Valentine's Salad Recipe

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So remember this frozen cranberry delicisousness I was telling you about in my recent Thanksgiving post? Well I lied about one thing, the recipe isn't my Great Grandmas (although she has one like it with cherries in it - and well, I am not a huge cherry fan) but my Grandma Letty's recipe. (Not from the same family.)

I have some pretty amazing grandmas. I have two that are just flat out some of the best chef's I have ever met and another one is like the best bargain shopper in the world (she can work a Macy's clearance sale like nothing you have ever seen!)

My grandma Letty used to run a bed and breakfast up in Lake Arrowhead and would cook these incredible breakfasts for her guests. She loves Ina Garten's recipes too and even gives a HUGE binder full of recipes to all the relatives who get married. She is so sweet and even gave one to my mother-in-law (which she uses ALL the time!) Her recipes are so flavorful, I love it when she visits and cooks for me.

Anyways, this recipe is one that we have every year for Thanksgiving because it is just that good. But my mom and I were thinking the other day, this would be such a fun frozen salad side dish for Valentine's Day! It is pink and can be frozen into any shape (like a heart) plus, it is GOOD!


Here is the recipe and hopefully you try it out for your lover on Valentine's Day.

Pink Arctic Ice by Grandma Letty 
Ingredients:
One 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
2 tablespoons mayonaise
2 tablespoons sugar
1 pound can whole berry cranberry sauce
One 9 oz. can crushed pineapple
1/2 cup chopped pecans
One 8 oz. tub cool whip

Soften cream cheese, blend in mayo and sugar and mix well. Add cranberries, pineapple and nuts. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour into oiled mold, cover and freeze overnight.

Linking up this recipe to Foodie Friday, and Inspiration Friday