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4boysmom

01-24-2008 03:10 PM

Here is the recipe you need! It always goes over well, and everyone loves it, and it is cold. It is called "Cookie Salad".

Mix a small box of vanilla pudding with 1 1/2 c. buttermilk. Add 8 oz. of cool whip. Mix in one can of pineapple chunks (drained) and mandarin oranges (drained). Crush Fudge stripe cookies and mix in. That is it.

For 20 boys I'd triple this amount. You could probably get by with just 2 pkg. of cookies for triple everything else. You could also put in 12 oz. of cool whip for every batch and that makes it go farther.

Kitty

01-24-2008 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 4boysmom (Post 195676)

Hi Brenda,

This sounds really good. I don't like buttermilk but I'm assuming you can't taste it....

What if I also added some mini marshmallows - do you think that would make it too thick?

Thanks,

Kelly

4boysmom

01-24-2008 04:27 PM

You could put mini-marshmallows in, but it doesn't really need it. You don't taste the buttermilk as such, it just gives it a great flavor.

I know some people have put other fruit than pineapple and mandarin oranges in, such as apples. But I always make it the traditional way. I don't add the cookies until just ready to serve, because they will go soft. I'd say it is still good the next day, but I don't usually have any leftover.

FaithS

01-24-2008 04:57 PM

Thanks, everybody! I knew I could count on you.

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Originally Posted by greta (Post 195354)

Faith - Re: the spaghetti salad. I was going to recommend the same thing as Sleeper - it is a cold dish and super easy. Don't have to worry about it sitting out for awhile either because it doesn't really have anything that's going to cause food poisoning if it sits at room temp.

Broccoli salad is also really easy and yummy, but I bet hungry boys would rather have a pasta salad. If you need a broccoli salad recipe, let me know.

Thanks, Greta. This is still on my list of maybe's. I also have a good broccoli salad recipe, but I agree. I think hungry boys wuold prefer a pasta salad.

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Originally Posted by 4boysmom (Post 195676)

Ya know. I like this idea better than brownies, because it's got some good healthy fruit in it. It is also now on my list of maybe's.

And Moose -- if you're still reading, jello is officially off my list. Cookie salad has fruit; even brownies are at least in the bread group (with added sugar). Jello has few redeeming factors, other than easy and cheap.

:Thanx:[
~ Faith

FaithS

01-24-2008 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BeckyD (Post 193951)

What about the old standard layered salad -

Lettuce
Green pepper
Onions
Peas (I've also had it with cauliflower)
Ice with miracle whip or mayo
Shredded cheddar cheese
Crumbled bacon

OK. Might work w/ pre-cooked bacon.

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Originally Posted by Curious (Post 195315)

faith, you can buy already cooked bacon. not those fake bacon bits, but real bacon. in strips or crumbled. heck..you can buy hard boiled eggs already peeled too. :D

makes these type of salads really quick.

i have made big dinners for my son's soccer team many times.

big hit has always been meat balls. i use an ice cream scoop and bake them in muffin tins. they love it when i put either mashed potatoe's (from a box) or a chunk of cheddar cheese in the middle.

broccoli, rice and cheese casserole. add a big can of chunk chicken meat if it's the main casserole.

i am super bad about not cooking from recipes. but i do have them if you are interested. i'm a dash of this...a smidge of that..toss in a handful...:)

Hmmm. good idea, Curious -- biuomg the pre-cooked bacon. That's a possibility. And I'll file away the other ideas too.

BTW, I'm not really a recipe-kind-of-cook either. Also a throw together type of person.

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Originally Posted by Annelee (Post 195308)

Platter of veggies and/or fruit might work. I always have some sort of healthy stuff. Even if they just eat 2 baby carrots, just might be the only nutrious thing they had all day.

So do I (that's why I've got green beans and tomato soup in the casserole), but my son would nix this idea in a hurry.

~ Faith

FaithS

01-24-2008 07:59 PM

Curious and 4boysmom. Also, Becky.

I thought I had my main dish and dessert planned. I was only asking for a salad recipe.

But, I think the two have you may have changed my mind. I like the baked meatball idea -- baking them in the oven in muffin tins. I have enough tins that I could bake 36 in one batch. If I did two batches, that would likely be enough. Maybe I'll buy some garlic bread as a filler, in case it's not.

Then, I'll make big batches of Becky's Fruit and Yogurt Pasta Salad, and 4boysmom's Cookie Salad for dessert. I'd prob make the pasta salad with a variety of berries, and, instead, save the pineapple and m. organes for the dessert, so they weren't too similar.

I suspect that the boys would prefer lots of fruit to veggies, anyways. So, they might like this idea better than my original one.

Lots of other great recipes! I'll have to file them away for another time, or for a church potluck.

~ Faith

Curious

01-24-2008 08:04 PM

oh shoot faith...guess i didn't read ans just skimmed what recipes you were looking for. :o

but..if you make the meatballs...they are fast. if you have a big electric mixer..like a kitchen aid..just toss all the ingredients in it and let IT do the hard work. then just scoop and bake.

lol..i love cupcake pans. i use them all the time. great for baking dressing at holidays. makes serving a snap too. :wink:

FaithS

01-24-2008 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Curious (Post 196037)

Yeah, that's what I liked about the meatball idea -- that it seemed faster than browning 5 lbs. of ground beef!

But, i DO like your suggestion about the bacon -- next time I make that layered salad, maybe. :-)

~ Faith

Ellie

01-24-2008 08:37 PM

My favorite thing in the world:

Pistachio Salad (aka Watergate Salad aka "The Green Stuff")

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (3 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) container cool whip, thawed
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Mix dry pudding mix in a bowl with everything else, put in fridge and you're done. Prep time is ~5 minutes, can chill for ~30minutes.

Serves: 8-10

You could make 2-3 batches of it for around $10.00.

Curious

01-24-2008 08:51 PM

nah ellie..you're supposed to make that, put it in a bowl with wrinkled tin foil on top, so everyone thinks it's green cuz it's old.

then when it's chilled and no one's home..grab a big spoon and dig in! sheesh...share that?...nope. :D

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