Spirited and Lively Older Women Thread

Ambrosia is easy and refrigerated:

 20 oz can pineapple tidbits, drained

11 oz can/jar of mandarin oranges, drained

1 cup mini marshmellows

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup maraschino cherries, drained

12 oz of vanilla yogurt (2 small containers)

OPTIONAL:   1/2 cup chopped pecans

Mix all together with a rubber spatula. refrigerate and enjoy. 

How about that lemon silk pie recipe that you make with the frozen lemonade and cool whip.  I hate cool whip myself, but it is actually really good and easy and takes half the time of choc silk pie and the lemon is very nice for summer.

1 large-size store bought graham cracker pie crust  (or you can make your own)
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk, chilled
1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip,  thawed
1 (6 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, keep frozen
1  teaspoon candied lemon peel for garnish (optional) ( I would use regular lemon peel and roll in sugar since I don't like that candied stuff)

Directions:

In a medium bowl, add chilled sweetened  condensed milk and Cool Whip and fold gently. Add frozen lemonade and continue  to gently fold. Do not let the mixture become soupy.

Pour mixture into the pie crust and freeze for several hours or  overnight.

Garnish with candied lemon peel, if desired.

Makes 8 servings

That lemon pie does sound good!  When I was about 12-14, my 4 brothers and many cousins got married and I went to oodles of wedding showers. Pretty much all of them had ambrosia in one form or another and I couldn't stand to look at for years!  I think enough time has passed that I might put one together.  Our version included cool whip to make it stand up, but I really like the idea of vanilla yogurt instead - way less guilt-infused!

it CAN be served cool; i love love old fashioned tapioca pudding, and love it warm from the pan. just as good almost the next day from the fridge........3jays

Barb you could use crumbled meringue in place of the marshmallow.

BarbA - My DD#2 got me hooked on Froaen Yogurt when we went to see her earlier this month.  That is the only way I will eat yogurt!     I think I may have to go by Sweet CiCis on my way to Sanford and get some.  Today is a fun day but I promise I will try really hard not to get too tired and be home in time to take my afternoon nap.  Enjoy you cool dessert, which ever one you choose.

I never put marshmallows in mine, just fruit (I use lots of fruit-pineapple, grapes, oranges, small chunks of apple, kiwi, etc), coconut & cool whip (soon to be replaced with fro-yo)

i'm sooo going to try to make the tapioca now, ya sold me on it... ambrosia, too, i don't mid the marshmallows... the only thing i like from Whoe foods is their carrot cake! its yummy..sorry Barb, don't like coconut.

   i left a health update on the older w. more sense thread... longgg stroy, but my GP APOLOGIZED  for being so mean last time, and started me on synthyrod. its hypo, not hyper explains everything. added to it with adrenal exhasrion. no wonder i feel like something the dog left behind.. please pray it kicks in soon, and im not allergic to it!!!    3jays

3Jays, I hope new meds help you turn the corner hon ... gentle hugs.

Brigadoonbenson - Wish you could send some of that cool weather done here.  Owasso, OK (just outside of Tulsa)  I lived in Lawton, OK for 23 yrs before moving to Raleigh.  I drive though Henderson everytime we head toward Richmond, VA to see friends. 

I spent every summer of my youth at my grandmother's place on Grand Lake in Afton/Ketchum area.  Also lived in Vinita for a year while my father was stationed in Iceland.