Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Quick and Easy Chicken Pot Pie
Sometimes when I want warm comfort food, I don’t want to spend a lot of time or energy making it. Chicken (or turkey) pot pie is a great dish on these occasions. It is one of those dishes that you can make totally from scratch that day, use some items you’ve pre-made, use mostly store-bought […]
Sauerbraten (ish) Meatloaf
Motivated by a desire to have sauerbraten, I created this recipe after debating between making meatloaf or sweet-and-sour meatballs. The gingersnaps, brown sugar and vinegar in the meatball sauce seemed like a similar flavor profile to sauerbraten, thus the birth of my new favorite dish. I love this meatloaf. It is easier and less time […]
Black Bean and Ham Soup
On a cold, dreary day warm soup can be so comforting. It is even better when it is a delicious, healthy, and inexpensive soup. Black bean and ham soup is surprisingly easy to make especially considering how splendid it tastes. I made a few changes to a recipe I found in The Greenbrier Cookbook. Like […]
Mean Mug Coffeehouse
In our family, my husband is the avid coffee drinker. He is not coffee snob; he just really likes a good cup of coffee. His first trip to the Mean Mug was just for a cup of coffee. Not only did he like the coffee and the atmosphere, he was very impressed with the menu […]
Raisin Sauce
This is my version of my mom’s raisin sauce that she would make to serve with ham at holiday or company meals when I was young. Today, I make it to make one of my husband’s least favorite foods more palatable for him…ham. This sweet and sour sauce is also very good served on most […]
Dusty Miller Cookies a.k.a. Molasses Crinkles
No matter what you call them, these cookies are similar in flavor to a good ginger snap. However, I think these cookies taste better. These were one of my dad’s favorite cookies. Mom made at least a couple of batches of them every Christmas. She had two recipe in her collection. They were almost identical. […]
Pineapple Bread
One of the many breads my mom would make to give to family and friends at Christmas was pineapple bread. This was one of two quick breads that she would make only at the holidays; the other one was eggnog bread. Unlike eggnog bread, this bread is really an anytime of the year quick bread. […]
The Pharmacy in Nashville
After reading so many reviews on Urbanspoon, I just had to try The Pharmacy Burger Parlor and Beer Garden in East Nashville. I am SO happy that I did. They offer TN beef (or you can opt for turkey) burgers, as well as vegetarian and fish burger selections. They also offer house-made wursts and fountain […]
Amish Red Beet Eggs
Before I was married, my only experience with red beet eggs was tasting one that was sold from a large jar at a small corner grocery store when I was young…it was not a pleasant experience. The eggs were commercially made (and still are sold under the same brand name), an odd color, and had […]
Mom’s Fruit Cake
The beginning of December meant the beginning of the candy making/baking season for my mom. The first item she usually made was fruit cake (aka. fruitcake)…so it would be ready to eat by Christmas. Baking fruit cake for Christmas was a family tradition that both she and her oldest sister continued; however, there was one […]
