How do you make your meals extraordinary?

[CafeMom Team]

Summer BBQ's need more than the occasional hamburger or hot dog. That's why we gave 30 CafeMom  members a $50.00 gift card and Suddenly Salad coupons to turn their summer get-togethers from ordinary to extraordinary! With flavors like Basil Pesto and quick and easy stir-ins, Suddenly Salad can be whatever you make it: simple side dish, star of the backyard BBQ or crowd-pleasing main dish.

Tell us about your summer BBQ plans. How do you make your meals extraordinary?

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[SweetLuci]

 I've been reading through the posts and thanks to all you ladies for the great ideas about what you do to make your meals extraordinary! I've never tried Suddenly salad before, but after reading about your experiences, I'm going to try it. Thanks .

[arnptee]

with that 'special' ingredient I put in alllllllllll my dishes  ...love  lol

[GINSMUM123]

We always combine the perfect amount of fruit n veggie trays shish kebobs and fun love food friends family fun and the outdoors what could be better!

[Hesmynavyman]

Quoting CafeMom Team:

Here are some great responses from our CafeMoms!

We served hamburgers, hot dogs, macaroni salad, potato salad, baked beans and Classic Suddenly Salad. The Suddenly Salad was a big hit with everyone. I personally loved how easy it was to make.

-       2004MAMA715 

I made Suddenly Salad Ranch & Bacon pasta salad ahead of time. I served it with grilled hot dogs & fruit salad. It was delicious! The kids ate it up and asked for seconds!

-       jamms02 

We had a family gathering and decided to try out Suddenly Salad. It was super easy to make and delicious. We served the Classic and Ranch & Bacon flavors along with hamburgers, hot dogs, steak fries, salad, and ice cream cake. The Suddenly Salad was a hit and I will be serving it at all my cookouts from now on.

-       mamabearlehman

We do the same in our family! We also make a italian pasta recipe with colord pasta, tomatos, italian dressing, cheese and salami in it diced up it's so good! With parmessian in it.

[Orbie1985]

I love these pasta salads. They're easy to make. GREAT for HUGE parties. We did them in December for my mom's company Christmas party. 

[annaica]

Mmmmmm I love pasta salad :)

[Lovinmybabas]

We love suddenly salad! We just had honey BBQ chicken breasts, corn on the cob and suddenly salad. I add broccoli, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and shredded parmesean cheese to the suddenly salad and every one loves it!!

[angel_eyez]

Thank you so much for the gift card and coupons.. we had a great 4 th of july barbecue. We had bbq chicken, yellow rice w corn, potato salad, mac and cheese, shish kebobs, steak, rib, hot dogs, burgers, watermelon, pineapples, cake and we also used the suddenly salad. Our whole family was able to get together and enjoy a great day together and cafe mom and the sponsers helped us do that.

[sweetnsassymami]

Me too, ranch burgers are awesome.

Quoting 19andmomtobe:

I put a packet of hidden valley ranch like the dip mix into my hamburger meat. So good.