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Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert

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

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Peas and Pasta

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Desperate to make a super fast dinner that would be filling after a long day, I turned to my stand-by, quick cooking pasta. I happened to also have some Philadelphia® cooking creme that I had bought on sale with a coupon…okay, it was a quarter in the end…and decided to try it out.

 

This main dish of peas and pasta was paired with fresh fruit to complete dinner in under 10 minutes cooking time.  Plus, the inexpensive meal was enough to feed two people multiple meals.  I also think it tasted better than what I could have picked up at a fast food restaurant 🙂

: Quick Pasta and Peas
  1. quick cooking pasta (I used a 3 minute Rotini)
  2. 1 bag or box frozen peas
  3. 1 tub Philadelphia Cooking Creme (flavor of choice)
  4. grated Parmesan cheese
  1. Add pasta to salted boiling water, according to directions.
  2. Add peas immediately after pasta and stir.
  3. Bring back to a boil and cook until pasta is al dente.
  4. Drain pasta and peas.
  5. Return to pot and place back on low heat.
  6. Add cooking creme.
  7. Heat through.
  8. Serve with topping of Parmesan cheese.

 


 

Comments

  1. Now, sliver an onion and add it after a light saute and that dish would be right out of an Italian kitchen! Love easy filling comfort food that can be put on the table fast, fast, fast!