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
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 […]
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 […]
Homemade Gingerbread Men
I will confess that making gingerbread men from scratch has been something that never turned out well for me..before now. In fact, I usually buy our gingerbread cookie in a roll in the refrigerator section and just have fun cutting them out and decorating them with my daughter. This year, I decided to try making […]
Fudgy No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
When we would take my maternal grandmother to visit her sister-in-law, my great aunt would always have these cookies and give me one. I loved them. To this day, I am not sure how she was able to make her big version of these cookies considering she was legally blind. However, she made the best […]
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 […]
