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A Few of My Favorite Recipes

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Renee Spindle

This weekend I will be enjoying some vacation time with my family. While I’m away I wanted to share some of my favorite recipes with all of you that I have written about from time to time. If you try any of them let me know how they turned out. I would love to hear from you.

> Green Jello Salad – This is a family favorite that “normally” only gets made at Christmastime. That is of course unless someone happens to request it as their birthday cake.

>Raspberry Cheesecake – We’ve always had a cheesecake obsession around here. This recipe is definitely a keeper. This one is made with a fresh raspberry sauce. Yum, yum.

> Lemon Squares – This recipe dates back many, many moons ago. I’m sure this recipe was passed along to me from my Mom. Lovely, luscious, lemony squares of delightfulness. You’ve got to try them!

> Pistachio Pudding Cake – You cannot go wrong with a pudding cake. It will always be moist, always. This is a recipe I have requested for my own birthday more times than I can count. It’s always so great when your Mom bakes your birthday cake!

> Zucchini Muffins – I’m looking forward to getting my garden going this year and baking some of these tasty muffins. They are so freezer friendly too!

After writing this post I am sure I will have to do some baking when we get back from our trip. Enjoy, enjoy and I will be back in town early next week.

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A Little Green Jello Salad.. aka Christmas Salad

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Renee Spindle

My family has this strange obsession with my green jello salad. They have been known to go gaga for it. It’s a yummy concoction of jello, cream cheese and pears. The flavor melding is to die for!! This started out as Christmas Dinner jello. Then it progressed to making it for people’s birthdays. I have been know to make this in a 13×9″ pan, stick in some candles, and sing a rousing Happy Birthday to the guest of honor. It’s been around for a long time, and is one of those family favorites that will go down in the history books.

Ingredients:

(2)- 9 oz. cans pear slices, undrained
(2) – 3 oz. packages lime flavor jello
(4) – 3 oz packages of cream cheese, softened
2 c. whipping cream
1 c. maraschino cherries (chopped & drained)
½ c. chopped walnuts

Directions:

Drain the pears, reserving the juice.
Pour the juice into a measuring cup and add enough water to make 2 cups of liquid.
Pour this into a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
Add the lime jello and stir to dissolve.
Chill the mixture in the pan until slightly thickened, but not set.
While waiting for the jello to set- whip the whipping cream and keep it chilled in the fridge.
Chop the maraschino cherries and drain.
Chop the walnuts.
Once the jello mixture is set, pour it into your favorite mixing bowl, and it should be quite a deep bowl.
Now beat this mixture until frothy.
Add the softened cream cheese and pear slices, and beat until smooth.
Fold in the whip cream, cherries and nuts. If you have any extra cherries you can garnish with these once the salad is slightly set.
Pour the entire contents of the bowl into an oiled 12 cup mold or a 13 x 9″ pan.
Chill until firm, about 2 hours, or overnight.
To serve, unmold the salad or cut it into squares and enjoy.

This recipe is great for your potluck parties, family gatherings, any occasion where you will be feeding a crowd. It’s been a very popular recipe here at the Party House, and I look forward to passing the recipe along to the generations to come. Also, I just realized this is a great summer jello salad, because all of the flavors together are just so yummy. Hard to describe in words alone, you really must try it.

What’s your favorite jello salad?