Platter of hamburger toppings

Lots of colour.....

Vegetable tray

The huge fruit skewers are to prevent the press and seal wrap from pulling at the vegetable dip.

Waffles -forgot to take a picture of the finished product!

A variety of toppings.......Waffle recipe from Muffins and more - Jane Pare

Dry ingredients in one bowl, well blended liquid measured in glass measuring cup.

Blend until dry ingredients are wet.

Cook waffles until the steam disappears.

Creme Brulee - I cheated and used a package mix.

Took me longer to find these dishes than to make up the mix......good way to use up extra  liquid whipping cream.

Pasta with ham, onions, peas and cheese!

Boil water for the pasta, lid on

Add pasta and return to the boil, lid off.  A bamboo spoon (maybe 2 chopsticks??) will prevent the pasta water from boiling over.

Pasta, drained of water.  Do not rinse if using hot.
Leftover pasta I rinsed and froze; I will use them in soup when the weather cools down!

While cooking the pasta I put chunks of sliced ham and a package of frozen peas in the frypan.

I added the drained pasta.  to make the sauce I put 30 mL of butter into the mixture, about 250 mL of milk (or cream) and 125 mL - 250mL of grated parmesan cheese. 

I added chopped green onion, instead of adding chopped red or white onion.

If you like more sauce add more milk etc.  Serve with fresh ground black pepper.

Broccoli slaw - one of many versions....

Some recipes list mayonnaise, not miracle whip, some say white vinegar.

I have seen cranberries instead of raisins....I like bacon, cheese, toasted sunflower seeds and raisins.

I mix the mayo, raisins and broccoli together and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. The seeds, bacon and cheese are added in before serving.

Ready to serve! Orange cheddar would have given more colour!