Tailgate Party Salad

This past weekend, we went to a tailgate cookout in our town. Each family was to bring a dish to share with others. A few weeks ago, I had made a similiar salad to the one listed below but for the life of me, I could not remember where I found the receipe. So I recreated it..it turned out pretty good...thought I would share with you the "tailgate party salad".

1 bunch/head raw broccoli
1 bunch/head cauliflower flowerets
1 c. raw pumpkin seeds (you could use sunflower seeds)
1 lb. bacon, browned crisp
1/2 of an onion, cut very finely
1 c. grated Cheddar cheese
1 c. mayo
2 tbsp. white vinegar

Wash broccoli and cauliflower, trim off heavy stalks and use the tender flowerets for this salad. Cut onion into thin slices and then finely chop into small pieces. Add pumpkin/sunflower seeds. Toss together. Add grated cheese. Stir mayo and vinegar together until creamy; add to the vegetables. Stir well and top with bacon, then refrigerate.

Cooking with Kids

One thing that we really enjoy in our home is cooking. My oldest daughter has picked up on the love of cooking. We have made some interesting things and some really awesome dishes as well. We will do various things in the kitchen such as making homemade pizza every Sunday night, baking cookies, making homemade granola, salad dressings. You name it...and we are more than likely able to do it with teamwork.

I thought in my postings that I would start adding recipes for cooking with kids. One of our favorite things to make is fruit kebabs.

You will need to cut the fruit you select into various bite-size pieces and combine the different fruits on the kebab. We separated each of the different fruits in a bowl/plate so that it was easy to grab or place a toothpick into the dish. Kids can select any type of fruit combination that they like. While creating, they can place their fruit kebabs on a serving platter.

Such fruits that you can use include the following:

• pineapple chunks


• apple slices


• pear slices


• kiwi


• oranges


• mango


• cherries


• peaches


• grapes

Making a kebabs doesn't have to be just fruit, but it can be various cheeses cut into bite size pieces. And rotated with turkey/ham/chicken bites and bread. It is a sandwich on a stick.