Frog Eye Salad

This is a fruity twist of a Yankee salad made by my grandmother :)

1/2 (16 ounce) package uncooked orzo pasta (I USED acini di pepe)*
1/4 cup white sugar
1 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
1 can mandarin orange segments, drained
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped (OR USE FRESH)*
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 cup*ish sliced strawberries

In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain. In a sauce pan, combine the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pineapple juice and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and cool. Toss together the pasta and cooked pineapple juice mixture. Refrigerate overnight (or for a couple of hours)*. Break up chilled pasta with a spoon and mix in pineapple, mandarin oranges, cherries, and strawberries. Fold in thawed whipped topping, chill and serve.

Seven Layer Taco Dip

Susan's dish!



INGREDIENTS
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
1 large tomato, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 bunch chopped green onions
1 small head iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, blend the taco seasoning mix and refried beans. Spread the mixture onto a large serving platter.
Mix the sour cream and cream cheese in a medium bowl. Spread over the refried beans.
Top the layers with salsa. Place a layer of tomato, green bell pepper, green onions and lettuce over the salsa, and top with Cheddar cheese. Garnish with black olives.

Vegetable Sushi Benedictine Rolls

Recipe by Paula. FAB!!

1 1/2 cups sushi rice
2 cups water
3 Tbsp rice vinegar
3 tsp sugar

Combine rice and water in a saucepan. heat toa gentle boil then immediately turn down to low and cover. Cook until all water is absorbed. Mix in vinegar and sugar to taste. Note regular rice won't be sticky enough

1 pkg cream cheese, cute lenthwise into strips
2 cucumbers, peeled and cute into strips
1 pack of 10 seaweed wrappers
Toasted sesame seeds

Lay a wrapper on a bamboo sushi mat. Law cream cheese, cucumber, and rice as shown on back of wrapper package. Sprinkle rice with toasted sesame seeds. Roll using the mat and cut along the perforations in the wrapper to make 5 slices of sushi roll. Serve with soy sauce, wasabi paste, and/or ginger garnish. Also tasty to add crab meat!

Easy Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese
1 1/2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
1/2 cup Blue cheese dressing
1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce
chopped celery

1. Mix all ingredients in medium microwaveable bowl
2. Microwave on high 5min or until cream cheese is melted
SERVE!

Dish by Katie!

Butterscotch Apple Dip

This recipe is from Heidi's and can be found on her blog! It is so good and easy to make!

8 oz. butterscotch chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Melt in double boiler, serve warm with tart Granny Smith apples.