Thousand Island Dressing

1 cup ketchup
1 quart mayo (I use Hellmann's Mayonnaise)
4 boiled eggs, finely chopped
2 small onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup cottage cheese
3 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire
chopped sweet pickles or a little pineapple juice (I use small amount of sweet pickles)

*Mix all ingredients together.  Chill.  You may thank me now.

Another Crowd Pleaser

(stuffed shells before the addition of spaghetti sauce & mozzarella cheese)

Stuffed Shells with Spinach
1 lb ground chuck

1 chopped onion
1 (8 oz) cream cheese
1 pkg chopped spinach (thawed & squeezed)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese
20 jumbo pasta shells (cooked & drained)

Cook ground chuck and onion together; drain. Stir in cream cheese and spinach (which has been thawed and squeezed very good). Fill each jumbo shell with meat mixture and place in baking dish. Pour jar of spaghetti sauce on top and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees.

A Family Favorite

You know that meal that makes your entire family squeal with delight happy?  Well, this is one of mine.  Jillian actually clapped and cheered when I served this for dinner on Monday night.  Jason & Sarah Martin also love it and my mom rushes over for dinner whenever I disclose this menu.  So, what is your "make everybody happy" meal?  Please post!

Chicken Pasta Salad
1 lb. cooked, shredded chicken
12 oz package cooked rotini pasta
2 heads broccoli, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/3 onion, chopped
1 can sliced olives
Italian Dressing (recipe below)
1 cup shredded cheese (optional)
1/2 cup ranch dressing (don't skip this-it's what holds it all together)

Italian Dressing:
2 envelopes dry Italian dressing mix
6 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
5 Tbsp water
1/2 cup oil

Combine cooled chicken, rotini, chopped vegetables, and olives. Whisk together dressing ingredients and pour over chicken, rotini and vegetables. Mix together. Add ranch dressing and cheese. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

-:- I do not add the shredded cheese and I peel my bell peppers with a vegetable peeler before chopping. This dish is even better the next day!

Source: Recipe Shoebox

I serve this pasta salad with Garden Valley Veggie Toasted Chips...

and freshly sliced cantaloupe.