Merrilee Webb’s Torta de Pina de Caracas (Pineapple Cake)

Sift together:
1 ½ c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 t. soda
dash of salt
Add & mix thoroughly:
½ C. melted butter
2 beaten eggs
1 20 oz can of crushed pineapple (with juice)
1 t. vanilla
Bake in greased cake pan at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and poke holes all over top of cake with a fork.

Topping:

Mix in sauce pan, and cook on medium heat for six minutes:
1 cube butter
2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. canned milk
1 egg yolk
1 t. vanilla
Pour over warm cake.

Grandma Packer’s Orange/Pineapple/ Carrot Jell-O Salad

Combine & chill:
Orange Jell-o
Grated carrots
Crushed pineapple
Halved maraschino cherries

Aunt Diana’s Lime Jell-O Salad that Dad likes

Combine until dissolved completely:
1 large pkg. lime Jell-O
2 C. boiling water
Chill until soupy and add:
2 C. whipped cream
1 C. cottage cheese
1 can crushed pineapple
1-2 sliced bananas
1 C. chopped pecans
Chill until set.

Tangy Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

Combine:
1 can pineapple chunks, drained
1 orange, peeled, sectioned & chopped
1 kiwi fruit, peeled, halved, & sliced
1 C. red or green grapes
1 C. quartered strawberries
Combine & add:
½ C. pineapple juice
¼ t. grated lime peel
2 T. lime juice
1 t. honey
1 t. poppy seeds

Pineapple Spinach Salad

Toss together:
4 C. fresh baby spinach leaves
I can pineapple chunks, drained
½ C. sliced red onion
½ C. toasted sliced almonds
½ C. Italian dressing

Lime-Cilantro Rice with Pineapple

Like I said, you really can just make this to taste, but here’s the basics.
1 cup dry white rice, cooked in 2 C water.
2 T real butter
Juice from 1 large lime, or two smaller ones (taste as you go, I add a lot!)
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained. (You may want 2 small cans)
½ - ¾ C chopped fresh cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook rice. As soon as it’s done, toss in the butter and stir to melt. Add lime juice, pineapple, and cilantro. Stir to combine, and then add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

* You’ll want to serve this right away, if you don’t, the flavors tend to mellow a bit and you’ll probably need to add more lime juice because the rice kind of sucks it up. If you’re not quite ready to eat when your rice finishes cooking, just toss in the butter and keep a lid on it so it stays warm. Then right before you serve it, toss it all together.

Serve with Chili Lime Mango Chicken Skewers

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Place in a baking dish:
6 or 8 boneless chicken breasts
Combine & pour over the chicken:
½ C. brown sugar
1 C. BBQ sauce
1 can crushed pineapple
Bake 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serve with white rice.

Frozen Fruit Dessert

Combine:
1 ½ gallon raspberry sherbet, softened
1 16 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice
5 sliced bananas
1 large bag frozen strawberries
1 large bag frozen blueberries
Refreeze in Tupperware container.
Soften a little before serving.
Serve with
A cookie

Lis’s Favorite Slippey-Slidey Dessert aka “Dump Cake”

Combine in a 9 x 13 cake pan:
1 can pie filling
1 can crushed pineapple with juice
Sprinkle over top”
1 white or yellow cake mix
Cut over top:
1 ½ cubes butter
Top with:
1 C. chopped nuts
Bake 350 degrees, 1 hour.
Serve with:
vanilla ice cream or
whipped cream