Apricot Delight Jello Salad

We’ve been having a debate at our house about whether this is a salad or dessert.  I call it a Jello salad.  My daughter agrees with me.  She says if it’s a salad then she can eat dessert later with a clear conscience!  I like her line of reasoning.

What do you think – salad or dessert?

Either way, it’s fantastic and perfect for Easter.  The apricots and pineapple add fruitiness to the jello.  And it gets topped with a creamy topping made from the fruit juice.  You won’t want to skip the topping.  It’s a cooked custard with Cool Whip folded in.  The topping makes this dish special.

I will say that the original recipe (given to me by my mom years ago) called for shredded cheddar cheese on top of the creamy topping.  I didn’t care for the cheese though, so I leave it out.  The cheese might move it more firmly into the salad category though.

Here’s what you’ll need to make it:   [Read more...]

Ingredient Spotlight: Gelatin/Jello

Normally, I’d grab several boxes of Jello from my pantry to take a photo for Ingredient Spotlight, but wouldn’t you know I was all out?  I’m also short on daylight.  The sunshine we had for a few days is gone again, replaced by gray rain.  Again.

The good news is that all this rain has made our grass green.  And I got to munch the first ripe strawberry from our garden last night.  Yum!

I am ready for sunny, warm summertime.  Jello recipes are perfect for summer, because so many of them are light, fruity and cool.  Here are a few of my favorites:  [Read more...]

Judy’s Strawberry Pie

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My mother-in-law makes the best strawberry pie (and peach using the same recipe).  The crust reminds me of sugar cookies and the glaze enhances the flavor of the strawberries and makes the pie look as good as it tastes. 

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Jello Popsicles

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These are a blast from the past.  What could say “childhood summer” better than Dixie cups, craft sticks and jello?  I suppose you could say that bikes with banana seats or running through the sprinkler might describe “childhood summer” better, but I think these popsicles have an advantage.  These are the taste of summer, with all its cool, sticky goodness.  And if you eat it just right you can have the sweet, syrup dripping down your arm and off your elbow making orange polka dots on the sidewalk.

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Blueberry Cream Jello Salad

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This could easily be called dessert, but if you call it salad you won’t feel so guilty about having seconds.  If you’re one of those people who is turned off by jello, please give this a try anyway.  Even my jello hating husband likes it.

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