bow tie spinich salad

sorry no pics, but this is a wonderful salad!!! we love it! i sometimes wish I had more reasons to make it it's so good! and it's always a big hit at parties.  I got it from this cookbook, The Domestic Art, a collection of fine recipes! so of course it had to be delicious!!!

8 c. of spinach torn
8 oz. bow tie pasta cooked and cooled
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/4 c. parsley, chopped
1/4 c. salted sunflower seeds
1/2 c red and yellow bell pepper, chopped
4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

dressing
1/2 c. oil
2/3 c. soy sauce
2/3 c. rice vinegar
6T. sugar
1/2 t. pepper
1/4 c. sesame seeds

combine dressing ingredients n a large zip lock bag.  add cooked and shredded chicken and marinate overnight in refrigerator.  combine remaining salad ingredients in large bowl.. before serving toss with dressing and chicken mixture.

Oatmeal Crispies

The other night Dane and I wanted a dessert after dinner but sadly our cupboards have been a bit bare since I went back to school so I thought, let's grab a cookbook and make the first recipe that we have all the ingredients for.  Of course the cookbook we grabbed was Pioneer Woman and the first recipe we hit was Oatmeal Crispies so we gave it a go.  We made the recipe minus the pecans and added craisins....so good!!  I am usually the type of person that can have a few cookies and be good but sadly I have been eating these for breakfast and dinner!  (It's healthy if it has oatmeal and craisins, right?)

Oatmeal Crispies