What I've Been Cooking...

Baptists love to eat.  On the first Sunday of the month, there is always a potluck.  We also eat together every Wednesday night. 

Tonight I am bringing:

Smores on a Stick:  I don't have the exact reference for this, but it did come from Tina's blog, "Carrots and Cake."

I will add the cute little sticks to them when I get to the church.  I love simple things that look like they take a long time and are very complicated.

I needed to bring something else, but didn't want to do any major cooking.  I didn't want to use the stove at all.  I found this recipe in an old copy of Taste of Home magazine I had at the house.

I love how colorful this recipe is!  I wish I had a different color bowl other than green, but it was the largest bowl I had.  I used colby cheese, strawberries, almonds, and broccoli.  For the dressing it was a cup of mayo, two tablespoons of sugar, and one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.

On Sunday, I made Pasta Salad on a Stick (which I've made before), and Red, White, and Blue Strawberries.  The strawberries were all over the blogosphere, I'm using a stock photo from the internet to show them.

I had a massive fail with the almond bark on these.  The almond bark was not melting properly.  I always melt my almond bark in the microwave.  It looked like oatmeal.  I tried butter to help with the texture.  FAIL.  It had to be bad almond bark.  I was worried that the local grocery store would not have what I needed (we live in a very remote area), but I have really been pleased with what the grocery store has to offer.  They had almond bark, and the rest of making it was easy!