Fruit & Yogurt Parfait

I am an "Ice Cream Every Night" kind of gal, but I'm also currently a "Trying to Lose Baby Weight" gal ... they don't really mesh well. So I came up with my new favorite treat to satisfy my ice cream cravings. This whole glass of delicious is only 4 POINTS! I'm hooked. 1 container (6 oz.) Yoplait Light Creamy Vanilla yogurt
1/2 c. frozen mixed berries, mostly thawed (or fresh ... the frozens are just easier)
1/3 c. oats & honey granola

Layer half of the yogurt, then berries, then granola; repeat and enjoy!

Chunky Applesauce

I've never really made this -- my sister, Jamie, and my mom were more of the ones who wanted and made it all the time when I was growing up. But, Adrie wanted me to post the instructions -- so, simple as they may be -- here they are:

First you peel and core apples (I used Granny Smith)
Then you chunk them up in large chunks
Microwave for 5 min, smash with potato masher and microwave up to 5 or 6 min more -- until it's the chunk consistency that you want.
Add cinnamon and sugar to taste. (I used less than 1/8 c. sugar for 4 apples and it was plenty sweet)
Serve warm. (I like it cold too.)

Spinach Salad

This a recipe that my neighbor got from Rachel Ray (I don't know if it was on a TV show or the web site) and brought to Bunco. I replaced the candied pecan recipe with one that I found (I think on AllRecipes.com) because Rachel's were too sweet. I still haven't mastered the technique on the pecans; the candy hardens really quickly once you add the pecans, so it's hard to coat them evenly. You'll have to play with it and try to figure it out!

Baby spinach
Prosciutto*, cooked until crisp and cut into 1" pieces
Craisins
Feta cheese, crumbled
Candied pecans
Honey Dijon salad dressing (I like Newman's Own)

*I can't ever find Prosciutto in the stores, so I get that already-cooked bacon and cut up a few pieces (without heating it up again). I actually like it better than the Prosciutto, anyway.

Candied Pecans
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1 c. pecan halves

Have a piece of tin foil ready next to the stove top. Stir salt and sugar together in a small skillet over medium heat until smooth and golden; add pecans and stir to coat. Transfer to foil and cool completely; break apart.

Adrie's Yummy Spinach Salad

This has been my favorite salad ever since I tried this dressing. I've had it before with raspberry vinegarettes and though still good -- it's even BETTER with this dressing. I didn't put amounts for the ingredients, so obviously -- you would only use as much dressing as you need.

Ingredients

Spinach leaves
Bacon crumbles (in a hurry I like to use the REAL bacon bits)
grated mozerella cheese
fresh sliced mushrooms ( I leave these out if I don't have them 'cause it's quite rich anyway)
mandarine oranges

Dressing

1/3 c vinegar
3/4 c oil
1/3 c sugar
1/4 c onion
3/4 t salt
2 T prepared mustard
Blend then add:
3/4 T poppyseeds