Make this salad for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day. Simply carve up some red bell peppers into heart shapes and add them to salad greens, sprinkle on some grated carrots and cheddar, and serve with your favorite dressing. This Spicy Thousand Island Dressing is an excellent choice.
Serve with a special Valentine’s Day Dinner. They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This will win over both! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Are you staying in for Valentine’s Day and are looking for something special to cook for your sweetheart? Here are some ideas for making a memorable Valentine’s Day dinner at home.
Have plenty of candles lit and wine chilled. Use your Valentine’s Bouquet for the table centerpiece. Have a wonderful, romantic Valentine’s Day!
Fluffy Lime Pie made with lime jello, cool whip and lime yogurt.
This is a light, fluffy cool dessert that you can make in 5 minutes and it is very delicious. This could be made with different flavors of jello and yogurt to suit your own tastes.
Ingredients:
1 3 oz. package lime Jello
1/4 cup boiling water
2 6 oz. containers lime yogurt
8 oz. frozen whipped topping, such as Cool Whip
1 9-inch graham cracker pie crust
lime slices and whipped cream, for garnish
Directions:
Dissolve the Lime Jello in the boiling water.
Whisk in the yogurt and frozen whipped topping until smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie crust. Chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours or until firm.
Serve garnished with fresh lime slices and whipped cream.
*I used lime flavored Chobani Greek Yogurt.
(Someone please tell Chobani that KEY limes are yellow, not green!! Slip-ups like that are an insult to Floridians.)
This Fluffy Lime Pie is a pretty green color and would be a great dessert to serve for St. Patrick’s Day or Christmas.
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Citrus Glazed Yams
Citrus Glazed yams make a great side dish for holidays and goes well with ham, pork roasts, roasted chicken and turkey. The glaze does double duty and can be used as a glaze for ham. You can also top with pecans or your favorite chopped nuts.
Yam Patties (in the freezer section at the grocery store) OR medium sized sweet potatoes, baked, cooled, skins removed and sliced.
1/2 cup pecan halves
1 cup orange juice
2 heaping tablespoons orange marmalade
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Arrange the sweet potato or yam slices in a lightly oiled baking dish. Top with pecans.
Combine orange juice and next 5 ingredients in a small saucepan, stirring well. Bring to a boil. Boil until thickened, about a minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Spoon citrus glaze over the potatoes. Bake, uncovered in a 350º F oven for 30 – 45 minutes or until glaze is thickened. Makes 10 servings.
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Citrus Glazed Ham
This zesty glaze makes a fully cooked spiral sliced ham sweet and sunny. Use the same glaze as for Citrus Glazed Yams.
1 cup orange juice
2 heaping tablespoons orange marmalade
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine orange juice and next 5 ingredients in a small saucepan, stirring well. Bring to a boil. Boil until thickened, about a minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
Place a fully cooked sliced ham in a baking dish. Pour the glaze over, fanning out the ham slices to get some glaze between the slices of ham.
Bake in a 350º F oven for about 40 minutes, just until the ham is heated all the way through and the glaze is bubbly and thickened.
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