Sweet and Sour Salad

The candied pears and walnuts give this salad a sweet flavor. While the vinaigrette dressing gives it a sour taste. It's not the healthiest use of your fruits and vegetables, but it is an excellent way to increase your intake if you tend to shy away from the healthy.

• 4 cups spinach leaves
• 4 cups mixed greens
• 2 cups pears, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 sliced cucumber
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 raspberries
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1/4 vinegar
• 3/4 cup olive oil

Melt butter in small skillet over medium. Add pears, walnuts and brown sugar. Heat until well coated.

Mash raspberries. Add mustard, vinegar and oil. Shake to combine. (Run through a strainer if you want to remove the seeds.) Salt and pepper vinaigrette to taste.

Combine remaining ingredients. Add candied pears and walnuts. Top with raspberry vinaigrette. Enjoy.

Quick Fruit Cobbler

Cobblers are naturally faster than pies but this cobbler whipped up particularly easy. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.



Ingredients:

• 1 bag frozen fruit or two cans of fruit


• 1 cup flour


• 1 cup sugar


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1/2 cup butter


• 1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place fruit in a 8 inch pan.

Mix flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter. Add milk. Pour over fruit and bake for 40 minutes.