Cook South Dakotabook Lutherans T•o•g•e•T•h•e•r i•n•T•r•o•d•u•c•T•i•o•n What is the South Dakota Synod? To celebrate our heritage – and some of the This book was created in part to answer important work being done by the Synod – we’ve that question. The Synod officially represents assembled a variety of recipes in this book. the ELCA in our state; and the Synod is comprised of all South Dakota ELCA You may recognize some of the recipes from congregations, together. church cookbooks. Others are more about how the Synod nurtures faith and hope through Together is the key word. Because of the expressing Christ’s love. inherent strength in numbers, the South Dakota Synod can assist congregations, train By sharing these recipes, we encourage you pastors, perform missions and maximize to come together with other Lutherans of the resources with efficiency and effectiveness. South Dakota Synod. In this sense, the South Dakota Synod is all of us, all Lutherans in South Dakota. It’s our families, our history, our early churches on the prairie, our impact on those around us through service and prayer. www.sdsynod.org Table ofcontents Foods we eat Salad T•o•g•e•T•h•e•r Salad ........................................................... 5 Hotdish ....................................................... 13 Bars ............................................................ 21 Special Occasions ........................................ 29 By definition, a salad brings together various elements in one bowl, much like the Synod brings together diverse people from around the world to achieve common goals.® , As long as there’s JELL-O everything will be OK. 1 pt boiling water 1 small pkg lemon JELL-O 1 (3 oz) pkg lemon JELL-O ½ cup hot water Supper Salad Best-Ever Salad 1 (13 oz) can crushed pineapple 1½ cups chopped chicken or turkey 1 cup Cool Whip® 2 cups chopped celery 9 large marshmallows 1 tbsp minced onion 1 (3 oz) pkg cream cheese ½ cup chopped walnuts 1 cup chopped walnuts ½ cup milk ½ cup salad dressing Dissolve JELL-O in boiling water; add marshmallows and cream cheese. Cool Let JELL-O, salt and onion start to set. until it begins to gel. Add pineapple Mix salad dressing and milk with JELL-O. (undrained), walnuts and Cool Whip. Pour in rest of ingredients; can also use olives. Refrigerate until set. Double the recipe for a mold. 1 small pkg lime JELL-O ® 1 cup boiling water Lime JELL-O 1 cup salad dressing Salad 2 small cartons cottage cheese 2 carrots (grated) ½ cucumber (chopped) ¼ onion (diced) Pour boiling water on JELL-O and stir well. Let cool. Then add rest of Featured ingredients, put in refrigerator until it is firm. Serve on lettuce leaf. Send Pastor to Ingredients: 1 pkg cherry JELL-O 1 financial secretary Cameroon 1 cup hot water 1 15-year-old bank fund of $1000 Cherry Salad 1 cup cherry pie mix 1 Rotary Club meeting attended by ELCA 1 box vanilla instant pudding member and pastor 1 container Cool Whip 1 willing congregation council 1 willing church treasurer Combine JELL-O and water. Cool. 6 willing Rotarians Add cherry pie mix, pudding and Cool Whip. Stir together with love and direction from God. Have an ecumenical group praying for it all. Send a pastor to eat cassava, meet Cameroonian Lutherans, and celebrate God’s generosity and healing. 6 7 1 cup Granny Smith apples, chopped 1 tablespoon lemon juice Waldorf Salad 1 cup celery, chopped ¼ cup mayonnaise F ¼ cup raisins eatured ¼ cup walnuts Handle ingredients separately Sprinkle apples with lemon with great care and delicacy. juice after they are cut. Mix with worship, prayer, Add all other ingredients. learning, serving, laughter and Toss to coat all pieces forgiveness until grace appears. with mayonnaise. Share and repeat. 1 pkg vanilla pudding Campus Ministry 1 can fruit cocktail (drained) Fruit Salad 1 cup small marshmallows 1 pkg Cool Whip Ingredients: 1 can mandarin oranges (drained) Open, caring pastor Sarah, who is getting 1 can pineapple chunks (drained) anonymous notes from 2 bananas Jill, who came to college right someone who finds her out of high school—with her attractive and enjoys Combine pudding mix with 1 cup six-month-old daughter. watching her. It is her first of cocktail juice. Cook over medium She can’t find child care. semester at college. heat until thick. Mix in marshmallows John, who was celebrating the She is scared. and allow to cool, stirring to mix the beginning of his sophomore Tom, who hates college. melted marshmallows. Blend in 1 pkg year on Saturday. Sunday he Hates it. Hates it. Hates it. Cool Whip. Fold in cocktail, oranges, was in jail for sexual assault. pineapple and bananas. He would rather be dead Beth, who couldn’t remember than at college. the names of all those she Erin, who was fine until she had shared her body with. called home last night. She was too drunk to 1 cup cooked rice There was an accident, remember most of them. 1 cup crushed pineapple now her parents have to Glorified Rice 1 small carton Cool Whip Neil, a full time student who decide whether to unplug ½ cup chopped cherries works three jobs, doesn’t life support. sleep and is angry because Mark, who didn’t know that Mix well and set in refrigerator his body has turned on him, giving drugs to a friend overnight. Stir well and add more he is sick all the time. was “dealing.” Cool Whip if necessary. Courtney, who has lost a friend to AIDS. Her blood test will be back in a week. She waits. 8 9 2 cups cauliflower, cut into bite size 2 cups broccoli, cut up 1 box green pistachio pudding 1 bunch green onions, cut Pistachio Pudding Salad Raw Vegetable Salad 2 cups milk 2 cups frozen peas, thawed 1 container Cool Whip 2 cups sliced celery 1 small can crushed pineapple 1 cup sour cream 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1 cup Miracle Whip® 2 tbsp sugar (or more) Mix dry pistachio pudding with milk. 2 tbsp vinegar Add Cool Whip and then drained pineapple. 1 tsp salt Stir well, then add marshmallows. Refrigerate a few hours before serving. Combine together all vegetables. Mix sour cream, Miracle Whip, sugar, vinegar, salt until smooth. Pour over vegetables. Toss lightly. Refrigerate overnight. Ingredients: 2 called pastors 30-40 inmates 10-15 congregation 1 bag mini marshmallows members visiting 1 large can crushed pineapple, undrained 5 inmate worship leaders Marshmallow Salad 2 (3 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened or music leaders 1 large container Cool Whip 1 room provided by 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese the penitentiary 2 prison guards to process visitors Mix all together. Sprinkle some shredded cheese on top. 4 apples, cut into bites y F 5 to 6 regular size Prison Ministr Service eatured Snicker Salad Snickers® candy bars, frozen Worship 8 oz Cool Whip Mix visitors, pastors and inmates in worship. Chop frozen Snickers (you may hit them Share stories of God’s actions in all of our lives. with a hammer, breaking them into small Share fellowship of Christian community. Through God’s pieces). Add to cut apples and fold in Cool grace the Holy Spirit will create an environment of wholeness Whip. Note: You can substitute Milky Way® and community around God’s word and sacrament. candy bars. 10 11 Featured Ingredients: Generous supply of deaf and hard of hearing people 1 mission to share the message of God’s love in American Sign Language 2 directors who know deaf culture 4 interpreters to share the good news with the deaf in their own language Ministry for the Deaf 6 deaf leaders on board who are willing to get their hands dirty Open minds with weekly worship services. Fold in service projects and fellowship opportunities in American Sign Language. Allow as much time as needed to completely open hearts. Educate with Bible studies until cups runneth over. Spread the word of God to the huge un-churched deaf population outside the church. Repeat process. Hotdish 2 (3 oz) pkgs orange JELL-O Cinnamon 1¾ cups boiling water ¾ cup cold water Applesauce Salad 1 cup applesauce 1 cup (8 oz) sour cream ¼ tsp cinnamon Dissolve 1 package JELL-O in 1 cup boiling water. Stir in cold water. Pour into 6-cup mold. Chill until set but not firm. Mean- while, dissolve remaining JELL-O in ¾ cup boiling water. Blend in applesauce, sour cream and cinnamon. Chill until mixture starts to thicken. Spoon into mold. Chill It’s said that hot dish is the building until firm, about 3 hours. Unmold and block of the Lutheran community garnish with salad greens. – because there’s plenty to share. Bring it on! 12 2 cups macaroni 1 lb ground beef 1 can tomato soup Chicken Hot Dish Crunchy Cheesaroni 1 cup Velveeta® cheese, cubed 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 2 cups cubed Colby cheese 2 cups macaroni, uncooked 1 (3 oz) can French fried onions 2 ½ cups milk 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced Prepare macaroni according to 4 eggs, hard-cooked, diced directions. Drain. Brown ground beef. 1 cup cream of celery soup Add soups to macaroni. Place half of ½ cup stuffed olives, sliced this mixture in a greased 2 ½ quart ½ cup chicken broth casserole. Sprinkle with half of the cheese and half of the onions. Top with Mix all ingredients. Use 9 x 12 inch pan. remaining macaroni-beef mixture and Cover with crushed Keeblers Town House® cheese. Bake for 25 minutes at 350°. crackers. Bake at 300° for 1 ½ hours.