Mandarin Orange Cookie Dessert Salad

Some of Bob’s family came over the other night to have a little sendoff for our niece Abby who is headed to France to serve a mission for our church.  I decided to make some dessert salads for the occasion and this was one of them along with a Snickers Caramel Apple Salad too.  They … Continue reading

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Potato Salad

It’s delicious and so very easy to make.  Try it at your next barbecue! 2 pounds red potatoes, diced into bite size chunks 2/3 cup Ranch dressing 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 cup crumbled bacon from bag of real bacon (from Costco or Sam’s Club) 1 – 2 bunches green onions, chopped 1  Boil … Continue reading

Asian Chicken Cranberry Salad

It’s finally summer, bring on the salads!  This recipe makes a huge salad, great for a party but for a family dinner you might want to cut the recipe in half. 12 cups coleslaw mix 1 (12.5 oz) can chicken, drained and broken up 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds 1 1/2 cups craisins 3/4 cup … Continue reading

BLT Chopped Salad with Corn and Feta

So tired of winter, the other day we had the air conditioning on because it was over 80 then the next day we had the heat on!  Ready for salad weather!  So I made this for dinner last night, it was delicious! salad 4 – 8 cups lettuce mix from bag of prepared salad 4 … Continue reading

Taffy Apple Salad

Dessert?  Yes!  Breakfast?  Yes!  Lunch?  Yes!  Dinner?  Yes!  Snack?  Yes!  You get the idea.  Another yummy recipe from Kristi’s Pampered Chef party. 1 cup pineapple tidbits in juice 4 oz cream cheese, softened 1 cup Cool Whip, thawed 2 medium red apples, cored and diced 2 medium Granny Smith apples, cored and diced 1/2 cup … Continue reading

Caprese Salad Bites

My friend Alisha and I are embarking on a little catering adventure and our first gig was doing a buffet luncheon for our friend Diana’s daughter Morgan’s baptism.  This was one of the nibbles we put together for it and apparently they were a hit, can’t imagine why!  🙂 2 pounds grape tomatoes 2 pounds … Continue reading

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

I made this for our big 4th of July family BBQ yesterday and it was a hit!  It tastes just like a loaded baked potato in potato salad form, delicious! 1 1/2 pounds potatoes 1/2 cup fat free sour cream 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup bacon crumbles 1 bunch … Continue reading

Raspberry Vanilla Jello Salad

I made this for Jaren’s birthday dinner and Jaren was really the only one who liked it so that worked out well.  It is really yogurty so you gotta love yogurt to love this salad. 1 (5.1 oz) box vanilla instant pudding 32 oz vanilla yogurt 8 oz Cool Whip, thawed 1 bag frozen raspberries … Continue reading

Spinach Salad with the Works

I threw this salad together one day and now it’s become my favorite. 1 bag baby spinach 1 can Mandarin oranges, drained 1/3 – 1/2 cup craisins 1/3 – 1/2 cup Feta 1/3 – 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/3 – 1/2 cup bacon crumbles Toss all ingredients together and serve with poppy seed dressing for … Continue reading

Whipped Cranberry Fluff

We had Thanksgiving dinner yesterday since we are in married kid mode and now have to trade off holidays.  This might be my new favorite recipe for Thanksgiving.  We have staples that I always make and then I always try a few new ones, at some point I’ll have the perfect Thanksgiving dinner menu! 1 … Continue reading