Cole Slaw

Broken Glass Salad

This recipe is one of the first things I ever made, when I first started cooking.  It is now a staple for Thanksgiving and Christmas.


1/2 cup butter (melted)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 box vanilla wafers

Crush wafers.  Add sugar, cinnamon and melted butter.  Press 1/2 cookie mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

1-3 oz box red jello
1-3 oz box green jello
1 envelope Knox gelatin
1 15 oz can pineapple tidbits (drained, reserving juice)
1 pint whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Set a 3 oz. box of red jello and a 3 oz box of green jello in 1 1/2 cups hot water in 9x13 pans. I set these first.  When set cut into small cubes. Make cookie mixture.  Dissolve 1 envelope of Knox gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.  Stir in 1/4 cup hot pineapple juice.  Whip 1 pint whipping cream along with sugar.  Add Knox gelatin mixture.  Stir in jello's, pineapple, and nuts.  Pour over crumb mixture.  Top with balance of crumbs.

Raspberry Vanilla Jello Salad

Raspberry Vanilla Jello Salad


Jello is a favorite around this house.  I have not many recipes that were not a hit.  This recipe comes from the blog Butter With Side Of Bread.  http://www.butterwithasideofbread.com/2013/02/raspberry-vanilla-jello-salad.html

Ingredients:

1 lrg box instant vanilla pudding
32 oz contain vanilla yogurt
8 oz container Cool Whip(thawed)
1 pkg frozen raspberries

Directions

Combine pudding mix with vanilla yogurt.  Mix well.  Fold Cool Whip into pudding mixture.  Fold in raspberries.

Red Hot Applesauce Jello

Ingredients:

1/2 c. Red hots
1  water
3 oz. package of Cherry Jello
2 c. applesauce


Directions:

In a pan on the stove, dissolve Red Hots in water. Simmer. Add jello. Stir till dissolved. Don't boil. Remove from heat. Add applesauce. Mix well. Put in serving bowl. Refridgerate until set.

Snow Grapes

I got this recipe from a n email I recieve daily with recipes.  It is called: My Daily Moments Recipe of the Day.  This is another one my grandson likes.  It has also been a hit with others.

Ingredients

4 lb. seedless grapes
1 cup sour cream
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

Remove grapes from stems, rinse, and set aside to dry. Mix together the sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Fold in grapes until evenly coated. Chill overnight before serving.

Orange Gelatin Cups

I made this Jello salad today.  The recipe came from the Taste of Home web site:  http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Orange-Gelatin-Cups  My three year old grandson still calls mandarin oranges peaches and he love it.

Ingredients

1 package (3 ounces) orange gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 cup applesauce
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained

Directions

In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in applesauce. Pour into four dessert dishes. Add oranges. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Yield: 4 servings.

Orange Fluff

I am not sure where this recipe came from, but it is good.

Ingredients

1 can crushed pineapple
1 can mandarin oranges
1 16 ounce tub small curd cottage cheese
1 3 ounce package sugar free orange Jello
1 8 ounce tub Cool Whip

Directions

Drain pineapple and oranges. Blend with spoon first four ingredients. Add Cool Whip. Chill at least 1 hour or longer.

Mock Roquefort Dressing

This recipe is from Vickie's mom.  The first time I met her mother I sat at her breakfast bar and dipped saltine crakers in this dressing.  It is so good.

Ingredients

1 pint mayonnaise
1 cup IMO
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon MSG
¼ teaspoon onion salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients. Blend well and chill

Applesauce Gelatin Squares

Ingredients

4 packages (.3 ounce each) sugar-free raspberry gelatin or flavor of your choice
4 cups boiling water
2 cups cold water
1 jar (46 ounces) unsweetened applesauce

Directions

In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water and applesauce. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cut into squares. Yield: 16 servings.

Chicken Salad

This recipe comes from a friend ours by the name of Sandy Lawrence. 

Ingredients

2 cups chopped, cooked chicken breasts
2 cups cooked rice
¾ cup chopped celery
Chopped green onion to taste
1 cup seedless grapes
½ cup toasted silvered almonds
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon sugar

Directions
 
Mix thoroughly. Salt and pepper to taste.


In a separate bowl mix ½-3/4 cup mayonnaise with enough milk to make soupy mixture. Mix with salad.

Add 1 can mandarin oranges. Toss gently

Sunshine Salad

I believe this recipe came from Taste of Home Magazine.  Taste of Home is a great magazine filled with good, homestyle recipes.

Ingredients

1 3 ounce package lemon Jell-O
1 cup boiling water
1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple (drained)
1/3 cup orange juice concentrate
1 11 ounce can mandarin oranges

Directions
 
In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add enough water to pineapple juice to make one cup; stir into gelatin. Add orange juice concentrate. Chill until partially set. Fold in the pineapple and oranges. Pour into a four cup mold or glass bowl. Chill until set.

Fruit Salad Dressing

Since it is July and there is an abundance of fresh fruit, I thought I would include this recipe.  It is from my mother.  She taught me how to cook when I was very young and at one point said she would put me up against any woman she knew.  Thanks mom.

Ingredients

1 cup pineapple juice
½ cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tablespoons flour
1 pinch salt
1 cup whipping cream

Directions

Mix eggs, flour, sugar, salt. Heat pineapple juice. Before juice boils, add egg mix. Stir till thickens. Remove from heat, cool.


Before serving, whip cream and add. Serve as topping for fresh fruit salads.

Raspberry Tapioca Salad

This recipe comes from some very special friends.  When we lived in Ogden in the early 1980's, they babysat Cathi and Dave was our Bishop.  When we moved back to Ogden in the 1990's we ended up back in the ward with Dave and Jean.  They are special friends and we love them dearly.  Vickie does not like tapioca but loves this salad.

Ingredients

3 c. water
1 small raspberry jello
1 small instant vanilla pudding
1 small tapioca pudding
1 package frozen raspberries (thawed) – or 1-2 cups fresh
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 (8 oz.) whipped topping

Directions

Boil water; add puddings and jello. Return to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Fold in drained fruit and whipped topping. Pour into bowl. Refrigerate at least two hours.


You can use different combinations of fruit and jello to suit your preference.

Mary Paul's Blueberry Salad

This recipe comes from Vickie's friend Mary Paul.  Vickie and Mary have been friends for years and they were roomates before Vickie and I got married.

Ingredients

2 3 ounce packages concord grape Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
1 #2 can crushed pineapple (undrained)
1 can blueberry pie filling

Directions

Mix and chill in fridge until set.

Top with:

1 8 ounce package cream cheese
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pint sour cream

Combine and spread over Jell-O. Top with ½ cup chopped nuts.

Cookie Salad

This recipe came from a good friend of mine, Jill Davis.  It is very good.


Ingredients

1 large pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple
1 can mandarin oranges
1 cup buttermilk
1 8 oz. Cool Whip
pkg. Keebler Fudge Stripe Cookies


Directions

Drain fruit. In large bowl, mix 1st 4 ingredients together, then add Cool Whip.  Top salad with crushed cookies. (I put them in a plastic bad and crush them with my rolling pin). It's fun! Refrigerate.

Frito Salad

Here is another Frito recipe.  This one came from Glenda Clawson.. the Clawson family was in our ward for a short.  Vickie says she learned a great deal from Glenda.

Ingredients

2 cans corn
2 cans black beans
2 medium tomatoes
½ yellow onion
1 bunch cilantro
2 cups mayonnaise
2 bags chili cheese fritos


Directions

Chop veggies. Drain corn and beans. Stir together. Add mayonnaise. Add chips right before eating.

Pumpkin Jello

I made this jello and Vickie did not like it, but the she does not like the texyure of pumpkin.  Several people turned up their noses but when they tried they liked it.  The recipe is from nikibone.com/recipe.

Ingredients

3 ounce package lemon Jello
1 cup hot water
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup canned pumpkin; not pie mix
1 small tub Cool Whip
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Dissolve Jello in boiling water; add sugar and spice. Add pumpkin, mixing well. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in Cool Whip and nuts. Pour into mold or clean bowl and refrigerate until firm.

Strawberry Pretzel Jello

This is a favorite recipe of our family.  My sister-in-law makes this for family get togthers at her house.  My son-in-law makes this quite often also.

Ingredients

2 cups crushed pretzels, about 4 cups uncrushed or 6 ounces
3/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 9 ounce tub Cool Whip
1 cup sugar
8 ounces cream cheese
2 3 ounce packages strawberry Jello gelatin dessert
1 16 ounce package frozen sweetened strawberries
1 cup boiling water

Directions
 
Crust: Combine pretzels, butter and 1/4 cup sugar. Press into 9 x 13 baking dish and bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature. White Layer: Cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in Cool Whip. Spread over pretzel crust. Red Layer: Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in frozen strawberries, Chill until partially set, about 1 hour and spread over white layer. Chill until set and serve.

Cafe Rio Style Salads

This post is based on salads from a local favorite restaurant named Cafe Rio.  These recipes came from the internet and friends.  Cafe Rio is one of our favorite places to eat.  My daughter has a friend that has a son named Lucas.  When Lucas was small he and his family would meet my daughter and son-in-law at Cafe Rio all the time and he called my daughter Aunt Cafe Rio.  Enjoy.

Sweet Pork

Ingredients

3-5 lbs or boneless pork loin or shoulder
1 c. Dr. Pepper
1 1/2 brown sugar
3 - 8oz. cans tomato sauce
3 - 8oz cans "El Pato" brand Mexican style tomato sauce


Directions

Put everything into the crock pot and simmer around 6 hours.
Shred pork, return to pot, and simmer 2 more hours.


Chicken

Ingredients

5 lbs of boneless chicken (approx.)
1 small zesty Italian dressing
1 T chili powder
1 t cumin
3 cloves garlic

Direcitons

Add all to crock pot. Cook on low 5-7 hours. Shred and let sit in
juices until serving.


Lime Rice


Ingredients

2 T butter
1 yellow onion
4 cloves garlic
6 2/3 c. water
8 t chicken bouillon
1 bunch cilantro
2 t cumin
2 small cans diced chilies
1 T lime juice
1 t salt
3 c long grain rice

Directions

In a small saucepan, saute butter, onion, & garlic. In a large pan,
bring water to a boil. Add bouillon, cilantro, cumin, chilies, salt,
and lime juice. Add onion and garlic and rice. Reduce heat, simmer
for 30 min.

Pico de Gallo


Ingredients

4 tomatoes
1 white onion
1 bunch cilantro
2 cloves garlic
1 t lime juice
1 t salt
1 t pepper.

Directions

Finely chop tomatoes, onion, and cilantro. Add all other ingredients.
serve fresh.


Tomatillo Dressing


Directions

1 pkg ranch dressing mix
1 c. buttermilk
1 c mayonnaise
1-2 tomatillos
1 clove garlic
1/3 bunch cilantro
1 T lime juice


Directions
Mix all ingredients in blender. Store at room temperature until serving.


Salad Ingredient Ideas:

Romaine or Iceberg lettuce (shredded)
shredded cheese

heated black or pinto beans
sour cream
guacamole
limes
flour tortillas
corn tortillas (cut into thin strips and fried until crisp)
cotija cheese

Assembling Salads

Start with a tortilla that has been warmed and cheese has been melted on it.  Place tortilla in a bowl.  Put scoop of either black beans or pinto beans on the bottom of the tortilla.  Add a scoop of rice.  Add lettuce.   Meat next.  Top with pico, sour cream, guacamole, tortilla strips, cotija cheese and tomatillo dressing.  Add lime wedges.  You can also make them out of grilled steak and you can grill the chicken too.  Enjoy.

Snickers Candy Bar Salad

This recipe came from the wife of my mom's cousin, Diane Jacks.  When Vickie and I were in Washington we spent sometime with my mom's cousin Dan and his wife Diane.  We throughly enjoyed the visit.  Since we introduced this recipe to our family, it has become a hit.

Ingredients

6 full-sized Snickers candy bars, cut into small pieces
6 apples, cored & cut into bite-sized pieces 
1 small container whipped topping 
1 small box of instant vanilla pudding (do not prepare)

Directions

Mix dry pudding into whipped topping thoroughly. Add Snicker and apple pieces to whipped topping/pudding mixture. Chill