Recipes with pineapple

Paradise salad: a molded lemon Jello salad with sour cream, cottage cheese, and crushed pineapple. A retro gelatin dessert-salad that chills into a creamy, tangy mold.

Pumpkin cheesecake with canned pineapple and warm pie spice, baked in a water-bath oven for a silky, crack-free finish. A crustless fall dessert with tropical flair.

Pineapple muffin cookies: soft, cake-like drop cookies made with crushed pineapple and juice, warm nutmeg, and chopped walnuts. The tropical-twist church-supper cookie that's part muffin, part cookie.

Pineapple-walnut dip: creamed cottage cheese and sour cream blended with crushed pineapple, toasted walnuts, and lemon. A versatile sweet-savory dip for fruit, cookies, or chicken.

A great tasting oriental slaw that will impress anyone.

Piña colada punch with homemade coconut milk, fresh pineapple juice, ginger-cassia tea, and rum or gin. Big-batch tropical party drink that serves a crowd.

Teriyaki-glazed beef burgers topped with juicy pineapple rings, red onion, and lettuce, served alongside crispy baked potato nuggets. A sweet-savory island twist on burger night, ready in 45 minutes.

Pina colada layer cake with a rum-soaked chiffon base, crushed pineapple filling, coconut buttercream frosting, and toasted coconut. The cocktail, in cake form.

Whole wheat fruitcake packed with figs, dates, prunes, walnuts, and warm spices. No refined flour, naturally sweet from dried fruit for healthier holiday baking.

Pizza dough gets piled high with crab, tiny shrimp, pineapple chunks, mushrooms, olives, and two kinds of melted cheese for a seafood-loaded pie that bakes in 30 minutes.

Fish kabobs thread cubed bass with mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, onion, and tomato, marinated in a tangy mustard-cayenne vinaigrette and grilled over coals. A summer cookout classic ready in an hour.

Bird of Paradise chicken braised in pineapple syrup with sherry, soy sauce, and crystallized ginger, topped with bell pepper, celery, papaya, and a glossy pan sauce.

Steel-cut oat breakfast with molasses, dried currants, pineapple, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A chewy, warmly spiced oatmeal that's heartier than rolled oats and ready in 30 minutes.

Dress up your chicken with this simple and delicious dish that is made with pineapple slices and water chestnuts.

Dump cake with pie filling, crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix, and melted butter topped with coconut and nuts. A no-mix dessert where you literally dump everything into the pan and bake.

No-bake frozen fruitcake salad with sour cream, whipped topping, candied cherries, pineapple, bananas, and pecans. A retro holiday dessert that freezes into a creamy, fruity slice.