Subject: Jell-O Desserts

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• Dining by Delorean: Asia

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• Lardee's

  Unreal kicks it with a 64-year-old college student, attends a Jell-O-shot-fueled party at the Tri-City Speedway and peruses a local mom's Blog o' the Week; plus, why eat a Thickburger when you can have Butter on a Stick?

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• Throwback of the House: Orange Jell-O for the Diet-Conscious Dearly Departed

  Todd Ehlers, Wikimedia CommonsRobin Wheeler writes for the blog Poppy Mom. After years of making and eating fancy food, Robin is sick of it all. She's returning to the basics: recipes that haven't surfaced in three decades. She reports on the results for Gut Check every Tuesday.This week, I looked at the May issue of Martha Stewart Living and had myself a little giggle fit over elegant gelatin recipes. This meant I'd be making something from my 1977 copy of Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts for T

  May 26, 2009

• Throwback of the House: The Bombs Wobbling in Air

  Todd Ehlers, Wikimedia CommonsHalfway through summer vacation, and my daughter is completely sick of my face. I know I'm not much fun for a five-year-old, what with my crappy food and my perpetual hangover. A kid can only take so many viewings of the Ice Age trilogy before she revolts against poor parenting. To distract her from the uprising I know she's planning, I put her to work.With its handy system of indicating age-appropriateness of recipes, 1977's Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts seemed t

  June 30, 2009

• Throwback of the House: The Pickle Stretcher Salad Is Not Funny

  Todd Ehlers, Wikimedia CommonsNo one can beat a joke dead into the dirt like I can. Since last week's meat-stretching edition of Throwback, my brain has been on a giant innuendo feedback loop. You know what cracked me up? Pickle Stretcher!Oh, the hilarity of the Pickle Stretcher Salad recipe in 1969's Salads Cookbook! Over 500 salad recipes, and not a one contains fresh vegetables!That's an exaggeration. I'm sure some of the recipes are more in line with the fresh vegetable concoctions that mea

  July 28, 2009

• Innovations in Sneaking: The Solid-State Cocktail

  Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons While I'm constantly amazed at the number of movie theaters in St. Louis that offer beer, wine and decent coffee, there still aren't many places you can enjoy a good cocktail during the show. What's a sneak to do?1. Pre-mix the cocktail and bring it in a bottle or thermos.This is all right for simple cocktails, like a screwdriver, but for something more complicated or garnished, this is a poor choice. It's also hard to get an appropriately-sized serving for

  August 24, 2009

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  September 9, 2009

• Introducing Sweet Scout: The Sweet Scout is Introduced to Crème Brûlée

  User "Jellyfish Juice," Wikimedia Commons​Adrienne Jones is a writer, photographer and world-class eater who blogs at A Girl and Her Camera. She loves desserts and has been known to take to a frosting tub with little more than a spoon and a well-tuned sweet tooth. She will report on her latest favorite treat for Gut Check every other Friday.I've had many desserts in my lifetime, and I could regale you with sweets-related memories. Like eating a deep-fried Twinkie for the first time during

  September 18, 2009

• The Novice Foodie: Monarch, Fit for a Queen (and Her Hungover Husband)

  The first time my husband and I ate at Monarch was for my 29th birthday. This was not so long ago, when our visits to nicer restaurants were reserved for a birthday or our anniversary. I'd chosen Monarch because we'd never been there and also because I'd loved chef Josh Galliano's food when he was at An American Place. To say I was looking forward to our Saturday reservations would be an understatement.The night before, my husband and I had thrown our annual backyard trivia party. It was a rough

  October 6, 2009

• Throwback of the House: Multi-Generational Poke Cake

  Robin Wheeler​Even when I was a kid, I wasn't much of a fan of Jell-O. The only Jell-O-related food I really liked was poke cake. Make a white cake from a mix, poke holes in the top, pour ungelled Jell-O -- I preferred orange since I like that baby aspirin taste -- cover the cake and chill. The results were an extra, unjiggly burst of flavor in the cake, with a thin layer of Jell-O skin on top. All the flavor of Jell-O with none of the creepy, clammy jiggle.I have lots of poke cake recipes in

  October 26, 2009