Jell-O salad: The mere mention of this vintage, extremely divisive dinner table staple is enough to send some people running for the hills. Certainly, some versions of this dish deserve such a ...

When it came time to plan the menu for my grandma's 90th birthday, I went a little overboard. I prepped elaborate dishes that reminded us of her: vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and an old-school ...

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 — about 65 years ago — when a jiggly fruit- or meat-filled gelatin dish was the centerpiece of nearly every Christmas table. When the sight of shrimp encased in clear jelly and ...

More than any other holiday, Thanksgiving is for the makers. The ones who carefully curate the menu, making sure everyone’s favorites are represented. The ones who bake love into fussed-over feasts, ...