Christmas Tree Salad

From the kitchen of Kay Hall. This is on of Casey's favorites.

1 box (6 oz.) lime Jello
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pinnapple
1 C. Cool Whip
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese
1/2 C. chopped pecans
1 C. boiling water
Marachino cherry halves

Melt jello into boiling water. Stir until Jello dissolves; cool. Add crushed pinneapple, whipped cream cream cheese and nuts. Mix well . Pour jello into a Christmas Tree mold and top with whipped creams and cherry halves.

Pancakes

This is the best recipe I've found for made from scratch pancakes. I can't remember where I found it, but it's really basic and super easy to make and I've included my own alterations.

• 1 1/2 C. Flour
• 3 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 2 Tb. Sugar
• 1 1/4 C. Milk
• 1 Egg
• 3 Tb. Melted Butter
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 2 tsp. Vanilla

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and add the remaining ingredients. Mix together until smooth. Spoon onto a buttered griddle and cook on one side until bubbles form and pop. Turn over and finish cooking.

Some of my favorite pancake toppings are:

• strawberries
• peaches
• nectarines
• bananas
• maple syrup
• buttermilk syrup
• whipped cream
• butter