hostess with mostess or so I hope!

The hubs and I will be hosting a small get together with family and friends once we move into our place. I am excited because I've always wanted to host a party(picnic) of my own and now that I can, I have decided to venture out into "cooking" nothing huge ( I have my dad for all the important stuff)but some easy appetizers, pasta salads and desserts that I want to try (since I'm NO cook by any means).


Here are a few easy recipes

 

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What You Need!

1 can (16 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Refried Beans

1 Tbsp.  TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix

1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

1 cup  TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1 cup shredded lettuce

1 cup  KRAFT Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese

4 green onions, sliced

2 Tbsp.  sliced black olive
RITZ Toasted Chips Original

***Click Here For The Antipasto Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients
1 package (12 oz.) spiral or rotelle macaroni
1-1/4 cups pitted ripe olives, sliced
1 cup chopped red, yellow or green pepper
1/4 lb. hard salami, cut into thin strips
1 small red onion, cut into rings
1/4 to 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
3/4 cup Wish-Bone® Italian Dressing

***Click Here For The "1905" Salad Recipe

Salad Ingredients

• 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 2 ripe tomatoes, cut into eighths
• 1/2 cup sliced swiss cheese, cut into julienne strips
• 1/2 cup sliced baked ham, cut into julienne strips (or turkey or shrimp)
• 1/4 cup green Spanish olives, pitted
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated romano cheese

 

Salad Dressing Ingredients

• 1/8 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin Spanish olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

  Click Here For Watermelon Cake Recipe

 

INGREDIENTS

• 1 box (18.25 oz) yellow cake mix
• 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup oil
• 3 1⁄2 cans (16 oz each) vanilla frosting
• Red, orange, leaf green, yellow and black gel or paste food color
• Chocolate-covered raisins (Raisinets)
• You’ll also need: pastry bag, coupler, petal decorating tip 101S or 101 or basketweave tip 44 or 47

*** Meals generally served at our family gathering'