This Week's Concoctions Ending 2/25

Here are some highlights of items that I made this week other than the "Weekly Cookie"

I used the beanpot again and tried this Tastefully Simple recipe for chicken stroganoff. I did cheat and bought biscuits instead of making them out of Bisquick. I don't think I have ever made successful biscuits from scratch.

For dessert, I used another Tastefully Simple mix for this caramel strudel cake. I had some extra cranberries so I threw those in the batter.

It was my co-worker's birthday over the weekend and she wanted a chocolate cake. So I used a standard cake mix with a can of sprite and lots of eggs. It was very moist.

It was also "salad" week at work this week so people were bringing in all different kinds of salads (taco, fruit, etc). I made this cold farfalle salad with pesto, olives, peppers, onions, scallions and peas.

In addition to the birthday and the food themed week, it was also the week of my recipe exchange program with the comfort food theme. I made creamy slow cooker macaroni and cheese. It was a little heavy and chunky for a Saturday morning at 11am, but it ended up coming out really nice.