Thanksgiving Cranberry Jell-O

Recipe calls for letting Jell-o set overnight ... Maybe it's just something you can make ahead.  I don't know how long it REALLy needs.  

 JELLO: 

1 (6oz) package cherry jello 

1 cup boiling water 

2 granny smith apples 

1 can whole cranberry sauce 

1 cup chopped pecans 

TOPPING: 

8 oz cream cheese room temp 

Small container cool whip 

1 cup powder sugar 

1 8oz can crushed pineapple

DIRECTIONS:

Peel apples, grate using large holed cheese grater Boil water, add jello, mix Add cranberries, pecans, apples to jello Pour onto 9x13 pan, cover refrigerate until set/overnight NEXT DAY Drain pineapple well, set aside Beat cream cheese with powder sugar Beat in cool whip fold in pineapple Spread over jello and keep refrigerated until serving

From Sarah Phillips and Emily Bohman

Frog Eye Salad

1 c. sugar
2 T flour
½ tsp salt
1 ¾ c. Pineapple juice from cans
2 beaten eggs
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

1 box small bag acini de pepe pasta
2 tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp oil

3 cans mandarin orange, drained
2 (20 ox.) cans pineapple chunks, drained
1 (20 ox) can crushed pineapple drained
9 oz cool whip
1 c. miniature marshmallows
1 c. coconut (optional)

Combine and cook until thick the sugar, flour, salt, pineapple juice, and eggs. Cool this, then add lemon juice.

Cook pasta with salt and oil. Drain, rinse, and cool pasta. Add mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, and crushed pineapple. Add sauce to fruit and pasta mixture, then add cool whip, marshmallows, and coconut.

My Roommate Lindsay Payne

Eileens Candied Yams

Boil Yams until soft throughout. Then cool until you can peel them. Slice them about 1 inch thick and place them in 9x13 pan. Then this is what she says about the recipe.

"About the yams. I do a little water with some, butter, brown sugar and melt them together. I boil the yams and add to the brown sugar, butter and water mixture and add marshmallows on top. Then back and turn them over after awhile. I bake them until they liquid is thick. I don't have amounts of what I put in. I put about half inch water and half cube of butter and a couple handfuls of brown sugar. Write and I'll try to help some more if I can."

I had to add this because I look up the email every Thanksgiving. Jared really like marshmellows so that's a must for the Yams. I actually bake the yams with the rolls and then turn the broiler on for a minute to brown the marshmellows (if you add them too early they just melt)

Red White and Blue Jell-o

1 small box red raspberry jell-o
1 small box berry blue jell-o (or a 2nd box of red rasp. if you can't find this)
3 cups boiling water (not all at once)
1 envelope knox gelatin
1/2 c. cold water
1 c. half & half
1 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla
1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese
1 c. chopped pecans
1 can wild blueberries (wyman's works best - don't drain)

First Layer:
Dissolve 1 box of red rasp jell-o in 2 cups boiling water. Pour in 9x13 pan and place in fridge. Allow to set before next layer
Second Layer:
Dissolve plain gelatin in 1/2 c. Cold water. Heat 1/2 & 1/2 & sugar until it just about boils. Mix w plain gelatin mixture. Add vanilla and cream cheese. Blend this until smooth so there are no chunks of cream cheese. Then add the nuts. Pour over first layer and allow to set in the refridgerator.
Third Layer:
Dissolve other box of Jell-o in 1 c. boiling water; stir until dissolved. Add bluberries with juice. Allow to cool before pouring over second layer. When mixture is luke warm pour third layer on and allow to set.

Don't take this to a picnic or anywhere it will be set in the sun for a long time.

Recipe from Jaci Kern

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Cut & Boil 4 lbs of Sweet Potatoes for 30 to 40 minutes until they are fork tender.

Sauce:
2/3 c. brown sugar
5 T. butter
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. nutmeg
1 pinch ginger

Cook sauce until smooth (Use 1 minute increments in the microwave or cook on stove top for 5 minutes or so).
Mash potatoes as usual.
Stir in sauce.

I threw some marshmallows on top and microwaved the whole bowl for about 30 seconds.

Natalie's Sweet Potatoes

4 lbs Sweet Potatoes -- peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
2/3 c. brown sugar
5 T. butter
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. nutmeg
1 pinch ginger
2 c. marshmallows
1/2 c. sliced almonds (or other nuts)

Preheat oven to 375. Put potatoes into a 9x13 pan.

Mix everything else except Marshmallows and nuts in a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves. Drizzle over potatoes.

Cover tightly with foil. Bake for 50 minutes. Uncover and stir to coat all pieces. Bake for an additional 20 minutes (uncovered) until potatoes are cooked and syrup thickens.

Take out of oven. Increase temperature to 500. Put marshmallows and nuts on top. Cook for 3-4 minutes until marshmallows are browned.

Easy Coleslaw

Shredded cabbage (You can buy this preshredded in the produce section)
cashews
chopped apple
1 pkg. ramen noodles (noodles only), broken into pieces
poppyseed dressing

There are really no measurements for this. Just add the ingredients to your liking. Mix together and serve!