Also requested by Patty. I thought I had a jello mold around here somewhere but couldn’t find it so couldn’t make her a fancy jello salad, bummer! This is a picture of the bottom of the jello as I didn’t want to take it out of the mold before delivering it to her, too hard … Continue reading
I just love this stuff! Probably because it’s more like dessert than salad. This is another one of those recipes that I’ve had and made forever and just can’t remember where it originally came from. I’ve always wondered why it’s called Watergate Salad, was it Richard Nixon’s favorite? I need to look it up . … Continue reading
Here is a quick, easy and tasty lunch idea for you from Betty Crocker again, “the 300 calorie cookbook”. What do you guys do for lunch? I’m always hoping that there are leftovers because if I’m the only one home, it’s a pain to make something just for me and pb & j gets old … Continue reading
This recipe comes from my brand new cookbook, “Betty Crocker The 300 Calorie Cookbook 300 tasty meals for eating healthy every day” and this is the first recipe I’ve tried from this cookbook. Made it for lunch tomorrow so can’t tell you how it tastes yet but it smelled yummy! salad: 2 cans (15 – … Continue reading
This is a Pampered Chef recipe that comes from their cookbook, “It’s Good For You”. The vinaigrette dressing is especially tasty! Vinaigrette: 1 lemon 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper (I doubled the vinaigrette recipe because I added … Continue reading
A Pampered Chef salad recipe, they have such good ones. Don’t let the dressing recipe scare you, it’s really very easy. dressing: 2 oranges 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons mustard 2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 small clove garlic, pressed salad: 1 (6 oz) package fresh baby spinach leaves 2 cups … Continue reading
This is a Taste of Home recipe. Looks like it came in the February/March 2008 magazine. This didn’t look like it made a lot (the recipe said 4 servings) so I increased the amount of all ingredients to accommodate my pasta salad loving family. 1 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta (I used a 17.2 oz … Continue reading
Bob’s sister Mary and her family are here visiting and we’re having a big barbeque tonight so I thought I’d try out this pasta salad recipe from “All You” magazine on them. It looks and smells delicious! salt and pepper 1 pound short pasta such as bow ties, shells or penne (I used rotini) 1/4 … Continue reading
This is a combination of two different but similar broccoli salad recipes that I got from two friends, Kathleen and Gina. I just combined them into one recipe and then choose the ingredients I want to use. You can buy a big bag of precut broccoli at Costco for like $4 which makes this recipe … Continue reading
Pillsbury Pasta salad especially for Bob for the week (or a couple of days anyway) while I am at work. 8 oz (2 1/2 cups) uncooked tiny bow tie pasta (tripolini) (I used wagon wheel, it seemed more manly than tiny bow ties and I used a 17.6 oz package) 2 cups frozen corn (I … Continue reading
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