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Blueberry snow folds whipped egg whites into a gelatin-set berry puree for a cloud-light, low-calorie dessert. Topped with fresh strawberries for color and crunch.

Old-fashioned drop cookies with dark molasses, chopped tart apples, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Soft, chewy, and they make 60 cookies from one batch.

Layered strawberry Jello salad with banana, crushed pineapple, and a sour cream layer in the middle. A classic retro gelatin mold that sets up overnight.

German honey spice cake made in the microwave with dark brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and lemon zest. A warm, fragrant Lebkuchen-style cake ready in under 15 minutes.

Homemade marshmallow Easter eggs dipped in chocolate and decorated with royal icing. Fluffy gelatin marshmallow molded in flour, then assembled into whole eggs with a chocolate seal.

Creamy strawberry ice cream blends with milk and strawberry gelatin to create a thick, frothy milkshake that tastes like summer in a glass, perfect for kids' parties or hot afternoon treats.

Cocoa meringue cake: two crisp cocoa-free meringue disks sandwiched with a mocha-chocolate filling and served in a pool of bright raspberry sauce. An elegant, low-fat dessert showpiece.

Lemon tea snow with strawberry sauce: a light, airy gelatin dessert flavored with lemon and instant tea, beaten with egg whites into a cloud. Served with a warm-set strawberry-currant sauce. Retro Southern tearoom fare.

Molded chocolate mousse set in a loaf pan with gelatin, coffee, rum, and whipped egg whites for lift. Sliceable dinner-party dessert topped with vanilla whipped cream.

Diced lobster simmered in a sherry cream sauce with mushrooms, peppers, and pimentos, then spooned back into the shell and broiled with Parmesan. Southern fine dining at home.

Red wine-marinated venison cubes threaded on skewers with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, green peppers, and small potatoes, then grilled over medium heat. A hearty wild game kebab that feeds a crowd.

Pickled pink eggs tinted with beet juice and brined in a vinegar-pickling-spice mix with garlic and bay leaf. Classic pub-snack or potluck appetizer that gets better the longer it sits. Just six ingredients.

Alice's lemon pie is a heritage 9-ingredient meringue pie with a cornstarch-thickened lemon filling and powdered-sugar meringue topping. Light, tart, and finished in a deep dish pastry shell.

Chicken Provencale layers chicken breasts over cauliflower, tomatoes and carrots with a lemon-herb paste, all baked in a single dish. Light Mediterranean one-pan dinner.

Quick and simple chicken salad that is a great way to use up leftover chicken, be it grilled, broiled or poached.

Cherry jello salad: a retro congealed salad with orange gelatin, canned red cherries, celery, and orange juice, molded firm and served on lettuce with mayonnaise and nuts. Midcentury classic.