Over this past weekend, I took some time to weed out and reorganize the drawers and cupboards in my kitchen. I scrubbed out all the drawers and cupboards with bleach solution. All the dishes were washed and put away. I even went as far as to scrub the floor Cinderella style--on my hands and knees with a scrub brush. The cabinet faces and walls were washed down. The Kitch is clean.
Now, it was well worth the loss of an entire afternoon, the consumption of multiple cans of Diet Coke and a grumpy mood. I had to go through a lot of stuff to realize what I need and what I don't. At least I know what's in my cupboard no which is a far cry from where I was a week prior. I actually bought a bag of flour, sugar and cinnamon--not realizing that I already had more than enough. I really needed salt in the worst possible way.
I don't know how it happened, but over time I've acquired a lot of Jello products. Just like my mom, I have an entire drawer dedicated to all things Jello. Nothing else is to go in their--just Jello products. It's not a hard and fast rule with me--I simply don't have room for anything else in that drawer but boxes and boxes of gelatin and pudding.
I was peering over my designated drawer--thinking back to a previous job I held. One of the perks of the job was that the facility fed their employees. Whatever the patients ate, the employees did too--if the employee wanted free food. This facility had the propensity of serving Jello with UFOs. (Unidentifiable Floating Objects) The general idea was if you couldn't identify the floaters, it's probably best left a mystery. Of those things that could be identified, it probably would have been best left a mystery. Either way, some of their jello concoctions was pretty good if a person didn't know what was in it. It's all a mental thing. Coleslaw just isn't supposed to be suspended in lime jello and neither are frozen peas. Beets and raspberry jello just seems wrong on so many levels.
My mom had her "go-to" jello recipes as well. These were quick to assemble and easy enough for a kid to assemble.
Pistachio Pudding Salad
1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved.
1, 3 ounce package instant pistachio pudding mix
1, 8 ounce container nondairy whipped topping, thawed
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 large bananas, sliced
2 cups marshmallows
1, 15 ounce can fruit cocktail, drained
1, 11 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
To reserved pineapple juice, add lemon juice. Add banana to juices and allow to sit for 10-15 minutes. This prevents banana discoloration. This step can be omitted and the lemon juice left out of the recipe if bananas are omitted or added just prior to serving. Mix pudding mix and non-dairy whipped topping until blended. Add fruit + juice and marshmallows, stir until creamy. Chill.
Jello fruit salad
1 8 ounce container non-dairy whipped topping
1, 3 ounce container gelatin-any flavor desired
1 small container cottage cheese
1, 15 ounce can fruit cocktail, drained
Blend non dairy whipped topping, jello and cottage cheese together until smooth, add fruit and chill.
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