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
Apple Cake Oatmeal Cookies
Many of the older cookbooks that I have read, from the 1800s, do not have a “cookie” section. However, they do have a “small cakes” section. It turns out that these recipes are for what I call cookies. Inspired by this discovery, I decided to adapt an oatmeal cookie recipe to reflect the flavors of […]
Classic Apple Crisp
A classic, easy dessert that reminds me of lunch at my elementary school. I guess that is probably the first place I ever ate apple crisp. As I was not a fan of pie crusts, apple crisp was my ideal apple dessert. My sister is the person in my family known for making apple crisp. […]
