Easy Spring Salad

Here's an easy salad for spring. I was craving a light salad with some substance to it and threw this together in a jiffy. The "substance" comes from some turkey bacon - now, if you're the type that will only eat full-fledged bacon, by all means, go for it!




Ingredients:
10 oz. pkg. Fresh Express Italian (Romaine)
1 1/2 C. frozen green peas, prepared and cooled slightly
red onion, a few thin slices, to taste
8 slices turkey bacon, cooked and sliced into small strips
1 C. Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/3 C. Kraft Creamy Poppyseed dressing, or to taste
1/4 tsp. pepper

Toss ingredients and serve!
Makes 3-4 servings.

Apple Pie Baked in the Apple

This looks like a perfect recipe for spring. My co-worker Winnie Browning of Seneca shared this idea that came from friends on Facebook. If you try it out, let me know how it goes! This would be fun to try out with my kids this weekend!


Ingredients:
6 granny smith apples
1 pie crust
1/4 C. sugar
1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Preheat oven at 375 F. Cut off the top of four apples off and discard. Remove the inside of each apple with a spoon very carefully, as to not puncture the peel. Remove skin from two additional apples and slice very thinly. These apple pieces will give you filling needed to fill the four apples you are baking. Mix sliced apples with sugars and cinnamon in a bowl. If you prefer more or less cinnamon and sugar, make adjustments as desired. Scoop sliced apples into hollow apples. Roll out pie crust and slice into 1/4-inch strips. You can also add a strip of pastry inside the top of the apple almost like a liner to add a little more texture/sweetness to the pie. Cover the top of the apple in a lattice pattern with pie crust strips. Place apples in an 8×8 pan. Add just enough water to the cover the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and sliced apples are soft.