Just when we thought we’d seen everything, we entered Jell-O and cream cheese squares into our lives and into this list. What is it? Basically, a dessert on a bed of lettuce leaves. And, like everyone, we have so many questions! Is it a sandwich? Is it a salad? A healthy dessert, just for the insane? Digging into the whats and whys is probably futile.
The dish was supposedly a boomer favorite. A staple at potlucks and holiday feasts. Family gatherings must have been wild in the Boomer era. This one’s best for sweet reminiscing. Please, never bring it back!
Chicken Marbella
The recipe might seem dated to millennials, but it was a Boomer favorite! Near the southern tip of Spain lies the coastal town of Marbella, a sun-soaked playground that caters to the super-rich. Marbella boasts Michelin-starred restaurants and mouthwatering dishes, but Chicken Marbella didn’t originate here.
The sweet and sour baked chicken with prunes and olives was actually invented in New York City by Jewish chef and entrepreneur Sheila Lukins. The dish seems like your average roast chicken at first glance. Peek inside and you’ll find an unconventional ingredient that gets most tongues wagging – a peculiar dried fruit that lends the dish its signature flavor. It’s contentious because you don’t usually cook with this dried fruit.
Pigs in Blanket
It seems like everyone loses their minds whenever the words "pigs" and "blankets" are uttered together. But is the dish worth the hype? Hear us out before you come baying for blood. We eat sausages and bacon all the time. So why is it that when we wrap them together, it suddenly becomes a culinary classic?
Even when we enjoy sausages and bacon side by side for breakfast, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone squealing with joy. Don’t get us wrong. We don’t take particular issue with Pigs in Blanket. We just don’t understand what the fuss is all about. What is it about wrapping these meats together that drives everyone crazy?
Coconut Beach Ball Cake
The Coconut Beach Ball Cake is a ‘70s dessert that boomers haven’t gotten over yet. One possible reason behind its enduring popularity is its uncanny ability to transport them to those good old beach vacations. Every bite is a taste of nostalgia. The Coconut Beach Ball Cake isn't just a cake – it's a time machine to when life was simpler.
Of beach vacations and carefree moments. Who knows what the cake tastes like, but it is bound to start a conversation with its eye-catching design. This cake is the focal point of any gathering, for better or for worse.
Punch Bowl Cake
Punch bowl cake is exactly what it sounds like. Cake, fruit, pudding, and whipped cream in a punch bowl. Seems palatable enough, but surely, there are better desserts out there! We know there are. Why settle for traditional cake layers (one neatly stacked on top of the other) when you can make it a treasure hunt instead?
Each spoonful reveals a different surprise. Whimsy aside, we don’t get the point of cake in a punch bowl. Just eat cake or drink some punch separately. Should we retire the Punch Bowl Cake? It’s time unless you’re all about culinary chaos in the garb of nostalgia.