Very true! I think many folks just simply forget how privileged they are. They may not think they are privileged but compared to others – they really are! We have to step back and realize that not everyone can afford a $15 bottle of Madagascar vanilla. But at the same time, we ALL deserve a little sweet dessert, right? I don’t even publish those judgy comments anymore.
It only hurts others who read this blog and once someone posts something negative, it becomes a “herd” mentality and everyone jumps on and agrees and it just gets worse. It’s like that on social media. Once you let one person get a negative word in – it all becomes too much. We keep it positive and nonjudgmental here. It’s the safe space on the internet – ha!
Ingredients:
2 3oz packages cream cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup maraschino red cherries, quartered
1 can fruit cocktail (16 or 20 ounce size), drained
2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows, about 24 marshmallows
Preparation:
Beat together the cream cheese and mayonnaise. Fold in whipped cream, cherries, drained fruit cocktail, and marshmallows. Pour into a 1-quart freezer container.(I use a metal ice cube tray insert removed). Garnish with additional maraschino cherries.
Freeze fruit salad until firm.
Just before plating cut into 1inch slices and place on individual lettuce leaves.
Variations:
Add about 1/2 cup of toasted pecan or walnut halves to the fruit mixture.
Ambrosia Frozen Fruit Salad: Use 1 cup of drained mandarin orange slices, 1/2 cup flaked coconut, 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, an 8-ounce can of pineapple chunks, 1/4 cup of maraschino cherries, and 1/4 cup of halved seedless grapes.
From a reader: Freeze the salad in a large empty juice can. Run hot water over the sides of the can, remove one end with a can opener, and it will slide out easily. The can also leave some nice slicing marks on the salad.
Substitute Miracle Whip Salad Dressing for the mayonnaise.
For a sweeter salad mixture, add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
Use 2 cups of thawed whipped topping or prepared Dream Whip instead of freshly whipped cream.
Source: 77kitchen.com
