Moving Day
Now that the winner was selected for my BlogHer Swag Giveaway, I copied all articles and comments to my new website www.ofelianj.com – aren’t the colors pretty?
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BlogHer Swag Giveaway Winner – with Images
Here is a composite image of the random number selector for the BlogHer Swag Giveaway, and the winner’s comment. The winner is …
After the winner responds to my e-mail and provides shipping details, the swag box will be assembled. Every effort will be made to include items that are useful and interesting to the winner. We wouldn’t want to send food items to someone who has allergies!
NOTE: Comments were counted in order of submission, starting with the first comment submitted on September 1.
BlogHer Swag Giveaway Winner
A winner has been chosen from thirty-eight (38) comments submitted before midnight, September 9. The announcement (with screen images) will be posted tonight, here and on my new website OfeliaNJ.
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Quick Tropical Cheesecake Trifle – SabrosoSaturday
If you follow Sabroso Saturday, by now you know I enjoy desserts and sweets. No matter how delicious the entrée, I always want a little something afterward.
This recipe from Kraft includes lots of fruits and several shortcut ingredients. The pound cake, Philadelphia cheesecake filling, jam and coconut flakes can be stashed in the freezer, refrigerator and pantry. The cheesecake filling is available in classic and key lime flavors, which makes me visualize a whole family in the kitchen at once. Kids assembling mini-cheesecakes while the main meal is cooking. Or, while the man of the house is barbecuing, mom and kids can stay indoors to make dessert.
My mom used to buy Sara Lee pound cake when I was growing up. We could barely keep it in the house, because my sisters and I would run into the kitchen, open the freezer and sneak a mini-slice every so often. I remember the cake sticking to my teeth. This was the time before microwaves became a necessity. Now I know it takes ten seconds to heat up a full serving, which would be one-fourth of the tin.
When last-minute guests drop in, I would suggest cutting the cake into four slices to defrost in the microwave, then cutting each slice into cubes for use in this trifle. To make preparation even easier, use frozen or canned fruits – drain the juice and mix with the jam (or use the juice instead of the melted jam) to drizzle over the top of the cake cubes.
What You Need
Make It
LAYER half of the cake cubes in bottom of large straight-sided serving bowl. Top with half of the cheesecake filling and fruit. Repeat layers.
DRIZZLE with jam; sprinkle with coconut.
SERVE immediately. Or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Store any leftovers in refrigerator.
This recipe makes 14 servings, enough for a party.
Bakery – Wordless Wednesday
Recently I was left speechless. The glass door to my favorite bakery has been removed and replaced with giant fiberboard doors. Where the hours used to be posted on a red-and-white plastic tag, these two signs are stapled to the new doors.
This was the place closest to home where I could get pan de yuca. Don’t tell my teen, at least one of my errand trips every week included a pit stop for a sweet treat and/or delicious coffee. Coffee that can revive a damsel from fainting, smelled like caramel and tasted even better. Now back to my pan de yuca, I need to find tapioca flour – at least, according to this recipe. Goodness gracious, I might be firing up the oven to bake from scratch!
Bakery
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