Fabulous Couscous Salad for Fabulous Hot August Nights!

Here is a quick easy go-to salad I've been making all summer. I probably need to make bigger batches of this because it is so yummy and healthy. I usually serve it with grilled chicken or salmon, and of course a glass of ice-cold Cakebread Chardonnay.

Couscous Salad

1 cup of whole wheat couscous prepared according to directions

1/2 cup of diced and peeled cucumber

1/2 cup diced tomatoes

1/4 cup diced red onion

1/4   cup of chopped basil

2 tablespoons of Orange Muscat Champaign Vinegar (Trader Joe's)

2 tablespoons of EVOO

Dash of sea salt and fresh ground pepper

Mix veggies then add the couscous once it is cooled down. Add vinegar and olive oil.
Chill for thirty minutes before serving.



Pop open your favorite glass of vino and enjoy!
 

Fabulous Cocoa-Cinnamon Chews with White Chocolate Chips

I like to put a new twist on old favorites so yesterday I concocted these gems and I have to say, I was more than pleased with the result. They are simple, delish and of course.....fabulous!

 

Fabulous Cocoa-Cinnamon Chews with White Chocolate Chips

2 Sticks of salted room temp butter

2 Large eggs

1 Teaspoon of Corbin Sweet Potato Liquor or Vanilla (The Corbin Liquor is a "secret" ingredient that makes them extra yummy!)

1 1/2 Cups of granulated sugar

1 Cup of light brown sugar

2 Tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder

1 Teaspoon of cinnamon

1 Teaspoon baking soda

1/2 Teaspoon of sea salt

2 1/2 Cups of flour

1 Cup of white chocolate chunks

Optional:

1/2 Cup of chopped pecans

1/2 Cup of shredded coconut

Mix wet ingredients in a large bowl then add sugars and coca powder. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Combine wet and dry ingredients until well mixed, then add chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

If my daughters had their way, I would add pecans and shredded coconut. However, they'd flip if I put nuts in the cookies...sigh...maybe once I ship them off to grandmas for a weekend I'll try it. No, wait, if they are at grandmas, I will NOT be cooking! I'll be sipping wine by a pool somewhere fabulous!