Yummy Fruit Dip

(Great recipe that we used at Girls' Camp 2012 that we got from previous cooks- either Donna Evans or Cathy Cooley - SO good!)

1 big cool whip

1 C orange juice “premade without pulp”

1 box Jello cheesecake pudding (the powder)

Mix together, and serve alongside sliced fruit.

Cherry Jam

4 C bing cherries (chopped or blended)
3 C sugar OR 1 1/2 c Splenda (for sugar-free jam)
1 C water
1 pkg pectin
1 pkg unsweetened cherry Kool-aid powder

Mix all ingredients together and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutest stirring constantly, (longer for thicker jam.) Bottle, (with lid & rim,) and turn upside down to seal. (No need to process.)

August 22, 2010

Deep Dish Apple Pudding

6 large apples, peeled and sliced
2 T lemon juice
1/4 C water
1 C sugar
1 t cinnamon
3/4 C flour
1/2 t salt
6 T butter

Place apples into deep 8" casserole dish. Add lemon juice and water. Mix cinnamon with 1/2 C sugar and sprinkle over the apples. Combine remaining sugar with flour and salt. Cut butter in with pastry blender until the texture is like coarse meal. Sprinkle over apples and pat smooth. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is lightly browned.

Very good with cream or ice cream!

October 11, 2009

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 head romaine lettuce
2 bunches (or 1 bag) fresh spinach
1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
1 purple onion, sliced
1/2 C mayonnaise
2 T white wine vinegar
1/3 C white sugar
1/4 C milk
2 T poppy seeds

In a large salad bowl, combine the lettuce, spinach, strawberries and sliced onion.

Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, milk and poppy seeds in a container with a tight fitting lid. Shake well and pour over salad. Toss until evenly coated.

May 2, 2010

"Berry" Delicious Dessert

(From the RS Leadership Meeting)

LAYER ONE: Crust
Mix: 1 1/3 C flour, 1 T sugar, 1 1/3 cubes butter, 1/2 C chopped nuts (pecans)

Press into a 9 X 13" pan and bake at 425 degrees for 10-13 mins. Cool completely.

LAYER TWO: Creamy Base
Beat together: 8 oz cream cheese, 3/4 C powdered sugar, 1 1/2 C whipped topping.

Spread on cooled crust.

LAYER THREE: Fruit
Options include ~ Any kind of berries, sliced bananas, drained crushed pineapple, etc.

(I chose to use sliced strawberries and fresh blueberries, covered with: 1 pkg Strawberry Danish Dessert, cooked and drizzled over the berries.)

LAYER FOUR: Creamy Topping
Mix: 2 pkgs instant lemon (or vanilla or combination) pudding mix with 3 1/2 C cold milk

Fold in: 1 C whipped topping

Spread over fruit layer and chill for several hours.

TOP WITH WHIPPED TOPPING WHEN SERVING! Yummy......

May 23, 2010