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
Fried Green Tomatoes
As the summer growing season would end, my mom would make fried green tomatoes. During the summer, she wanted the ripe tomatoes to can, freeze and eat. However, as the season shortened, she would use the green tomatoes to dill, fry and even can to make fried green tomatoes in the winter. She always made […]
Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
Don’t you just love mushrooms? If your answer is no, are you my sister? We are mushroom fans in my house. Even my six year-old loves mushrooms…topping pizza, in soup, sauteed, marinated…she eats them all. Stuffed mushrooms are one of my family’s favorite appetizers. However, we rarely have friends over for a formal dinner or […]
Easy Homemade Granola
I do not pay more than two dollars for a box of cereal…unless my husband is at the grocery store with me. He purports to not like “flaked” cereal, thus he is always putting some type of granola in the cart. Except on a rare occasion, the granola is much more than two dollars a […]
Going Bananas!
It has been a very busy time here the last few weeks! We were finally able to get spring/summer storm damage repaired including a new kitchen floor! All the repairs are finished and things are starting to return to normal…well, normal for us. In the midst of all the chaos, I was notified that I […]
Versatile Black Beans and Corn
What do you serve as a side dish for tacos? On the rare occasion when we make them at home, I would end up serving just the tacos and some fruit. However, I needed to make a side for a taco dinner at a church, so I came up with my own variation of the […]
Church Brew Works: Divine Pittsburgh Steak Salad
Rather than have a beautiful, early 20th century church sit empty in Pittsburgh (PA), someone had the idea of turning it into a wonderful microbrewery and restaurant. They did so in a way that left much of the great architect and details in tact instead of making the inside like any other restaurant. They need […]
White Mountain Cake with Lemon Filling
My daughter usually wants me to bake her a cake for her birthday. I always want to buy her one as cake baking and decorating is not my forte. She usually wants strawberry cake, but this year she wanted one with raspberries (I usually put strawberries between the layers of the strawberry cake). After some […]
Braised Baby Bok Choy
In attempt to use the last of the massive amount of baby bok choy I purchased, I decided to put my own spin on braising them. They turned out tender, yet firm, and had a light, slightly sweet taste. The addition of a few red pepper flakes gives it a slight warmth as well, but […]
Fried Summer Squash
My mother use the same technique to fry squash and green tomatoes. Simple, yet tasty. I like my very well done. I also like to cut some of the slices very thin and make almost a crisp out of them while I like to keep others thicker to have the sweet, creamy squash flavor. It […]
Grilled Baby Bok Choy…Yum!
Grilling fresh vegetables seems to transform them into something wonderful… I could not resist how great the cute baby Bok Choy looked in one of those giant warehouse stores yesterday. Thus, I ended up with lots of baby Bok Choy. Tonight, I decided to try some on the grill. Baby Bok Choy has a rather […]
