Cabbage Salsa

8 Roma tomatoes, diced

1/2 red onion, diced

3 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro

1/2 head red or green cabbage, cut into small pieces

1 clove garlic, minced

1 jalapeno pepper, diced

Juice from 2 limes

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

Combine all ingredients and chill for a few hours. Serve with tortilla chips.

Baby Bagels

Starter

1 cup flour (I add 2 Tbsp gluten also)

1/2 cup cool water

1/16 tsp yeast

Dough

all of the starter

1 cup lukewarm water

2 tsp salt

3 1/2 cups flour

1 Tbsp brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp yeast

1. Starter: Combine all ingredients and stir until smooth. Cover and let rest at room temperature overnight (14 hrs), until bubbly and expanded.

2. Dough: Combine starter with remaining dough ingredients and mix until form rough dough. Knead for 7 min in stand mixer.

3. Place in greased bowl and let rise for 90 minutes.

4. Place water and 1 Tbsp brown sugar in wide open pot just enough to touch the bottom of the steaming/cooling rack. Spray rack with PAM spray.

5. Preheat oven to 425.

6. Deflate dough and divide into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and poke a hole in the center and twirl it around your finger. I do 4-5 at a time since that is all that will fit on my steam rack. Heat the water to a gentle simmer.

7. Add bagels to rack and bring water to a full boil, cover the pan, reduce heat to medium, and steam bagels for exactly 2 minutes.

8. Remove bagels with tongs and place on greased cookie sheet. Repeat prior steps and then bake all at once.

9. Bake bagels for 20 minutes until golden brown.

Walter Sands' Basic White Bread from King Arthur Flour

2 cups warm water

2 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp yeast

1/2 cup dry milk

2 Tbsp butter

6 cups flour

2 tsp salt

Pour warm water in bowl add yeast and honey. When yeast bubbling add milk, butter, 3 cups flour and salt. Mix together and stir 2 1/2 cups flour. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup on surface for kneading.

Knead for 6-8 minutes until dough feels smooth and springy.

Let rise for 1-2 hrs in greased bowl. Knock it down, form 2 loaves. Place in bread pans and let rise until almost doubled (1 hr).

Bake for 30-40 minutes in 350 degree oven.

This makes the best white bread I have ever had. It is so good and soft!

Chicken Macaroni Salad

16 oz elbow macaroni, cooked

2 cups cubed chicken (I used shredded)

1 1/2 cup pineapple chunks

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup craisins

3 hard boiled eggs, chopped

2 cups mayonnaise (can use 1 cup mayo and 1 cup miracle whip)

1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, cubed or shredded

2 tsp salt (I didn't add)

1 tsp pepper

This makes a lot. It is so good the next day or two...