Healthy five fruit saladThis salad is super healthy and super yummy!
Ingredients:
1 tbs grated orange rind
1 cup fresh orange sections
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 cup fresh strawberries halved
1 cup seedless green or red grapes
1 cup cubed fresh pear
OPTIONAL: 1/8 tsp ground cloves
OPTIONAL: fresh mint sprigs
OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
Directions:
1) Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl
2) mix all the fruits well
3) Take two or three mint leaves and crush them between your fingers...add to the mix
4) Cover and chill at least two hours
5) Garnish with mint leaves before serving
Layered dessert
This a scrumptious dessert my aunt used to make whenever I visited her in Georgia, about 15 years ago. From the first time I put this dessert in my mouth I could not get enough of it. It is SO easy to make, but tastes like a million bucks! Recently I have seen this recipe in magazines...they call it "Tiramisu dessert". This one's for you Meena foi :)
Ingredients:
1 box cinnamon graham crackers
1 Jell-O (instant) vanilla pudding mix (fat-free or sugar-free, your choice)
8oz tub Cool whip (leave on counter-so it thaws)
1 tub chocolate frosting
Directions:
1) Follow instructions for pudding
2) Once the pudding has set FOLD about half of the Cool Whip into the pudding, once mixed add the rest of the Cool Whip and fold it in
3) Place the pudding/Cool Whip mixture in the fridge
4) Line a 8x11.5 baking dish with one layer of cinnamon graham crackers
5) Add a layer of pudding/Cool Whip mix (spread evenly)
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5
7) The very last (top) layer should be crackers
8) Place the tub of frosting in the microwave for about 30 seconds...you don't want to liquefy it...PLEASE make sure you remove the foil seal BEFORE putting the frosting in the microwave
9) Pour about half a cup of frosting on the graham cracker layer and spread with a butter knife. (I don't like a thick layer of frosting but if you're a chocolate lover go ahead and add more frosting)
10) Cover the baking dish with Saran wrap...then foil.
11) Place the baking dish in the refrigerator...the dessert will be ready to eat the NEXT day, the graham crackers will be nice and soft.
2) Once the pudding has set FOLD about half of the Cool Whip into the pudding, once mixed add the rest of the Cool Whip and fold it in
3) Place the pudding/Cool Whip mixture in the fridge
4) Line a 8x11.5 baking dish with one layer of cinnamon graham crackers
5) Add a layer of pudding/Cool Whip mix (spread evenly)
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5
7) The very last (top) layer should be crackers
8) Place the tub of frosting in the microwave for about 30 seconds...you don't want to liquefy it...PLEASE make sure you remove the foil seal BEFORE putting the frosting in the microwave
9) Pour about half a cup of frosting on the graham cracker layer and spread with a butter knife. (I don't like a thick layer of frosting but if you're a chocolate lover go ahead and add more frosting)
10) Cover the baking dish with Saran wrap...then foil.
11) Place the baking dish in the refrigerator...the dessert will be ready to eat the NEXT day, the graham crackers will be nice and soft.
