I'm still alive! I still hate cooking, too...hence my lack of posting. Well, that, and the fact that I am ALWAYS working, and I do not find it relaxing to be in the kitchen on my days off...so...anyways, I'm working on it...sorta, I guess. Whatev.
So, back on to my latest creation in the kitchen. Josh's fam was having a fish fry over the weekend of the 4th. I was in charge of dessert...and I did NOT want to make my chocolate chip cookies...because I am tired of making those. I ventured out and tried something fruity and light (and fast and easy...I didn't want much...did I?). So, I got on-line and decided to make a trifle. I think "trifle" is a fun word, and sounds fancy so I was excited. I found the "recipe" on allrecipes.com.
I started by slicing a bunch of yummy strawberries. Can you believe I didn't even like strawberries until about 3 years ago? Now, I love them. Anyways, I even sliced one very pretty for the top of the dessert!
No, the angel food cake was not baked from scratch, or even from a box...it was bought from Sam's Club. That had to be sliced as well. Who knew angel food cake was sticky?
While making instant vanilla pudding, I realized I had never made pudding before. Not that's difficult or anything, just another first for me! Then, I folded in cool whip.
And then, my favorite part, the layering! Cake, pudding, strawberries, repeat! I wish I would have layered the strawberries on the inside and on the top in a more organized way.
Of course there were left overs! So, I had a bowl right away...with hershey's syrup, too! Mmmm! It was delish...and later that evening, Josh's family dug in, and they all gave it a thumbs up!
