A few pictures from the garden this morning.
STRAWBERRY
SWEET BASIL, RADISH & SWEET POTATO
HUNGARIAN PEPPERS
ROMA TOMATO
MOBY GRAPE TOMATO
BEEFSTEAK TOMATO
CUCUMBER
WAX BEANS
GREEN BEANS
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This sounded simple enough to make. And I'm a simple person.
If I can make something that looks like I spent hours
doing then that's my kind of thing!
It's an ice cream cake
made from ice cream sandwiches. The recipe says to wrap
in tin foil. I would be afraid of the whipped topping
sticking to the sides and being a mess. Just place everything
in a baking dish or pan, then frost the top. Or if you want it to be
removable then put tin foil in the pan overlapping the sides.
Once frozen just lift out of the pan.
Here's a couple more shortcuts I thought of-
Just use frosting from a tub instead of whipped cream
and if you don't have fudge topping try chocolate syrup.
The kind you add to milk to make chocolate milk.
Cause that's about all I have without making any special
purchases just to make this other than ice cream bars.
Fudge Ice Cream Cake
1/2 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed
1 tub (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed, divided
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) chocolate instant pudding
8 Oreo cookie sandwiches (approximately 1 cup)
12 vanilla ice cream sandwiches
Pour fudge topping into medium bowl. Whisk in 1 cup whipped topping. Add dry pudding mix; stir 2 min. Stir in chopped cookies. Arrange 4 ice cream sandwiches, side-by-side, on 24-inch-long piece of foil; top with half the whipped topping mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining sandwiches. Frost top and sides with remaining whipped topping. Bring up foil sides; double fold top and ends to loosely seal packet. Freeze (at least) four hours.
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Here's another one. It calls for chocolate chips
on top. You could put just about anything. How about crushed Oreo cookies?
Easy Ice Cream Cake
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
* 6 ice cream sandwiches (3.5 ounces each)
* 1/2 cup chocolate chips, chopped
Directions
1. Line an 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan with a piece of wax paper or parchment, allowing the paper to hang over both long sides.
2. In a large bowl, beat the cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
3. In the bottom of the pan, arrange 3 of the sandwiches in a single layer, cutting them to fit as necessary. Spread with half the whipped cream. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches and whipped cream.
4. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the chopped chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 1 week.
5. Holding both sides of the paper overhang, lift the cake out of the pan and transfer to a platter. Discard the paper and serve.
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10:AM
I am a day behind.
I did not get my fried cabbage supper last night
due to too much going on. So this morning I have everything
frying up in the pan for this evening.
Mom just called and wants to do lunch. I suggested the $2.00
meals at Taco Bell again.
I might make a pie today to use up some leftover strawberries
and use the peaches up that I never made jam with due to not
having the time.
PEACH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE PIE
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11-12:30PM
Mom took us out to Taco Bell then she wanted to stop in Kroger.
I picked up some more milk. Found 1/2 gallon of chocolate milk
in mark down area for .79 cents and some Danon yogurt for .19 cents each.
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12:30-1:30PM
Damien stopped by for a haircut. This makes the 6th
hair cut I have given since Sunday!
Woo Hoo Damien gave me a 10% discount card to use at
Meijers when I shop there. It's only good on general
merchandise though. Not sure exactly what items.
He said it's usually stuff not taxed. I was wondering
if it would be good on cleaning supplies, paper goods such
as toilet paper. Hey wonder if would be good on gardening stuff.
Do they tax vegetable plants or seeds? Even though it is pertaining
to or growing food I think it is still taxed for some reason.
Hope his card is still good on marked down things or things
that are a percentage off. We'll just have to play it by ear
and watch receipts to see what if anything it takes off.
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1:30 to 3:00PM
I had gotten a couple boxes earlier from Kroger when there so
decided to head down to the basement and fill 'em up with crap.
I filled up 3 boxes, 3 kitchen trash bags and what appeared
to be a HUGE plastic lawn bag full of stuff.
I have decided I am going to dwindle down my fabric stash.
I probably have about 5 to 6 HUGE totes full. I want
to get it down to ONE medium sized tote and that's it!
I try not to think long when I go through stuff. I give
it about a couple seconds to say yeah or nay then it
gets tossed in an out box. If I think about it any longer
then I'll end up keeping stuff I'll never use.
Now the next challenge, hauling it all upstairs.
Maybe I'll wait til Tony gets home then I can fill his
truck up with it.
I'm wore out just from going through stuff. It's a good
thing I fixed supper ahead of time and all I have to
do is heat it up because I sure don't want to be standing
over a stove tonight cutting and chopping veggies!
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Earlier today we stopped in GameStop just to look, not
to buy. Was pricing some used games for the Nintendo DS
we just got. About flipped when I saw they were selling
the game system for $189. And I jewed a yard sale person down from
$10 to $8!!
Anyway what I wanted to say was while in there I found
coupons on the wall by the Nintendo DS games.
Of all places, who would think they would have any here!
It was for CiCi's Pizza. Get a FREE buffet with the purchase
of an adult buffet and 2 beverages. Limit 1 coupon per party.
Which would mean me and Tony could use 2 coupons but pay
for each one separately. I'm thinking we could get out
of CiCi's for about $20 for a family of 4. Not sure
what their prices are so I am only guessing.
9:00PM
In the process of putting up the molding.
I have flipped and flopped that molding three times
before deciding which way it should go having to
take nails back out two times! I think it was all in
how the light reflected off it that determined the
way it is now. Just sawed off the last piece to put in
place then will finish nailing it all in place.
It will need to be caulked where the boards butt up
against one another and on the underside where it
hangs on top of the cabinets. Then I will give it
all another coat of paint.
Here's a sneak peek of our work in progress.
Called it quits for the night. My Ghost Hunters
is on TV. I put a before picture so you can compare.
Hey I don't think it looks too bad for everything
done under $20! It sucks the camera won't pick up
the details in the molding. It almost looks like
flat pieced of wood put up there.
I ended up with 2.25 pieces of molding leftover.
Guess if I find a cabinet or hutch top for my
one wall I could finish the top to math the other
cabinets.
