Some say ambrosia. Some say...Watergate Salad?

Magnet #1207 - Jell-O Salads

Watergate Salad. A yummy remnant from my home economics class in junior high. For me, anyway.

We spend Thanksgiving with a Filipino family who has an American in-law who always brings Watergate Salad as her dish.

For the first couple of years, it sat on the dessert table, green and lonely, in a sea of traditional Filipino desserts. Until my aunt realized that I was the only one who was eating it - she still manages to send it home with me every year.

Of course, Thanksgiving comes but once a year...which means I go the rest of the year without it. Especially because my mother won't make it, and we all know that I don't cook.

And, one could argue that Watergate Salad is something that only needs to be had once a year. But earlier this summer, I discovered that K&W Cafeterias have it! So, yeah. In addition to chicken pan pie, fried okra and the best mashed potatoes in the world? Green Watergate Salad has become a staple. Woot!

What's Watergate Salad, you ask?

The recipe, from Kraft, for Watergate Salad

1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple, in juice, undrained
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O pistachio flavor instant pudding
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1-1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip

Mix first 4 ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Stir in Cool Whip. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Yeah. Easy as pie. Not even any real cooking.

But come on. It's way easier just to head out to K&W. Plus, it sounds dessert-y, right? I love, love, love that K&W keeps it with the salads. Hahaha.

Ya'll, I heart this stuff so much.

It's totally why I had to buy this Lovely Day Designs magnet from this new magnet lady I found down at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market. Mind you, I bought two sets of three magnets, so I might have gone a bit overboard.

But I wouldn't be me, if I didn't!