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Celebration Salad
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Celebration Salad

16 ounces low-fat cottage cheese
16 ounces fat free non-dairy whipped topping
1 can fruit cocktail in light syrup, drained
1 can crushed pineapple in its own syrup, drained
1 envelope sugar free red gelatin mix such as Jello

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.  Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for at least one hour. 

Experiment with different flavors of fruit and gelatin.  A teaspoon of flavoring such as almond with peaches and peach gelatin makes this recipe different each time you serve it.  Bananas are not recommended for this salad - they turn black and soggy if not consumed immediately.


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Stretch That Dollar
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Recipe Name: Stretch that dollar

Ingredients:
Look for supermarkets that have a butcher.
When boneless chicken breasts are on sale, usually 1.99 per pound, I purchase 40 pounds and more, and ask the butcher to grind it for me.
Once it is brought home I separate it and make many 2 pound packages and freeze it.
Same for beef, this ensures that you are getting lean meat at a fraction of the cost. Also turkey, when it is on sale, purchase a big one and remove the breast, and slice into scallopini's and freeze.

Instructions: Ground chicken is between 3.99 and 4.99 per pound, and most of it is fat. Ground beef - mostly fat - almost $2 per pound

Special Notes or Tips: Investing in a small freezer will pay for itself in no time.

Submitted By: Marilyn
  
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