Picture this: it's 1975, and the most coveted dish at every potluck, church social, and backyard barbecue isn't a complicated casserole or an elegant French sauce. It's a jiggly, colorful mold made ...

There was a time when it seemed any home cook could hold the world in a Jell-O mold. Here are four eclectic holiday recipes ...

In Saving Southern Recipes, Southern Kitchen’s Kate Williams explores the deep heritage of Southern cooking through the lens of passed-down, old family recipes. Let's face it: Congealed salads are not ...

D.T. of Moline recommends her Spaghetti Sauce to answer a recent request in Curious Cook's column. D.T. writes: ``Earlier this month, S.P. of Geneseo asked for a thick spaghetti sauce recipe. I have ...

Pull on an old-school “Kiss the Cook” apron and break out the Cool Whip, crushed pineapple, lime Jell-O and mini marshmallows. It’s time to make some retro salads, and we’ve got seven vintage recipes ...

My grandmothers' had a magical obsession with Jell-O for molded desserts, appetizers, and entrées in the 1970s and 80s. Whether it was a holiday centerpiece or a weekday special dessert, each jiggly ...

FRAZEE, Minn. — Frazee's Amber Schwarzrock has suddenly become everyone's relative. Known as "That Midwestern Mom" on TikTok, she now has thousands of followers around the globe watching her videos on ...

Gelatin recipes are more often ridiculed than respected these days. I even have done a fair share of laughing and shaking my head over the suspending of black-eyed peas, prunes and chopped meats in ...

Mom’s cranberry Jello salad recipe with pineapple is an easy side dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Only 5 simple ingredients and very little prep! If you’re looking for Jello salad ...

I grew up in an era when gelatin salads were considered, nutritionally speaking, the moral equivalent of vegetable salads, served with pride in place of fresh greens — though my grandmother would ...