Recipe Thread

[Karen]

This isn't exactly a recipe you are likely to find in a book - just something I threw together to satisfy my craving for something sweet and cold. It's rather like a Watergate salad, but I like mine better,

Make up a small box of jello and put in fridge and allow to set thoroughly. When set - turn out into a larger bowl and whisk it until completely broken up into a very small chunky mixture - kinda like that of cottage cheese. Take a heaping ice cream scoop of whipped cream cheese and soften it to the consistency of pudding - I just nuke it for a few seconds at a time till it's as soft as it needs to be. Pour into mashed up jello and mix thoroughly. If desired, toss in some drained crushed pineapple or pineapple chunks. Pour back into a smaller bowl that it will all fit into, and refrigerate till set again. I used lime jello, but any flavor that suits you is fine. Strawberry jello is yummy too, and any fruit you like will do too.

Yummy and simple - my kind of dessert.

Hee hee - in January my church had a Jello Sunday - one of the women had never had a mellow salad in her life, so everyone made various jello concoctions - I made Aunt Bertha's, which has cottage cheese and pineapple and maraschino cherries etc. This would have been handy then!

[pomtzu]

Hee hee - in January my church had a Jello Sunday - one of the women had never had a mellow salad in her life, so everyone made various jello concoctions - I made Aunt Bertha's, which has cottage cheese and pineapple and maraschino cherries etc. This would have been handy then!

I have another that I make - more like Aunt Bertha's recipe and not the quicky throw together one that I posted here. It's VERY RICH and super delish. It's addicting.

It has lime jello, crushed pineapple, heavy cream whipped, cream cheese, mini marshmallows, maraschino cherries and chopped walnuts(optional). I pour this one into a mold and turn out on to a plate when set. I especially like this at Christmas since the colors are so like the holidays.

[Karen]

I have another that I make - more like Aunt Bertha's recipe and not the quicky throw together one that I posted here. It's VERY RICH and super delish. It's addicting.

It has lime jello, crushed pineapple, heavy cream whipped, cream cheese, mini marshmallows, maraschino cherries and chopped walnuts(optional). I pour this one into a mold and turn out on to a plate when set. I especially like this at Christmas since the colors are so like the holidays.

That sounds like the same thing as Bertha's recipe, but we leave out the whipping cream and use low-fat cottage cheese for calorie reasons (Aunt Bertha was always calorie conscious) and I substitute pumpkin seeds (pepitas) for the walnuts, as I am allergic to tree nuts!