Cooking - for a new lifestyle (Our Test Kitchen)

2 servings Preparation 5 min / Standing 10 min 70 calories per serving 2 oranges 2 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed 1 tsp sugar Cut the oranges into bite-size pieces. Put in a bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice and sugar. Let rest a few minutes. Toss well and portion out into individual cups. I love this dessert. It is especially perfect after a meal with strong flavours like cheese and garlic. And it is healthy and simple to make. This recipe is from http://www.soscuisine.com/

This recipe appealed to Judy who is currently on a squash kick, but not being a big squash fan, Ididn't expect much. This was lovely. She loved it even more than the squash I stuffed with marshmallows a couple weeks ago! I will give you the easy way and at the end, give you a quick "presentation" idea we did. So peel and seed the squash (we used a butternut but the recipe actually called for acorn). Dice and boil cubes. Drain squash and mash. Now for each squash you have used add: 3 tbsp of brown sugar 1 tbsp butter/margarine 1/2 tsp grated orange rind 3 tbsp orange juice Mash and bake in oven at 350. Top with toasted nuts (they called for pecans, I used almonds....whatever) What we did was hollow out the Squash and used the shell as a serving dish. It looked lovely on the table. "Bon Appetit!"

Ingredients: 1/2 cup powdered orange flavored drink mix (like Tang) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups vanilla baking chips 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Step 2: In a large bowl, with an electric mixer cream 1 sticks (1/2 cup) of softened salted butter or margarine with 1 eggs and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat well. Step 3: Gradually add cookie mix, stirring until ingredients are well mixed. Step 4: Roll dough into tablespoon size balls. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Step 5: Bake 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly on cookie sheet. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling surface. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.  These were awesome!  Especially if you like the combination of orange and vanilla, this will be a winner for you.  Sweet, but oh-so-good!!