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
Easy Eggnog Bread Pudding
What do you do when you have a quart of eggnog left after your eggnog loving teen never gets around to drinking it? You start baking. This is the easiest bread pudding I have ever made. I literally threw it together in about five minutes and baked it for about 45 minutes. Unlike the above […]
Mom’s Harvard Beets
My mom would pickle most of the beets we raised in our garden every year. I think it was because my dad preferred pickled beets. Plus, my mom’s pickled beets were the best. She would can some plain beets to make Harvard or Creamed Beets. She would also frequently make Harvard and Creamed beets with […]
Cold Oven Pound Cake aka. “Smelly Cake”
Note: This post contains an Amazon Affiliate link. If you purchase the item using the link, I will get a few cents in commission. It will not impact the cost of the item. This article has been updated since it was originally posted. My dad did not really cook; fried eggs, oatmeal, toast, and grilled […]
Cherry Pistachio Cookies
This is one of those recipes that I think really should not work, but it does. Even when mixing it together it seems like it really will not form edible cookies, but it does. This is a very simple recipe that uses a few pantry ingredients and butter. It is a great option is you […]
Homemade Cheesesteaks
This post contains an affiliate like for Amazon. If you make a purchase using the link, I will receive a few cents in commission. It does not impact your cost. Making cheesesteaks at home has always meant buying frozen thin sheets of a processed “steak” or a “breakfast steak” that is not really suitable to […]
Old-Fashioned Pineapple Salad
One of my relatives used to make this salad and bring it to covered dish gatherings. I remember always being very pleased to see it among the many dishes lining the tables. My mom did not make this dish, but I loved it. It took me many years to figure out how to make it. […]
Cheesy Cream of Broccoli Soup
Many years ago, a colleague shared a recipe for an easy cheese broccoli soup that used Cheez Whiz. Over the years, I made enough changes to that soup that I realized it is no longer the same recipe. While it no longer is a simple as dumping a few ingredients into a slow cooker and […]
Sorghum Layer Cake
This post contains an affiliate link for Amazon. I will get a few cents if you purchase the product using the link. It will not impact your cost. I am not affiliated with the manufacture of the product; I just like it. Sometimes going back to your roots can be very comforting. Just as Grandma’s […]
Seafood Pasta Alla Vodka
I first had pasta alla vodka in restaurants back in the 1980’s, when it was probably at its height of popularity. It is not often that I see it on the menu of any restaurant today. A couple of years ago on a trip to the beach, I was excited to order seafood penne alla […]
Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread
Although it is not something I do that often, I have been known to make a cake for my family to have for breakfast. Frankly, I really do not see much of a difference between eating donuts or pancakes for breakfast and eating a piece of cake for breakfast. I don’t even have much guilt […]
