PRETZEL SALAD? Seriously?

Salad?

What does that bring to mind?

Greens?  Tomatoes?  Onions?

Well, folks, this will forever alter your vision of SALAD!

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Lulu decided it would be great fun to make 

PRETZEL SALAD

After crushing the ONLY PRETZELS I had in the house

(this is important later in the story)

we put them in the oven at the recommended temperature

and set the timer.

After about 4 minutes (out of 10) 

I smelled something burning.

Uh-Oh

Yes -I realize that I misspelled Pretzel-

but I am too lazy to change it now

Ummmm...Remember this was the LAST of the pretzels!

Too late to turn back now because the other part of the

SALAD  is already done.

Well, that means I have to take a trip to the store-

10 miles and 30 minutes later we are ready

to try it again.

Ummm...this time we leave the crust  in less time

and then have to let it cool.

However,

By now the Jello has "set up" and doesn't 

want to spread over the cream cheese mixture.

Now it looks like CRAP this!

And it served up like THIS.

Ummmm.NOT pretty.

I'll tell you a secret.

Want to know why the crust burned?

Ummmm...Wellllllll....

Remember how I was bragging on my great 

double oven the other day?

I had used the top oven to broil something 

for the kids

BEFORE we started the SALAD.

I set the LOWER oven to bake the pretzel crust.

GUESS WHICH oven I put the crust in?

Uh-huh-UPPER OVEN!  TWICE.!!

Hey- I never said I was a SMART cook.

I just like to eat!

SweetCheeks says-

Pass the spatula!

She loves the 

SALAD DRESSING!  

By the way- I have made this before

and it is DELICIOUS!

I'll be around late today-

I am meeting my daughter for a 

fun day with kids and lunch

between my house and hers.