Pretzel Dessert

A good salty, sweet recipe.

Layer #1
2 cups pretzels, crushed
2 tbsp. sugar
3/4 cup butter
Combine ingredients and put in baking dish.Bake for 7 minutes at 400. Let cool.

Layer #2
1 8oz. cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 8oz. cool whip
Blend cream cheese and sugar. Fold in cool whip. Add to layer #1.

Layer #3
1 large strawberry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
2 10oz. pkg, frozen strawberried
Mix together and let it begin to set before pouring over layers. Cool.

Layer #4
1 8oz. cool whip
Cover.

Cookie Crunch Salad

For when you want to tell yourself you are eating a salad, and get a cookie too!

1 cup buttermilk
1-3 oz. instant vanilla pudding
1-8 oz. cool whip
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained
1 small can pineapple, drained
1 pkg. crushed up fudge stripped cookies

Mix the buttermilk and pudding. Fold in the cool whip and fruit. Add the cookies right before serving.

Aunt Judy's Frozen Fruit Salad

1 pkg. mini marshmallows

#2 can crushed pineapple

2 small pkgs. frozen strawberries

3 bananas

1 cup whipping cream

Pour crushed pineapple over marshmallows and let sit for 2 hours. Thaw strawberries to runny point. Cut 3 bananas and mix with pineapple and marshmallow mixture. Add strawberries, whipped cream and fold into mixture. Freeze.

LaVona's Cherry Salad Supreme

1 3 oz. box raspberry jello
1 21 oz. can cherry pie filling
1 3 oz. box lemon jello
1 3 oz. cream cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 8 3/4 oz. can crushed pineapple
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup whipping cream
chopped nuts to sprinkle on top

Dissolve raspberry jello in one cup boiling water. Stir in one can pie filling. Turn into a 9" square pan and chill.

Dissolve lemon jello in one cup water and let cool to just beginning to thicken stage. Add marshmallows and drained pineapple. Beat cream cheese and mayonnaise together and mix into lemon jello. Whip 1/2 cup whipping cream and fold into lemon mixture. Spread onto raspberry jello and sprinkle with nuts.

Carrot Raisin Salad

 

Heaven knows where this little concoction came from, yet it's strangely alluring and even post-modern in its way.

 

8 raw carrots, grated

1 cup seedless raisins

1 cup coarsely chopped peanuts or pecans

1 tsp. salt

Freshly ground black pepper

4 tsp. grated lemon peel

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

 

Mix these all together. Put it in a bowl and cover with:

2 cups either sour cream or mayonnaise

 

Toss, refrigerate and serve. Cut recipe in half if you like (highly recommended, since most have difficulty finishing their first serving!)

Taco Salad

Dinner for 10 in less than 7.5 minutes.

1 head lettuce, chopped into bite sizes

16 oz bag of shredded cheddar cheese

2 large chopped tomatoes

15 oz can red kidney beans

15 oz bag Doritos nacho cheese tortilla chips

1 lb ground beef or turkey, browned and drained

1 envelope taco seasoning

8 oz bottle of Catalina dressing

Optional: olives, sour cream, guacamole, salsa

Aunt Judy's Rice, Fruit and Marshmallow Salad

This recipe is FANTASTIC! I can't tell you how many of our childhood visits to the George's were motivated by the prospect of this yummy treat.

8 cups water

3 cups rice

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons oil

1 large container of cool whip

1 bag colored marshmallows

1 large can drained fruit cocktail

Bring water, rice, salt and oil to boil then turn down to simmer for 20 minutes. When the rice is done allow it to cool before adding cool whip, marshmallows and fruit. Blend together thoroughly and keep in fridge.

Diana's Pacific Lime Mold

Mom's famous iridescent Sunday side dish--Pacific Lime Mold! - Pacific Lime Mold goes great with pot-roast and potatoes. Sunday dinner just wouldn't be the same without this little green salad with a bite.

1 large pkg. lime Jell-O

2 cups boiling water

1 small container (16 oz.) cottage cheese

¼-½ cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon horseradish

1 can crushed pineapple

1 cup cold water

Mix together Jell-O and hot water in a large bowl. Combine cottage cheese, mayonnaise and horseradish in small bowl and mix well. Add cottage cheese mixture and pineapple to the Jell-O and finish with cold water. Mix all and put into long pan in fridge to set.

Melanie's Pasta Salad

You can play with the proportions here.

Pasta, cooked and drained

Cheese, cut into small cubes (pepper jack is best)

Red & yellow bell peppers, sliced thin

Artichoke hearts, quartered

Kidney beans, drained

Carrots, grated

Broccoli, cut into small bits

Peas (frozen or fresh)

Olives, sliced

Red Cabbage, shredded

Pimentos

Pepperocinis with juice

Italian dressing Salami strips (optional)

Combine all ingredients and drizzle with Italian dressing. Chill. Good served with crusty French bread.

Diana's AMBROSIA (3 versions)

A Sunday supper favorite. It doesn't get much easier than this.

Version #1

Whipped topping

Fruit cocktail, drained

Frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or raspberries)

Mini marshmallows

Coconut

Fresh fruit (apples, bananas etc.)

Mix altogether and freeze. Serve frozen, like ice cream.

Version #2

Pineapple canned or cut up fresh

Strawberries, cut in half

Bananas, sliced

Oranges, cut up

Raspberries or nectarberries/black berries to turn the salad purple

Add any other fruit you love (apples, peaches or fruit cocktail)

Add either cool whip, vanilla ice cream or sherbet and freeze

Serve half frozen (you need to put the salad out in the morning to start thawing out for lunchtime).

Version #3 (quick salad)

Large can of fruit cocktail, drained

Cool whip

Berries

Stir and put in refrigerator to cool.

Broccoli Salad

1 bunch broccoli
1 lb. bacon, cooked
chopped red or white onion
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup each red and green grapes

Dressing
1 cup mayo
1/2 cup sugar
1 T vinegar

Leprechaun Surprise

20 oz. can crushed pineapple
1 cup mini marshmallows
8 oz. container Cool Whip
3.4 oz package pistachio instant pudding

In a large bowl, mix together the pineapple, marshmallows, and cool whip. Sprinkle the pudding mix over the top; then stir the mixture thoroughly. May be frozen for a refreshing treat. May add other fruits like bananas, mandarain oranges, ect.

Raspberry Jello Salad

3 T. tapioca pudding
1 sm box raspberry Jello
1 sm pkg. vanilla cook and serve pudding
1 10 oz bag frozen raspberries
1 8 oz container cool whip

Boil 3 cups of water. Add tapioca, jello and pudding. Stir on medium heat for 3 minutes. Pour into bowl and chill until firm. Add berries and cool whip.