In keeping with my regional food experience I can now say I’ve eaten grilled swordfish. Thanks Steve for going all out and adding to my culinary experience.
Day 225/365: Grilled Swordfish Steak
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Day 215/365: Banana Pudding Dessert
Simple yet delicious dessert. Instant banana pudding, slice up two bananas, place some vanilla wafers strategically around the edge and decorate with Redi-Whip. Disappears fast and it’s fast. It’s so simple I can’t even format a recipe for it, just mix, add and eat.
Day 209/365: Grilled Yellow Zucchini
I’m the first one to admit that I don’t like yellow and green mushy vegetables. This includes squash, asparagus, and zucchini. But on the prompting of my good friend Beth, and my daughter who is a good sport about trying new foods, I have decided to expand my horizons. Nelson Farms is helping a great deal as they have a produce stand set up in the parking lot where I work all summer.
These were so pretty at the stand I just had to pick up a few and try grilling them. Because everything taste better grilled.
So, if I’m going to grill I’m going to use my new Pampered Chef grilling basket. Not knowing which way to slice these veggies, I tried the circles and lengthwise. After digging through my spice cabinet I picked two out, a vegetable supreme and a Mrs. Dash Tomato, Basil and Garlic mixture. Wasn’t sure what would be best so I just experimented by adding the herbs to some olive oil and coating both sides of the sliced zucchini.
Doesn’t it look delicious? I even impressed myself. Still not too much of a fan of the mushy factor, but I did like the long skin side pieces. My son thought they tasted like weird tasting eggs, he wasn’t a fan. But I ate them all and would try them again with different seasonings.
Anyone have any ideas with what else to do with yellow zucchini?
Photography notes: I’ve brought out my Olympus E10 camera again. I have it handy at work (Hamilton Color Lab) so I can take photos of various projects for an upcoming new blog series. Yes I take photos of photos. Redundent isn’t it.
Day 206/365: Garlic and Parsley New Potatoes
Produce Stand Recipe #1 (Nelson Produce Stand, Omaha NE)
I love new potatoes, they are so much more tender and fresh than those Russets that sit in burlap bags and plastic sacks in the store. The skin on new potatoes are clean, tender, and delicious.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Red new potatoes
- 1- 2 cloves fresh garlic
- 4 TBSP Butter
- 1 TBSP dried parsley
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions:
- Cut potatoes into 2-4 pieces depending on size
- Cover with water in a small sauce pan
- Crush 1-2 cloves of garlic into water
- Boil until tender. Drain (can save potato water for soup stock)
- Add butter to taste, I like butter so I used a lot. Sprinkle with parsley.
- Cover and let flavors meld together
Day 202/365: Easy Chocolate Trifle Dessert
I love food and there is nothing more impressive than a layered trifle dessert when you are trying to impress company. What is great about trifles is they are soooo easy and creative, really can’t go wrong with just about any combination of pudding, cool whip, fruit or candy toppings.
I received a trifle bowl for our wedding and one of my first dessert creations was chocolate pudding, brownies, and heath bars layered with cool whip.
My kids fought over it and said I had to make it again.You expect a recipe maybe? Ok, here it is
Ingredients
- 1 pan of brownies
- 1 qt (4 cups) cold milk
- 2 pkg (4 serving size each) Chocolate Instant Pudding & Pie Filing
- 1 tub (8 oz) Whipped Topping, thawed
- 4 pkg (1.4 oz each) Heath Bars (Butterfingers, Snickers, you get the idea)
Directions
Bake brownies. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 1/2 inch cubes. ADD mild to dry pudding mix in medium bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. LAYER half each of the brownie cubes, pudding, whipped topping and crushed chocolate bars in large glass trifle bowl.
Simple Dessert Trifles
Artland Simplicity Trifle Bowl
REPEAT all layers, Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Other trifle Combinations
Layer the following with cool whip
- Banana pudding, bananas, strawberries, blueberries
- Vanilla pudding, strawberries, blueberries (red, white, and blue patriotic trifle)
- Pistachio pudding, chocolate brownies, strawberries, crushed pistachio nuts on top
- Lemon pudding, angel food cake, blueberries, crushed lemon cookies
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Let your creative ideas flow when it comes to trifles and desserts. It’s a great way to end a meal and make an impression. I like to show my guests what we have for dessert before we eat, that way they leave room for dessert after dinner.
More Trifle Dessert Ideas
Easy Chocolate Dessert: Death by Chocolate – Madigan Made
Easy chocolate trifle dessert idea with Butterfinger candy layers. If you wanted more trifle ideas, be sure to check out some of my other recipes (I tend to like mini desserts, too!): Easy trifle dessert ideas. Clockwise from the top …
Mini Strawberry, Lemon and Shortbread Trifle – Madigan Made
layered trifle miniature. I love desserts like this. In reality, trifles are very simple to make… but the layers look so pretty! Oh, and did I mention that they taste good, too?! YUM! mini trifle dessert ideas. Sharing with link parties at:
Foodista | Beautiful Berry and White Chocolate Trifle
Thanks to Foodista member: Nerina Timm for this lovely dessert. For more trifle dessert ideas, check out these, from the Foodista archives: Berry and White Chocolate Trifle · Brownie Trifle · Chocolate Berry Trifle · Chocolate …
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A trifle recipe is your savior of holiday entertaining. It lets you look impressive, but won’t stress you out. Trifles are like secret weapons that are especially handy during the holiday season when you need easy desserts that can feed a crowd. No …
