Brodie’s Favorite “Green Stuff”

To explain how this came about I first have to tell you another story. When Joel first moved to Iowa he went through a slight bit of culture shock. One of the things that perplexed him the most was our (Iowans) obsession with everything Jell-O. Apparently they don’t eat a lot of Jell-O in Illinois. As a result Joel received a few Jell-O cookbooks to indoctrinate him into our culture. He laughed and the cookbooks were set aside. A while back I decided that I would work my way through the different Jell-O recipes in his cookbooks to give him a sampling of what he has been missing out on all these years.

My idea was to make a new Jell-O dish every time we got together for something. On one of those occasions I had planned to make the Watergate Salad recipe. I don’t remember the exact circumstances, but for some reason Brodie was having a really rough day so I decided to distract him. It was a pretty simple recipe so I had Brodie make the first “Green Stuff.” It worked so well that the other kids got upset that they didn’t get to make a salad! LOL Go figure. You can’t go wrong with cool whip and mini marshmallows. It will win over any kid's heart!

Needless to say I haven’t gotten too many of the Jell-O recipes tried yet. Every time we have a get together Brodie requests that “Green Stuff, you know the kind with the tiny marshmallows!" LOL He gets really bummed if I don’t make it, so my distraction for Brodie has now become a family favorite and is made for most occasions!

- Jennifer Figgins

daughter of Jesse Figgins and Mary Bryan

Watergate Salad

Ingredients:

1 pakage (4-serving size) Jell-O Pistachio Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, in juice, undrained

1 cup miniature marshmallows

1/2 cup chopped pecans 

1 1/2 cups (1/2  of 8 ounce tub) thawed whipped topping

Mix dry pudding mix, pineapple, marshmallows and pecans in large bowl until well blended.

Add whipped topping.

Stir gently until well blended. Cover.

Refrigerate 1 hour until ready to serve.

Jazz It Up: Serve this treat in small individual dessert dishes garnished with a maraschino cherry. 

Serves: 8 (1/2 cup servings)

Let the Fun Begin! 

Brodie starts by stirring the pineapple and pudding together.

Stirring is serious stuff!

Notice Drew in the background keeping a watchful eye.. he's waiting for his turn and the mini marshmallows! =)

Finally it's my turn! Brodie has already picked out his tasting spoon and is trying to be patient!

Silence is all the approval you need from these two!!

Have a great JELL-O filled summer!