Carrot Raisin Salad

My Grandma Lolly's Birthday was June 30th so we all got together yesterday to celebrate it. Infact all three of her children were there, something that hasn't been accomplished since my Grandpa passed away 15 years ago. Yeah it's been a long time. It was nice seeing the Aunt and Uncle that I haven't seen then and one of my cousins and his son were able to come as well. It was relaxed and comfortable. A really, really good day.

Grandma had called me last week to go over the list of still needed items and dishes people are bringing and I hadn't heard her say fruit salad of any kind so I told her I would bringing that and some Taffy Apple Salad. She sounded pleased and that's the idea so I brought along these two recipes, the follwing recipe being Carrot Raisin Salad.

Now I know you've probably had carrot salad, most people have but in truth it had been so long for me and even when I had had it in the past I never really paid attention to the flavors going on. Probably because I didn't cook back then, now everything I taste I think about what spices I taste and how I would make it if I made it, etc. etc. So I had to run a search for this one and I'm glad I did. I picked out the once recipe that wasn't exactly like all the others I was finding. It was a website titled Blisstree.com. Sometimes just searching by photo will bring you into a whole new world of food blogging. Check her out.

Oh and I doubled the below recipe.


Carrot Raisin Salad

8 carrots, peeled and grated
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
2 tbs light brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1/3 to 1/2 cup Hellmann’s Mayo

Mix together and allow flavors to blend for one hour. Makes 8 servings.


I loved it. It was slightly sweet and had a bit of cinnamon spice to it. Wonderful dish. I'll certainly be making this again soon.

Who knew,

Taffy Apple Salad

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you all had a lovely day, enjoyed some sunshine and good food. I haven't had a chance to read everyones posts yet to know what you had but I thought I'd share what I had or brought as the case may be.

My Grandma Lolly's Birthday was June 30th so we all got together yesterday to celebrate it. Infact all three of her children were there, something that hasn't been accomplished since my Grandpa passed away 15 years ago. Yeah it's been a long time. It was nice seeing the Aunt and Uncle that I haven't seen in that long of a time and one of my cousins and his son were able to come as well. It was relaxed and comfortable. A really, really good day.

Grandma had called me last week to go over the list of still needed items and dishes people are bringing and I hadn't heard her say fruit salad of any kind so I told her I would bringing that and some Carrot Raisin Salad. She sounded pleased and that's the idea so I brought along these two recipes, the follwing recipe being Taffy Apple Salad.

I found this recipe while searching for a fruit salad that everyone hasn't had a million times before. This is certainly diffrent and tasty. The recipe was found on the Taste of Home website. I loved the sauce/cream, to me it tasted just like that fruit dip you buy in the produce section. Loved it. Won't be changing a thing about this recipe.


Taffy Apple Salad

1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 cups diced unpeeled apples
1-1/2 cups lightly salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a large bowl, combine pineapple and marshmallows; cover and refrigerate for several hours.

In a saucepan, combine the egg, sugars, flour, vinegar and reserved pineapple juice; cook and stir until mixture thickens. Remove from the heat; cool. Cover and refrigerate.

Fold whipped topping into the chilled dressing. Add the apples and peanuts to the pineapple and marshmallows. Fold dressing into fruit mixture. Refrigerate leftovers.


I loved it and after taking a giant bowl there I only came home with about 1/3 of the bowl full. There wasn't that many of us there. Grin.

This would be great in the fall as well. The caramel flavor would easily lend itself as a fall themed party dish.

Love.