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 ...

Many Christmas dishes have come and gone over the years, and these vintage ones have sadly fallen out of fashion. Here's why ...

Mom made the perfect Jell-O salad. Like so many homemakers of the 1950s and ‘60s, she served her family brightly colored, shimmering gelatin concoctions several times each week. Sometimes they were ...

It's the season for hustle-bustle, and my mind turns to making sure I carve out time to do things I find especially joyous and comforting. Some people get into the spirit by throwing holiday parties, ...

2 cups of milk, bring just to a boil. Remove from heat, add 1 cup sugar and 2 envelopes of gelatin that has soaked in a ½ cup cold water to hot milk. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla and add 16 oz sour cream.

Once upon a time, fruitcakes and mincemeat pies were hallmarks of the holidays. These once-popular Christmas dishes are ...

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 ...

"I've lost a yummy Jell-O recipe I used to like for Christmas gatherings. You made layers with red and green Jell-O (gelling a layer at a time), but there was also another layer in the middle using ...

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Tara Cox considers herself an adventurous cook. But even she wasn’t sure about SpaghettiOs Jell-O. “It smells like cat vomit,” the 45-year-old tells The New York Post, looking doubtfully at her plate ...