Don't heat up your kitchen tonight. Stop by the deli and pick up what you need. All you have to prepare is dessert.

Don't heat up your kitchen tonight. Stop by the deli and pick up what you need for dinner. All you have to prepare is dessert.

Your Menu: Serves 4

• Purchased roasted chicken
• Purchased pasta salad

Ginger Fruit with Pineapple Sherbet

• Ice water with lemon slices

Test Kitchen Tips:

Test Kitchen Tips: Spruce up your purchased roasted chicken by serving with purchased basil or tomato pesto, or cut up the meat and toss with greens, feta cheese, pine nuts, and your favorite vinaigrette dressing.

Shopping List:

• 1 purchased roasted chicken
• 1 quart purchased pasta salad
• 1 8-ounce can pineapple chunks (juice pack)
• 1 jar orange marmalade or apricot preserves
• 1 container crystallized ginger or use ground ginger
• 1 11-ounce can mandarin orange sections
• 1 pint pineapple, orange, lemon, or lime sherbet
• 1 lemon

Pantry Items

• vanilla

Equipment Needed:

• measuring cups and spoons
• sieve or colander
• kitchen scissors
• medium bowl
• wooden spoon
• plastic wrap
• ice cream scoop or large metal spoon

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