During the holidays of my youth, there was always one particularly unwanted guest. Jiggly and garishly dressed, this Yuletide trespasser would sit in the corner, making all sorts of plays to get my ...

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil and add strawberry gelatin and sugar. Bring to boil to dissolve sugar and gelatin. Remove from heat and stir in pineapple with juice. Refrigerate until it is almost ...

Gelatin salads may bring back Technicolor memories of supper at Grandma's, but guess what? The jiggly wonders are back and tastier than ever. Hector Sanchez Gelatin salads may bring back Technicolor ...

There was a time, not too long ago in our culinary history, when we did unforgivable, unconscionable things with Jell-O.

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Last week's "throwback" column featuring recipes and highlights from the same week 50 years ago seems to have ...

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 ...

Is it salad or is it dessert? Should I eat it with my meal or afterward? Although it is called “congealed salad,” to me, it is more like dessert and I usually enjoy it after my meal. But whether you ...

Editor's note: Take a look back into the archives of The Dallas Morning News No one understood the misery of cooking in the summer heat better than the food editors of The Dallas Morning News in the ...