Hard Lemonade

INGREDIENTS

fresh berries
2 oz vodka
ice
lemonade

Sometimes hard doesn't have to be difficult.  Take this libation for an example.  Add a spoon full of fresh berries to the bottom of a libation glass.  Add vodka and gently muddle.  Fill the glass with ice and top off with lemonade.  The perfect drink for those hard, hot summers.  Enjoy.

Pesto Pita Pizza

INGREDIENTS
(for one pita)

Whole wheat pita bread, 6 inch round
3 tablespoons pesto
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
2 tomato slices, halved
4 large basil leaves
1 tablespoon red or white onion, chopped
spritz of olive oil

1.  Preheat oven to 360 degrees F.

2.  Place pita(s) on a large baking sheet.  Top pita with pesto (swirl over top with a spoon), feta, tomato, basil, onion and olive oil.

3.  Bake for 8 - 10 minutes.  Serve hot.

Do not over bake or the basil leaves will burn and turn brown.  Even though the feta cheese will not be melted, the pita will be hot, and yummy.

Chocolate Coconut Bars

INGREDIENTS

6 cups ground graham crackers, or other dry cookie crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cup pecan pieces
1 cup semi sweet chocolate pieces, or dark chocolate pieces
1 cup butterscotch pieces
1 cup salted caramel pieces
2 cans (28 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut

1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly grease and flour a 12 x 15 baking sheet.

2.  In a large bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, sugar and butter.  Pour the mixture into the baking sheet and press evenly along the bottom and up the sides.  Bake for 5 minutes, rotate, then bake for another 5 minutes.  Set aside and allow to cool for about a half hour.

3.  In a large bowl, combine the chocolate, butterscotch, salted caramel pieces and pecans.  Spread evenly over cooled cookie crust.  Pour the milk evenly over the top.  Sprinkle the coconut evenly over the top.  Bake for another 20 - 25 minutes, rotating every five minutes until the coconut has turned a golden brown.  Allow to cool on a rack before serving.