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
Homemade Gifts of Candy: Coconut Filled Candy Bars
Another Spoiler Alert: If you know me, you may see your Christmas present ahead. My husband’s aunt made wonderful filled chocolate candies. She would give them as Christmas presents every year. (She had to have made hundreds every year!) Everyone looked forward to her delicious treats. She put together a recipe book a few years […]
Coconut Macaroons
I love coconut macaroons, but I always bought them. This was my first attempt to make coconut macaroons. Turns out, they are fairly easy and very delicious. As they were not part of my family recipe collection or experience, they required some research. First, I went through many of my cookbooks, then I checked for […]
Seven 1970′s Recipes, Recipe 2: 7-Up Cake
Mom made this cake one year for my elementary school’s “Lawn Fete” and I really wanted it. I remember participating in the cake walk multiple times hoping to win it back. In the end, I went home with two cakes. One of them was indeed the cake my mom had taken to the school. She […]
