Apple Cake

My husband LOVES this cake. It came from an old Cooking Light magazine.

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
1/2 c stick margarine or butter, softened
1 t vanilla extract
6 oz block-style, fat-free cream cheese, softened
2 large eggs
1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
3 t cinnamon
3 c chopped, peeled Rome apples (2 large)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Beat 1 1/2 c sugar, margarine, vanilla, cream cheese at med speed until well-blended.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating at low speed until blended.

Combine 1/4 c sugar and cinnamon. Combine 2T cinnamon mixture and apple in bowl. Stir apple mixture into batter.

Pour batter into 8" springform pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 350 for one hour to one hour, 15 minutes.

Cut with serrated knife after cooling on wire rack.

Serves 12

Greek Chicken Salad

This recipe is a staple in our house when we have summer gatherings. Serve with a fresh fruit salad and it's a great lunch! This recipe came from an old Cooking Light magazine.

3 cups cooked chicken (we usually grill skinless, boneless chicken breasts)
1 cup diced, seeded, peeled cucumber
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup fresh, chopped parsley
1 small can pitted, sliced black olives
3/4 cup plain, fat-free yogurt
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
1 T dried oregano
3 garlic cloves, minced

Combine first five ingredients in large bowl.

Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, oregano and garlic in small bowl.

Pour over chicken mixture; toss well.

Cover and chill at least 2 hours.

Serve in pitas or croissants lined with lettuce leaves