Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad

1 box of Rotini noodles
1 can of olives
2 Cucumbers
2 Tomatoes
1 bottle Italian salad dressing
1/3 - 1/2 bottle Salad Supreme

Make the noodles according to box. Drain and rinse in cold water or otherwise they will stick together. Dump everything in a bowl and stir. You might not use all the dressing, but close. Refrigerate and serve. Stir before serving.

Soak your fruit in vinegar

Stays fresher longer, gets all the crud off, and doesn't leave a funny taste.

The story behind the name of our blog…

This tagline started back when my husband, Aaron, and I were first dating. We were with a friend trying to get to another friend’s wedding in Provo Canyon. We got lost and more lost and were driving around Provo trying to find it when our friend called out, “Adventures in Provo” in a funny voice. Ever since then whenever things get crazy, or we get lost, or we’re in a new place we both call out, “Adventures with Camping, Adventures in San Francisco, or Adventures out Grocery Shopping” (I’m sure ya get the idea). When Aaron and I were in San Francisco, at the Musee Mecanique, the old museum with vintage games and displays, we had this key chain made (kind of hard to see, but as you can tell I definitely love San Francisco). The point is: life is an adventure and the best thing about ours is having each other. Our next big adventure comes this September when it will be Aaron and my five year anniversary and we go to the UK and Ireland! Stay tuned!

Cheese Ball

Cheese Ball or affectionately known as Cheese Bowl as it usually doesn't make it to ball form ;)

8 oz cream cheese

1 jar of Old English

1 jar of Roka Blue

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbs mayo

1 tsp onion salt

1 c shredded cheddar cheese

Let the cream cheese soften to room temperature and then mix all ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate, serve and enjoy or roll in almonds.

Red Velvet Crinkles

How many did I eat…3…5, 6…probably more? I had been wanting to make these for a while. They looked cute and easy. And somehow every time I make cookies I double it and have to bring it somewhere. I brought them to my brother and sister in law’s going away to Florida party. Aaron and I decided to make Sunday lunch for them before they left that same night to make the long drive. We made my “secret weapon,” Café Rio quesadillas with our fave homemade guac and salsa. I will need to get the quesadillas and salsa up here soon! Anyway back to cookies, yeah they were scrumptious and all the little kids were walking around with powdered sugar on their face…adorbs! Looking for something to whip up on fly? Grab any kind of cake mix and make some crinkle cookies. Boxed cake mixes make fabulous homemade Oreos!

Cheesecake Fruit Salad

I was asked to bring a fruit salad to my niece’s baby blessing. It was the perfect thing to bring as I had just found “the secret to fruit salad” on Pinterest. Cheesecake pudding mix dumped in with the fruit juices to make a delish, light, subtle flavor filled dressing. The other fruit salads were no match. I used my favorite fruit, pineapple (including the juice), red and green grapes, strawberries, and blueberries. It was a superb combination of fruit.

Nutella No Bake Cheesecake

Extremely simple. I thought this would be a perfect dessert for our tacos and guacamole night. It was. I whipped it up and stuck it in the fridge and a few hours later we all had a piece. I found the recipe here. I added more Nutella, used milk chocolate chips, and made my own crust out of crushed up chocolate graham crackers and butter.