...and I am so super-excited
that the weather has warmed up...
We are ready.
It's all red, white and
amazing around here...
We are gearing up for my
very favorite holiday...
Independence Day...
The perfect star-spangled,
do-it-yourself kind of day,
do-it-yourself kind of day,
Americana, flag-waving, parades,
delicious picnic food and no gifts!!
Can I get a hip-hip hooray on that one...
Yay!! No gifts to buy, not a one...
Just some super-cute red, white and blue desserts,
favors and treats to pass out...
We can all celebrate, kick back and relax...
Can a person have too much holiday spirit... ??
Too much patriotism??
I think not!!
Are you decorating??
Planning a BBQ??
Planning a BBQ??
Having a a little Fourth of July fun??
This is as easy as it gets for a patriotic,
For this Lemon Berry Trifle recipe
I made my first video...
and I am pretty sure I can do a whole lot better...
(way to keep your expectations high...right??)
I used an old app my kids
downloaded years ago to make stop motion videos
during a freezing cold week of endless snow days...
(I think they were off for an entire week)
I'm sure I need to upgrade
my video making app...
But in the meantime,
I have this lovely attempt:
The recipe follows, so be sure to
get all the ingredients
and you
can be queen or king
of the patriotic desserts
of the patriotic desserts
in no time at all...
It will seriously look
like you spent all day...
(And guess what... 20 minutes... tops!!)
and bonus, the kids can help...
It's so easy if they are school-aged, they
very well could make it themselves!!
In other news...
I just signed up for way too many
entries in our beautiful Ohio State Fair.
Yep...
I am so ambitious when I am
not exhausted from
baking my little heart out.
I'll be signing a different tune the week of
the fair.
Here's the thing...
If I don't sign up... I can't
change my mind later...
So... I better get a plan together
before the fair
And if you can even believe it...
I might be tweaking
my pie crust...
Do I dare do it???
I sure am getting brave these days,
must be the summer heat...
Next Friday is Fox 19 Friday...
I am planning patriotic recipe segments
So this fun Lemon Berry Trifle Recipe
will be on display NEXT Friday...
you can catch me on the 9:45
and 10:45 AM recipe segments.
I am usually on the first
Friday of every month,
Friday of every month,
however, it would be too
disappointing
disappointing
to go on right after the
amazing-ness of all the
Red, White and Blue possibilities...
So I tweaked that too...
--the schedule.
I'll see you on Friday, June 30th...
LEMON BERRY TRIFLE RECIPE:
Needed:
One deep sided bowl or trifle dish
A pound cake-store bought is fine
1 box-mini vanilla wafer cookies
lemon pudding-one box-instant or cooked (small box) is fine
lemon curd-store bought or homemade
sweetened whipped cream-freshly made
1 container each of rinsed
raspberries
blueberries
and strawberries-sliced
Cut the pound cake into 1 inch thick slices.
Cut out star shapes using a cookie cutter if desired, reserving scraps.
OR
Cut pound cake into cubes.
Make the pudding-set aside
if using cooked lemon pudding, let cool and chill before assembling trifle.
Make whipped cream-set aside
Begin by putting a few pieces of pound cake into the bottom of the dish.
Add a pudding layer
Add a generous layer of berries-mixed
Add a layer of cookies
Add a layer of lemon curd and then a layer of whipped cream.
Continue to fill the dish with additional layers of pound cake, berries, pudding, curd, cookies and whipped cream.
If using star shaped pound cake cut outs, place those shapes around side of the dish... (as seen in the video above)
Cover and refrigerate for 12-24 hours, then serve and enjoy!!
Do watch the video above for fun details
***
I still need to decide on my second recipe segment...
If you have any great ideas,
be sure to leave them in the comments section.
Do you need more
patriotic inspiration??
patriotic inspiration??
A cherry pie is perfect for the Fourth...
Get the recipe here: Cherry Pie Recipe
How about a firecracker favor!?
Oh my goodness, these are so
much fun to make... and here's the thing..
July 4th
is a non-gift holiday...
(which is why I LOVE it so much... that, and
I am a flag-waving patriot...)
The unexpectedness of a favor,
that's what makes these little treats so much fun...
It's so unexpected. and sweet when you pass them out...
Kids, grandparents...
they love a super-cute, handmade treat!!!
Find out how to make them,
Click Here:Candy Firecracker Favors
How's your garden growing??
My garden seems to be running a few weeks
behind this year...
Let's just say we had a
small rabbit issue...
small rabbit issue...
which seems to have cleared up
after I did some creative
after I did some creative
fencing off...
(Those rabbits, they are so darn cute,
but Wow, do they eat a lot
but Wow, do they eat a lot
of tiny seedlings... )
I will just have to enjoy this photo for a few more weeks
...until my 2017 tomatoes get going!!
Thanks for reading!! and watching my video...
Be sure to like the Blue Ribbon kitchen
I so love that you read the blog...I really do!
xo Karri
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