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Try cucumber and onion salad simple. Cut up cucumbers in coins, cut onion in bite size pieces mix hellmanns mayo salt and pepper to taste, a easy and really good side dish. I brought it to a party it was gone very quickly and lots of people said my Mom used to make this. Have fun A. L

D.,
My sister-in-law brought this dish over yesterday for our Memorial Day BBQ. At first glance, you may think exactly what I thought....grapes, sour cream, a butterfinger??? It wasn't until I tried it that I realized how delicious this was! Here's the recipe for GRAPE SALAD:
4 lbs. of grapes 8 oz. sour cream 1/2 c. sugar
8 oz softened cream cheese 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla 1 crushed butterfinger

Mix all ingredients together except the grapes & butterfinger. Mix grapes last & sprinkle butterfinger on top. ENJOY!

S.

I have a great and easy cheesecake recipe, that you make with Crescent Rolls (2 packages), 2 (8oz) Cream cheese, Sugar (1 cup), Egg yolk (1, save egg white to brush over top), vanilla (1 teas.)
Press one pack of crescent rolls in the bottom of a 9x13 pan, ungreased. Cream: cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Spread on top of crescent rolls, top with additional package of crecent rolls (I use a cutting board to press all the seams together to the top piece. It makes it easier to place on top. Brush egg white ontop and sprinkle with a few TBS of additional sugar and nuts (optional-I opt out on the nuts).

I get so many compliments on this dessert, give it a try.

Caprese skewers are always a hit (and easy to make). Get small skewers and put on a cherry tomato, small cube of fresh mozzarella cheese and basil leaf. Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette right before serving.

There is also a great pasta salad recipe in the current issue of Martha Stewart Everyday Food: box of pasta like rotini, can of rinsed white beans, 3/4 cup goat cheese, couple handfuls of arugula, 1/2 small red onion sliced, tossed with a red wine dijon vinaigrette. Mmmmmmm!

A Wonderful Dessert---Chocolate OR Lemon Lush
1 stick of margarine
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 8 oz pkg of cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 9 oz carton of Cool Whip
2 pkgs of Lemon OR Chocolate INSTANT pudding
3 cups milk

Blend together butter and flour with a fork then mix in nuts.Spread evenly in 9 x 13 pan. Press down to form a crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool
Whip cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1/2 of the Cool Whip
Spread on the cooled crust. Chill
Mix 2 pkgs of whichever instant pudding flavor you are using (sometimes I make one of each for a large group)
with the 3 cups of milk and spread on top of the cream cheese layer. Top with remainder of cool whip and sprinkle some nuts on top. Refrigerate until ready to eat.
Yummmmy!

Hi D.,
These are great. I mix them together the night before and cook the day of. They take an hour to cook maybe a bit longer until they are golden brown on top. I get rave review from them, the potatoes will disappear before you know it. Enjoy!
M.
Cheesy Potatoes

2 cans (10¾ ounces each) condensed cream of potato soup, undiluted
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 package (2 pounds) frozen hash brown potatoes
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a large bowl, combine the soup, sour cream and garlic salt. Add potatoes and cheddar cheese; mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9 baking dish. Top with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350º for 55-60 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

(I doubled this recipe for Thanksgiving and used a larger baking dish, or two dishes.

Hi D.,
I have made this salad for Memorial day and it was tasty.

BLT pasta Salad
16 oz seashell pasta
2 tomatoes
1 small onion
16 oz light Ranch dressing
1 pound bacon

Chop the tomatoes and onion. Cook the pasta and combine with tomatoes, onions, and dressing. Refrigerate overnight. Cook the bacon and cool, then crumble. Add bacon to top of salad just before serving.

Here are two types of punches you can make:

Golden Harvest Punch

Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups apple juice
2 cups orange juice
6 cups soda water
Sugar to taste
Sherbet or ice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl. Add ice or sherbet. Sherbet and extra sugar are not included in the nutrition analysis.
Servings: 12

Strawberry Patch Punch

Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup apple juice
Two 10 ounce packages frozen strawberries
1/4 cup lemon juice
sugar to taste
ice cubes
Ginger ale to top punch

Directions:

Combine first four ingredients in a blender. Whirl to consistency of thick slush. Place 2 ice cubes in each glass. Fill 3/4 full of fruit slush. Fill remainder with ginger ale.
Servings: 4

Try Recipezaar.com......it is absolutely filled with awesome ideas and you can rank them by ratings, ingredients, time to prepare, etc. good luck

I make a pasta salad that everyone seems to love. I use the tri-color rotini pasta. Make as usual & rinse with cold water. Drain & add whatever you like. I just eyeball the amounts of add-ins, based on how much pasta I make. I usually use:

Finely chopped green pepper
Finely chopped red onion
Diced tomato
Chopped black olives
+ a generous amount of Italian salad dressing

You could also add salami or cheese cubes

Good luck, and have fun!

Appetizers I would reccommend: Little finger foods such as : Piggies in a blanket (Vinnea sausages rolled up in buisits and baked),Pizza rolls, etc

Side Dishes: Egg Salad, Potato Salad,

Dessert: Frape': Sherbert (any flavor) in a bowl with ginger ale added. Allow the shebert to soften when the ginger ale is poured over it but you don't want it completely dissolved. This has been a mainstay at Church Teas I've attend and the first dessert to grabbed up.

The Pillsbury Bake-off Recipe magazine/booklet is currently on the magazine stands and has some great ideas in it.

This is SO yummy, SO easy and inexpensive: 1 package of cream cheese (softened), 1 can of Hormel Chilli with NO beans, and a bag of shredded cheddar cheese. Spread the cream cheese in the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking pan (do not spray), pour on the hormel chilli with no beans and top with shredded cheese. Put in the oven at 350 until the cheese is melted. Throw some tortilla chips in a bowl and voila--chips and dip!!

HI,

Kraft has a real good pasta salad recipe. And it's very easy to make. All you need is the tri color pasta, feta cheese, cucumbers cut with skin, cherry tomatoes, black olives, red onions, and kraft zesty italian dressing. very simple and easy. A real good appetizer is a bean dip. All you need is cram cheese, 1 can hormel chili, shredded cheese. Spread cream cheese in casserole dish, pour chili over cream cheese, cover with shredded cheese and heat in microwave just till the cheese starts to melt. Serve with tortilla chips. Another appetizer is a cheese ball dip. All you need is cream cheese, beef budding meat and green onion. Cut budding meat or put in chopper, do the same with the green onion and mix in to the cream cheese. Shape into a ball and serve with crackers. I use wheatables. Good luck and enjoy!!

Here is a super easy recipe that is really good and every time I bring it folks love it:
Take 1 container of cherry tomatoes and cut them all in half
Coarsely chop fresh basil (about 4-5 tablespoons), add to tomatoes
Chop about 4 green onions, add to other ingredients
Crumble and add about 6 ounces of feta cheese.
Lightly coat all ingredients in Kraft Greek Vinagrette

Make it at least 30 minutes in advance so the flavors have time to mix. This doesn't make enough for a party so I've used 3 or more containers of tomatoes before and then increased other ingredients too, just taste as you go.