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
Pimento Cheese Spread
I have already shared the recipe for my dad’s pimento cheese. We called his (and most others) “pimento cheese salad” as it was very similar to ham salad. It is still my favorite, especially for sandwiches. However, I have also discovered some good “pimento cheese spreads” here in the South.
To me, and probably only me, the distinction between calling pimento cheese a “salad” or a “spread” is the simply the number of vegetables. A salad it will have pickles and/or other veggies with the pimentos. A spread will only have pimentos. However, it all can simply be called just pimento cheese.
I decided to try a replicate a local restaurant’s pimento cheese spread after a disastrous dining experience on my birthday that was so bad that even my nine year-old vowed never to go back. 🙁 We really like their pimento cheese…just not enough to endure another dining experience like that one.
