Spring Fruit Salad

My favorite fruit salad:  

2 cups of sliced strawberries
1 cup of fresh blueberries
2 naval oranges cubed
1 apple cubed
1 cup seedless grapes halved
2 kiwis sliced and halved
1 mango cut in bite size pieces
2 tablespoons of honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon lime juice

Combine all fruit in a large bowl.  Mix honey, lemon and lime juice together and poor over fruit.  Mix thoroughly.  Top with shredded coconut and garnish with mint leaves.   Refrigerate.  

German Chocolate Cheesecake "exceptional"

I have made this a few times over the years and each time I get great compliments.  This one takes a bit longer than my typical recipe, so save for a special occasion!

Chocolate No Bake Oatmeal Cookies

This is an easy old recipe given to me in the late 1970's by a kind volunteer at the hospital that I worked at in Asheville, NC.  It was a favorite of the nursing staff and also a hit with the kids.  

 

I like to drop the oatmeal chocolate mixture on wax paper, then store in covered container when cool.

Simple Berry Pies

Ingredients: 
2  6oz packages fresh raspberries
1 cup fresh strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. almond extract
2 packages of refrigerated pie crust
2 Tbsp.  butter, cubed
1 large egg yolk
1 Tbsp. sugar

Instruction:
1.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2.  Toss together first 5 ingredients
3.  Unroll pie crusts and cut into 10 rounds; if you have them, fit into 10 lightly greased 3 inch tart pans; otherwise, you can fold over. 
4.  Spoon berry mixture into rounds and dot with butter or place tops on the 10 rounds. 
5.  Whisk together egg yolk and 1 Tbsp. of water.  Brush tops of rounds or folds with egg yolk mixture and sprinkle with sugar.
6.  Bake at 425 degrees for 24 - 26 minutes.