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Holiday Gum Drops

December 22, 2011 at 10:29 am | Posted in Cinnamon, Mint, Orange | 4 Comments

Rusty gave me this wonderful candy/mini jello mold for my birthday back in November. And at some point Janejai sent me an inspirational email with colorful photos of homemade gum drops in wintery flavors. I put two and two together and turned out a whole bunch of these little gum drops for my holiday party I hosted over the weekend. Made in mint, cinnamon, and orange flavors and rolled in sweet sugar, the cinnamon was my favorite. These were a huge hit and really simple to make. Click on the comments section for the recipe and have a Happy Holiday!

Minty Watermelon Ice Cream

September 5, 2011 at 9:24 pm | Posted in IceCream, Mint, Rum, Vanilla, Watermelon | 1 Comment

For Labor Day weekend I made this refreshing treat perfect for that end-of-summer BBQ. It is made with a layer of cool vanilla ice cream, topped with a layer of minty watermelon and rum. Yum! Party guests devoured it with delight. This recipe will be included in my new book due out February 2012. Happy Labor Day!

Mojito Jello

May 9, 2011 at 1:50 pm | Posted in Mint, Rum, Tonic | 3 Comments

In the spirit of the plethora of Kentucky Derby parties that were happening this past Saturday, I thought that a Mint Julep jello may be in order. I don’t care much for bourbon and thought rum would make a sweeter substitute. However a Mint Julep with rum rather than bourbon is a Mojito, so I just went ahead and made a Mojito Jello. This mold calls for a syrup of simmered mint leaves and sugar with white rum, lime juice, and a bit of tonic to give it some fun bubbles. The recipe for this appears in my new book.

Jello Marzipan

August 8, 2010 at 9:38 pm | Posted in Almond, Banana, Cherry, Clove, Coconut, Mint, Orange, RecipeBook, Strawberry, SweetenedCondensedMilk | 5 Comments
Tags: Cooking, Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography

This recipe came from the classic Joys of Jell-O recipe book and boasts a new way to make the old fashioned confection. These strawberry, cherry, orange, and banana shaped candies are molded from ground coconut and almonds and are flavored with the corresponding fruit flavored gelatin. Whole cloves and mint leaves put the finishing touches on these tiny fruits. While the taste of the finished product bears little resemblance to actual Marzipan, they are sweet and yummy, especially if you like coconut, and were very fun to make.

Mint Chocolate Chip Jello

July 11, 2010 at 9:53 pm | Posted in IceCream, Mint, SweetenedCondensedMilk | 2 Comments
Tags: Cooking, Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography

Recently I took the Jello Show on the road to my sister Kateri‘s in Minneapolis for my niece Sydney’s high school graduation party. My sister found this sunflower mold at a thrift store and had it waiting for me. Jello’s popularity in the mid-west has never wavered since the 60′s and that was evident by its enthusiastic reception at the party. For the event I made this mint chocolate chip ice cream jello topped with sweetened condensed milk. Thank you Kateri and Congratulations Sydney!

Raspberry Mint Cream Jello

December 16, 2009 at 3:26 am | Posted in Mint, Raspberry, SweetenedCondensedMilk | 3 Comments
Tags: Dessert, Food, Jello, Photography

This red and pink striped jello is the first in a series of holiday molds. The pink layers are sweetened condensed milk with melted and crushed starlite mints and the red layer is raspberry. Shane found this mold for me while thrift store shopping in Knoxville, TN. Thanks Shane!