Cherry Cheesecake Tarts

Anything with cheese in it always puts a smile on my face! I remember when I was little my mom making these yummy little cheesecake tarts for church functions, picnics, and family gatherings. They are so simple to make and always disappear fast.

Ingredients

2 8oz cream cheese

1Tbs. lemon juice

2 Tbs. vanilla

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 box Vanilla Wafer cookies

1 can of cherry pie filling

cup cake papers

Directions

Blend cream cheese, vanilla, eggs, lemon juice, sugar, mix until fluffy. Place a vanilla wafer into the bottom of a cupcake paper in a muffin tin. Then fill each cup 2/3 full with cheese filling. Bake at 375˙ for 15 minutes. Chill and top with cherry pie filling.

Enjoy!

Mediterranean Cous Cous Salad

I am always trying to eat light and healthy. I feel better, move faster, and love the extra energy. Here is an easy, light cous cous salad that is bursting with flavor. Be careful you might eat the whole bowl, it's that yummy!

Ingredients

1 box of cous cous, prepared with the instructions on the box.

(Near East Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil)

1 15oz can of garbanzo beans, drained

5 green onions, sliced

12oz of crumbled feta

1 cup of greek olives, pitted

1 cup of Newmans balsamic salad dressing

Directions

Prepare cous cous and set aside to cool. Drain your garbanzo beans and place in a large mixing bowl. Add your sliced green onions, olives, and feta cheese. When your prepared cous cous is cool add it to the bowl along with the salad dressing. Mix throughly, chill and serve.

Enjoy!