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Fruit and Sour Cream Coleslaw

4 cups shredded cabbage 2 apples — sliced thinly 1 can pineapple chunks in juice — drained 1/2 cup green grapes 1/2 cup red grapes   — Dressing: —– 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 4 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon sugar — to taste 1 dash salt 1 dash pepper 1 dash ground…

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Fruchtsalat mit Nussen (Fruit Salad With Nuts)

1 each Honeydew Melon — Small 2 each Oranges 1 cup Blue Grapes Lettuce Leaves 12 each Walnut Halves   —–DRESSING—– 8 ounces Yogurt — (1 Container) 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice 1 tablespoon Orange Juice 1 tablespoon Tomato Catsup 2 tablespoons Evaporated Milk Salt — Dash White Pepper — Dash   Scoop out melon with…

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marinated vegetables

Fresh Marinated Vegetables

  These vegetables can come in really handy during barbeque season. I know we’ll be eating them a lot. You can use it as a salad, or a grilled side dish, or as fajita vegetables.  At Easter I made Marinated Vegetables as a salad. However, I didn’t have the exact spices on hand. So I…

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red potato salad

French Potato Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

2 1/2 pounds red potatoes — small, unpeeled 1 cup fresh parsley — chopped 1/2 cup red onion — chopped 2 hard boiled eggs minced small   —–Tarragon Vinaigrette—– 1/3 cup wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon Salt and Pepper   Scrub potatoes. In a large pot…

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fast dinner

Fiesta Potato Salad

3 medium potatoes Boiling salted water 3/4 cup mayonnaise 2 Tablespoons milk 2 poblano chilies, roasted and peeled or 2 canned whole green chilies. 1/4 medium onion, finely chopped 3 oz. Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded to make 3/4 cup. 1 teaspoons lemon juice salt and pepper to taste   Peel potatoes. Cut into ½ inch…

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fruit melon salad

Fiesta Fruit Salad

4 cups fruit. Pick from cantaloupe, honeydew, sliced strawberries, blueberries, seedless grapes, banana ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup fresh lime juice 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 Tablespoon orange flavored liqueur (optional) 1 ½ teaspoons grated lime peel   If you want to make it look fancy – using a melon baller, make balls of…

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cobb salad

Family Style Cobb Salad

1/2 head iceberg lettuce 1/2 bunch watercress 1 bunch curly endive — small bunch 1/2 head romaine lettuce 2 tablespoons chives — minced 2 medium tomatoes — peeled, seeded, dice 1 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts — cooked, diced 6 bacon slices — cooked, diced 1 avocado — peeled and diced 3 hard-boiled eggs —…

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fast dinner

Dinner Worthy Chicken Salad

Finally, chicken salad has had a make-over 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed 1/4 cup chopped olives 1/4 cup shredded carrot 2 Tablespoons fresh minced onion 1/2 cup mayonnaise (lowfat is fine) 1 Tablespoon yellow, or spicy brown mustard 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper   In a…

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Depression Busting Salad

Did you know that missing nutrients can cause depression? Or in times like these, make it waaaay worse than it already is. Hey, today you need to do everything you can to rise above all of the chaos. You need a clear head! You can beat depression by eating better. Really! Here’s my favorite depression…

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curried chicken salad

Curry Chicken and Grape Salad

4 boneless, skinless Chicken breasts 2 cups Grapes – seedless 1 cups Mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Curry powder 2 teaspoons Olive oil 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper — ground 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar   Make the sauce by mixing together all ingredients except the chicken and the grapes. Season to taste (sample…

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