My first encounter with Sunshine Salad was at a family reunion in the late 1980s. Among the sea of potato salads and casseroles, this jewel-toned creation caught my eye with its brilliant yellow hue ...

The winter holidays are here, which for many means a bounty of joy, gratitude and, at least for a couple decades there in the mid-1900s, a frightening volume of gelatin. A succulent spiral ham. A ...

Summer is the season for cookouts and potlucks — where everyone is invited as long as they bring a dish to pass — even if some gatherings remain limited to family ...

One of my readers was in search of the recipe for a dish her mother used to make with orange Jell-O, shredded carrots and small pineapple bits. She cannot locate the recipe and she has been unable to ...

The humble Jell-O salad and its savory ancestor, aspic, are shaking up American kitchens and even getting a glossy, fine-dining revival. Aspic originally began in medieval kitchens as a way to ...

FARGO — Everyone who has a Midwestern community cookbook from the 20th century possesses a treasure trove of untapped potential. For example, in my grandmother’s copy of “The Joy of Sharing,” the ...

Internet personality Amber Estenson brings her love of Jell-O, hot dishes and other Midwestern cultural quirkiness, to her role as judge in this year's contest Dave Jorgenson describes the ingredients ...