Three Bean Pasta Salad *

 1 box suddenly salad classic pasta salad mix

3/4 cup french dressing

1/2 tsp red pepper sauce

2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 can chick peas, drained and rinsed

Cook pasta as directed on package.  Drain pasta; rinse with cold water.  Shake to drain very well.  In large bowl, stir together seasoning mix, dressing and pepper sauce.  Stir in pasta and remaining ingredients.  Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Makes 10 (1 cup) servings

Cheesy BLT Mini Sandwiches *

 1 can (8 oz) crescent refrigerated sheet

1/2 cup cheddar Jack cheese, shredded

8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled

2 Tbsp chopped green onions

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup shredded lettuce

8 cherry tomatoes, sliced

Heat oven to 375.  Unroll dough and press into 12x8 inch rectangle.  Cut into 24 squares; place on ungreased cookie sheet(s).  Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove to cooling rack.  Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix cheese, bacon, onions and mayo.  Place slightly less than 1 Tbsp lettuce on bottoms of 12 crescent squares.  Top with 1 heaping Tbsp bacon mix and 2 slices tomato.  Top with remaining crescent squares. 

Makes 12 mini sandwiches

Upside Down Sunshine Cake *

1 pkg yellow cake mix 

water, eggs and oil per cake mix package

1 pkg (3 oz) orange flavor gelatin powder

1 can (20 0z) pineapple slices, in juice, drained

10 maraschino cherries

3/4 cup whipped topping

Heat oven to 350.  Prepare cake batter as directed on package.  Spray 13x9 baking dish generously with cooking spray.  Sprinkle dry gelatin powder evenly onto bottom of dish.  Top with pineapple slices, place cherry in center of each slice.  Pour batter over fruit in dish.  Bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool 5 minutes.  Loosen cake from sides of dish; invert onto platter.  Gently remove dish; cook cake completely.  Serve topped with cool whip.