Candy Apple Salad

* 5 large apples
* 8-10 Snickers Snack-Size Candy Bars
* 1 tub of Cool Whip
* 1 package of Instant Butterscotch Pudding Mix

Chop apples into bite-sized pieces. Add crushed Snickers. (Freeze, then pound while still in wrapper to easily crush.) Mix Cool Whip and pudding mix together. Add to apple/Snicker mix. Chill. Enjoy!

My Mom's Pasta Salad

I am sure everyone has his or her own favorite pasta salad recipe but this is MY personal favorite, maybe because it is my mom’s recipe or maybe b/c it is so damn good! (Probably both) Enjoy for this weekend!!

This feeds alot of people. You can always increase/decrease it for what you want as well as add or take out anything you like!

First:
1 lb Spiral pasta. Cook and let cool for about 20 minutes or until room temperature.

The secret that gives this such a great taste:
1 Large Bottle Wishbone Regular Italian dressing (add more or less to taste) I always have a back up bottle just incase I want a little more
1/2 McCormick Salad Supreme (Located in the spice aisle)

Now any of the things below are optional based on your likes. I personally omit the onions and pile in the veggies, but it is all about what you like!
1 pint cherry tomatoes; halved
1 Green Pepper diced
1 Red Pepper diced
1 Yellow Pepper diced
½ Red Onion chopped*
1/2 English Cucumber diced
1 can Olives; Halved
4 oz. Turkey pepperoni; halved

Then:
Shredded mozzarella cheese (as much as you like)

Mix:
All the ingredients in a big bowl, cover, and put in refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes – 1 hour.

Ramen Noodle Salad

2 pkgs Ramen Noodle Beef soup
1 16 oz pkg prepared cole slaw
2 bunches green onions, chopped (optional)
1/4 cup toasted, slivered almonds
1 cup sunflower seeds

In large bowl place:
cole slaw, noodles from soup (broken into pieces - place in lg ziploc bag and smash w/ rolling pin); green onions, almonds and sunflower seeds.

For dressing:
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup vinegar
2 pkgs beef broth (from the Ramen Noodle soup)
1/4 tsp salt
- shake together until well blended. Pour over salad and mix well.

Notes:
- don't add dressing until just before serving
- this is awesome the next day!