Around this time last year, I made the Ruby Cranberry Ring. I will admit that is one of my favorite posts and favorite gelatin recipes I ever did on this blog. Oh and the biggest! At that time, I tested two different cranberry recipes and this was the other one. So let me formally introduce … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Cranberry Fluff Mold
Don Adams is an actor who was a television staple during his long career. He is most known for playing Maxwell Smart on the popular spy spoof series Get Smart alongside Barbara Feldon who played his love interest Agent 99. My personal first introduction to Don Adams was as the voice of part man, part … Continue reading Don Adams’ Date Loaf
William Demarest was a character actor that, like many of his time, got his start in Vaudeville. Eventually, he moved on to Broadway and then to films and tv. He is one of the actors that you may not know his name but you have definitely seen him in many old movies. My personal … Continue reading William Demarest’s Apple Nut Cake
Eve Arden was an actress with a career that spanned decades. Like Carol Burnett, how you know Eve Arden depends on when you were born. If you are late gen boomer or after, then you most likely know Eve Arden as the exhausted principal in the movie musical, Grease. Born earlier, I would hazard to … Continue reading Eve Arden’s Dill Dressing
Rochelle Hudson was an actress who started her career in the 1930s which lasted through the 1960s. Most probably remember her as the mother of Natalie Wood's character in Rebel Without a Cause. She also acted alongside Shirley Temple in Curly Top. Other movies you may have seen her in is Intimation of Life, Convicted … Continue reading Rochelle Hudson’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Jane Wyman was an actress with a career that spanned seven decades beginning in 1933. You may know her from the Larceny, Inc, Three Guys Named Mike, The Sailor Takes a Lady or Stage Fright. She also won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Johnny Belinda as well as being a three time Golden … Continue reading Jane Wyman’s Rum Balls
Edward G. Robinson was an actor who had a career spanning over 50 years as well as a political activist. He is most known for his gangster roles in movies. He has quite an impressive filmography that includes such movies as Key Largo, Soylent Green, Little Caesar and Smart Money. Double Indemnity is my favorite … Continue reading Edward G. Robinson’s Baked Noodles
Ida Lupino was an actress with a career that spanned from the 1930s to the 1970s. Also she was one of the only female filmmakers during the 1950s. She created her own production company in which she helped write and produce films. Lupino was the first women to direct a film noir movie as well … Continue reading Ida Lupino’s Cocktail Meatballs
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