Kale Salad

Kale Salad

Kale, rinsed and torn into bite-sized pieces

Dried cranberries

Crisp bacon, 2 or 3 slices

Diced green onions

Parmesan cheese

Pink Lemonade Dressing

Place kale, dried cranberries and diced onions in a large bowl.   Crumble the bacon over the kale.   Pour some of the dressing over and toss until well coated.   Divide into salad bowls and top with the parmesan cheese. 

Very tasty- can add other ingredients like sunflower seeds, sliced almonds, blue cheese, or feta cheese.

White lasagne

White lasagne

8 lasagne noodles 

2 cups diced ham

Fresh asparagus- I had about 10 fairly thick stalks

8 oz fresh mushrooms, baby portabellas if you can

Ragu light Parmesan Alfredo sauce 

1/2 to 1 cup Parmesan cheese 

Clean mushrooms and slice or dice. Place in a large bowl. 

Clean asparagus and cut into 1 inch pieces. Put in the bowl with the mushrooms. 

Cook lasagne noodles according to package directions. Do not drain, but pull out each noodle using tongs and spread on a sheet of wax paper. 

Place the asparagus and mushrooms in the hot pasta water and cook for 5 minutes. Drain. 

Spread a couple tablespoons of the Alfredo sauce in the bottom of an 11 x 7 

casserole. Layer 4 noodles slightly overlapping on the sauce. Spread  1 cup of the ham and about half of the asparagus and mushroom mixture over the noodles. Spoon the Alfredo sauce over and spread a little to distribute the sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. 

Repeat layers.  

Cover tightly with plastic wrap and microwave for about 5 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and cheese has melted.