We were invited to a friend's house for dinner on New Years day.  There was some delicious food there!  Here is one of the of dishes I loved eating....
Sheryl made this and everyone could not get enough of it!  Crunchy, sweet, tangy, bit of heat....had something for everyone.  It was SO great...and she said if you can follow directions you can make this.

Orange Almond Salad

For the salad:
Lettuce mix
1 can mandarin oranges
Slivered almonds or pine nuts 

For the dressing:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 small minced onion (I leave this out)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cup salad oil 


And here is another - these are brownies our middle daughter made...they were SOOO good!

She put powdered sugar on them because the tops were somewhat uneven and this hid that fact well.  She also lined the pan with parchment paper so that they would come off of it easier.

Very impressive for a 13 year old...she found the recipe and made the whole thing herself.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups margarine
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 cups nuts (optional)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and add cocoa; mix. Stir in sugar and blend in the eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts; mix well.
Bake in greased 9 x 13-inch pan for 30 minutes in preheated oven. Let cool on rack, 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into 20 square pieces.