Saturday, January 30, 2010

creative yummies

If you ever wonder what to do on a snow day, I have an idea for you. Put your creative thinking cap on and come up with a dessert recipe as a family. In the afternoon, Mike cleaned off the car and we bundled up and hit the road. Fortunately, the grocery store is right down the road from our house. It was surprising to see as many cars in the parking lot as there were, but still the store seemed empty. After a few minutes of shopping, we were back on the road heading home.


We attempted a few things that did NOT work, but we won't dwell on those. We'll just try again another day. Instead, I will show you what did work!

Here's a bowl with mascarpone cheese, whipped cream, confectioner sugar, vanilla and orange zest. It was a rather yummy concoction.



K put sliced strawberries in individual dishes and Mike scooped the cream mixture on top.



We brushed phyllo dough layers with melted butter and I sprinkled cinnamon sugar on the top layer. These were baked for a few minutes until they turned crispy and browned.



Each dish got a crispy topper and a fresh scoop of fresh whipped cream (sweetened with a little confectioner sugar). Then topped with a strawberry slice.


Doesn't it look yummy?



Yes....it was!!


5 comments:

tammy said...

I was curious and translated the above comment...

To go to work tired Oh, look at the blog first, convert mood ~ ~ ~ Thank


(and that makes me smile)

Joanne said...

Wow - that looks delicious! SITS Saturday Sharefest (a day late!) Hope you have a great Sunday!

Joanne @ Ready, Set, Craft!
http://www.readysetcraft.blogspot.com

Frizzy said...

When are you coming to my house to make that? Looks so good!

Charlene said...

Somehow I just read three posts in a row ehich mention marzcapone. Must be a sign! Thanks for stopping by my Balance Beam SITStah!

Debra @ A Frugal Friend said...

Can I just say that looks like it belongs in a restaurant! WOW....and YUM!

Craving a good afternoon snack now! :-)

P.S. Thanks for stopping by!