food, crochet, merriment
Fragile treasure found by Dane in the branches of a tree–the morning after it was hit by lightening. :}
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
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…in our world right this minute.
Having the luxury of an afternoon nap…in a nice, quiet place.
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We haven’t had trifle around here in a million years and when I saw this over at “Martha’s” I couldn’t help myself. I mean, really–all those lovely berries. Oh yeah…it was time.
Now, I’ll admit–some days the recipes from Ms. Stewart’s can be a bit more fussy than I have time, or inclination for. But this one was a surprise. It was easy enough to whip together while Baby Chomp was napping with plenty of time to spare. What I’m trying to say is–it’s well worth the trip to Costco for the ingredients.
Our family vote was:
Dang fine.
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Red, White and Blueberry Trifle
Ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1 Sara Lee pound cake (12 ounces), cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices
1- 8 oz pkg. cream cheese
1 cup heavy cream
3 cups fresh blueberries
3 cups fresh raspberries
Directions
In a small saucepan, bring 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool completely, then brush over both sides of cake slices. Quarter cut each slice.
Beat cream cheese with remaining 1/3 cup sugar on high speed until fluffy. With mixer on medium speed, gradually add cream and continue beating until mixture is light and airy.
Arrange half the cake pieces in the bottom of a 2-quart serving dish. Spoon half the cream-cheese mixture over cake in dollops; spread to sides of dish. Scatter half the blueberries and raspberries on top. Repeat layering with remaining cake, cream-cheese mixture, and berries, piling berries in the center.
Cover, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour and serve to your family and all your snooty friends. They’ll love it!
Happy Birthday Tracy!
If you are a YouTube fan–it’s quite likely that you’ve seen the “Kid History” series of mini films–and laughed your guts out like we have. When the 5th episode came out, the guys from the show held a premier right here in our hometown–because it’s their hometown too. You know us…”any excuse for a party,” so–of course, we were there!
They showed all four episodes and talked about how they made them–then we got to see the newest one. Then everyone came up to the stage and met them all.
Even many of the kids were there signing shirts and having their pictures taken. I was content to stand waaaay far back and take pictures.
Brett Roberts–one of the main stars came out to the line and talked to us. He was really nice.
Of course, I was way to shy–hahaha–to go down on the stage, but the rest of the family went and that was good enough for me. Randy even recognized April from high school. Pretty fun stuff.
Finally they signed a shirt for me…
If you aren’t sure what I’m even talking about–I’ll show you.
We love these guys!!
If you watch episode 5–we are in the crowd scene at the very end, yelling “Super Delicious!”
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If you will be anywhere near Orem, Utah on July 14th and 15th–or know someone who will–and would like to see “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2” now is your chance to win 2 tickets to the Gracious Rain Premier Party and Midnight Show!
To enter, simply tell us one of your favorite quotes from any of the Harry Potter books or movies. As long as the quotes are different–you may enter as often as you like.
Winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 5th at 10:00 am.
Good luck!!
