Raspberry Fluff Salad

AKA potpourri. This made our house smell so good! We chose raspberries for the fruit in this salad, but I am ready to try more fruits and jello flavors. Perfect for a potluck or as a side dish for a family get together, this dish is so light and cool, perfect for spring!

Ingredients:

1 small box raspberry jello
2 small boxes tapioca pudding
12 ounce frozen raspberries
8 ounces cool whip
3 cups water

Boil 3 cups water.  Add jello and pudding; cook for 3-5 minutes.  Let stand a few minutes.   

Add raspberries.  Put in refrigerator until set or overnight.

Fold in cool whip before serving.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Why do the tastiest recipes always turn out to be the easiest? After years of trying different spinach and artichoke dips, I was finally handed this recipe and was blown away by the simplicity of it. I mean, seriously, you just cook it in the microwave and all the measurements are in 1/2 cups...someone could do this in their sleep! But seriously, I went to a friend's swap party (swapping shirts, pants, purses, jewelry, etc) and in walked this dish. The girl who brought it even saved the cooking part until she got there and just stuck it in the microwave. It was delicious and I knew I had to swap her recipe! Haha!

Spinach Artichoke Dip ingredients

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese

1 can artichokes, drained and chopped

1 box frozen spinach, thawed and drained

Mix all ingredients together, spread in a greased dish, cook in the microwave on high for approximately 8 minutes.

Stir and serve with tortilla chips.

I chose to use fat free sour cream and mayonnaise and combine that with the veggies I chalked this up to a pretty light appetizer!

Mom's Luncheon

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there! I have the best mom ever and I love every moment we spend together. With everything that we have in common from cooking to crafts to antiques to garage sales, we can definitely fill up our time together and we have so much fun while we're at it! These pictures are from a luncheon my mom hosted at my grandma's house for her sisters and their daughters. It was beautiful and very "Semi-Homemade" (check out the table-scape). I had the greatest time as her sous-chef and the food was delicious!