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Since you are so nice and lovely…
You most likely get invited to nice places with nice people!
Neighborhood gatherings,
Baby Showers,
Church Pot Lucks,
Family BBQs,
Meet and Greets,
Linger Longers,
Baptisms,
Sit on Santa’s Lap Why Don’t Ya,
Lets All Try And Find A Bunch Of Eater Eggs…
you attend these functions
don’t you?
(I knew you did. Because you are so very nice and lovely.)
Next time you are invited…
make this Raspberry Cream Cheese and Pretzels Salad.
You will instantly be the most loved person at the party.
People will start to say things like….
“Who brought THAT salad.”
and
“Get out of town…that is GOOO-HOOOD.”
and
“Excuse me, but could I please get
married to the maker of that salad.”
and
“Shut the front door, the back door and all of the windows.
Heavenly bliss is in our midst.”
Seriously.
Just trust me.
You want to bring this salad with you.
I got this recipe out of a wonderful cookbook I have been reading.
Bless Your Heart
Bless Your Heart
recipes by Patsy Caldwell and stories by Amy Lyles Wilson. The recipes in this book are very family friendly and look delicious. Fabulous food isn’t the only treasure lingering in the pages. There are great stories written throughout that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It is a heartwarming read, to be truthful.
Thomas Nelson Publishing Company has graciously agreed to give away a copy of this wonderful book…
to three of you.
Nice!
That is very nice and lovely, indeed.
To enter the giveaway leave me a comment telling me the dish/recipe you like to bring most to a gathering.
You know, like….Triple Chocolate Heavenly Bliss
or Strawberry Shortcake Dessert of Wonder
or A Bag Of Chips I Was Really Busy.
(Don’t be ashamed…everyone likes chips.)
What ever you like to bring….tell me all about it. Please leave your email address in your comment, so I can contact you if you are one of the lucky winners.
You may enter until midnight on Sunday April 24th, winner will be announced on Monday morning April 25th.
One entry per person.
1. Throw those pretzels in a small food processor and grind them into coarse crumbs.
2. Add your melted butter and 3 T sugar. Mix until combined.
3. Press the pretzel mixture into a 9×13 pan and bake at 400 degrees for 13 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
4. In your stand mixer, or in a medium sized mixing bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add your sugar and mix for about 4 minutes.
5. Add the cool whip and mix for one minute, or until everything is well combined.
6. Heat your water up in the microwave until it is boiling. Add the jello and stir until it is all nice and dissolved.
7. Pour in your raspberries and stir to combine. Place the bowl in your fridge until the mixture has thickened up a bit. (Like syrup, at least. If it has set up more that that…no worries. The recipe will still be wonderful.)
8. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the crust.
9. Pour the beautiful raspberry jello on top, cover and chill for at least 4 hours.
See that pretty little crust under there?
It’s going to be a friend maker.
OR maybe even a marriage maker…
You never know….Salad can be a really powerful tool.
Happy Easter, everyone!
See you back here on Monday!
Recipe from Bless Your Heart
I received the cookbook Bless Your Heart from the Thomas Nelson Publishing Company. I received no compensation for this post, or my review of the book. All ideas and thoughts in the post are my own.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 C pretzels
- 3/4 C butter, melted
- 3 T sugar
- 1ย 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
- 1 C sugar
- 1ย 8 oz container cool whip
- 1ย 6 oz package raspberry jello
- 2 C boiling water
- 3 C frozen raspberries
Instructions
1. Throw those pretzels in a small food processor and grind them into coarse crumbs.ย
2. Add your melted butter and 3 T sugar. Mix until combined.
3. Press the pretzel mixture into a 9x13 pan and bake at 400 degrees for 13 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.
4. In your stand mixer, or in a medium sized mixing bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth.ย Add your sugar and mix for about 4 minutes.
5. Add the cool whip and mix for one minute, or until everything is well combined.
6. Heat your water up in the microwave until it is boiling. Add the jello and stir until it is all nice and dissolved.ย
7. Pour in your raspberries and stir to combine. Place the bowl in your fridge until the mixture has thickened up a bit. (Like syrup, at least. If it has set up more that that...no worries. The recipe will still be wonderful.)
8. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the top of the crust.ย
9. Pour the beautiful raspberry jello on top, cover and chill for at least 4 hours.ย
Recipe from Bless Your Heart








I like to take a Southwestern Rice salad, it makes a ton, and it is fabulous
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Oh I love that salad, its one of my favorites!!! I think the one I take the most is probably I believe its your blueberry jello pie, I also have done it in cherry and its really good. [email protected]
My in-laws have been requesting my banana cake lately. It's so light and delicious!
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My signature dish that I bring to get-togethers is my “Slice of Heaven” tart (named so by my brother in law). It's an almond apple caramel cheesecake tart. Surprisingly light but totally delicious.
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Love your blog! I usually take Carmel Apple Salad, it takes minutes to make and is a welcome favorite!
Edwina
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Yummy! We love your recipes – thanks for sharing them!! We generally take fruit salad (which consists of a tub of whip cream, a large container of strawberry yogurt, 2 bananas sliced, a handful or two of strawberries sliced, and red grapes, sliced in two). So yummy.
Also Paula Deens LipSmackin Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake. It is fondly called heart attack cake around our house since #1. you'll have a heart attack when you see how much it costs to buy the stuff to make it and #2 it has 2 or 3 cups of butter in it. But it is heavenly for sure!
Rachel
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My family LOVES me to bring homemade rolls to any family dinner. I remember an occasion when my youngest son was sick and I wasn't able to attend a potluck dinner with extended family at the park. I sent my two older boys and my sister called and told me what a snob my 8-year-old son was. He walked past the bag of rolls from Costco and exclaimed, “Store bought rolls!” Up until that time, he had never seen store-bought rolls.
I have enjoyed your blog a lot. Thanks for posting all your fun creations. The thing that I am asked to bring a lot, is a relish tray with my homemade Vegtable Dill Dip. Even my three year old son will sit at the table with the dip and eat it with his carrots. Joyce [email protected]
We bring strawberry pretzel dessert, chicken cabbage salad, and baked scones ๐
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I like to take homemade bread if it is a full meal or angel food cake if it is just refreshments. [email protected]