Cover and bake 40 minutes at 325 degrees. Uncover and bake about 10 minutes more with mini marshmallows on top (until slightly brown).

Disfrute!