J-E-L-L-O.  I have always been fascinated by the stuff.  More as a food "toy" and less as an edible dessert/ salad/ or other un-named food dish.  I find it somewhat disturbing when it gets in your mouth.  That eerie, gelatinous texture - somewhat slimy, somewhat chunky -just never did it for me, but I guess some people love the stuff. …

Let's face it, the banana split is the often overlooked workhorse of the ice cream dessert world.  But today, we are going to give this retro dessert its' due.  Doesn't everyone love the flavor medley of vanilla ice cream, ripe bananas, and chocolate sauce?  We need to give this brilliant concoction some props.  Serve up an epic banana split bar…