With a little peer pressure and a lack of organization with my recipes I'm finally here starting my blog. I'm more likely to type up my recipes and post them here than just create a file on my computer. So hopefully it will be fun and keep me trying new recipes! And, with a couple tips from a good friend I've also started photographing my finished products! Here begins my collection of recipes, photos and maybe a story about the kids from time to time:)

Crab and Corn Salad with Manchego-Black Pepper Breadsticks

12oz bag of steamfresh corn (from the freezer)

1 cup finely chopped celery

1 cup chopped bottled roasted red bell pepper, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/3 cup finely sliced green onion

16oz bag imitation lump crabmeat

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

3T mayo

1/2t freshly ground black pepper

3/8t salt

1/8t ground red pepper

12 Boston lettuce leaves

1. Steam corn in microwave.

2. Heat crabmeat in skillet.

3. Add corn, red pepper, celery, cilantro and onion to crabmeat.

4. In a small bowl combine lime juice, mayo, bl pepper, salt and red pepper.

5. Toss dressing with crab mix. Serve salad in lettuce leaves or tear lettuce leaves and top with the salad

Breadsticks

Preheat oven to 375˚ Separate 11oz can of refrigerated breadstick dough into 12 sticks. Twist each dough piece and press ends down on ungreased baking sheet. Combine 1/2 cup shredded Manchego cheese and 1t cracked black pepper. Gently press cheese mix onto tops of breadsticks. Bake for about 13 min until browned.