Cooking is one of my favorite pasttimes. I love to spend time making elaborate meals, but only if I'm cooking for friends and family. Last weekend, I made food for a baby shower for a friend. I wanted to do something fun and special as a dessert. So, since strawberries are just getting to the point where they are small and sweet, even though they are still California berries, I decided to make Strawberry Parfaits. Now, don't misunderstand me, just because I like making elaborate dishes, doesn't mean I don't take a short cut or two if possible. So, I went to Costco to see if they had some ingredients to use - after all I was making 15 of these things - and Jackpot! I found a huge container of strawberries and a three pack of poundcake loaves. Perfect! I was hoping for a giant container of cool whip, but alas....Costco has lots of cool stuff, but not always everything you are looking for. Of course you can always find stuff you aren't looking for...like a pair of pants, a skort, a carton of my favorite Orbit gum - sweet mint flavor, but that's another story for a shopping blog, which I won't be starting. And two dozen roses for $15.99 - amazing!
So, I had to go the regular store for pudding, milk and coolwhip. I went to Kroger, simply becuase it was on my way home rather than going to my preferred store, Giant Eagle. Once I had everything I needed I headed home to cook up a storm. I found some cool tall glasses at Kroger, so the parfaits looked good, but the "dishes" could be thrown away after. I decided to prep everything and then make the parfaits. I cut up two of the pound cakes, washed and sliced strawberries, thawed the cool whip and made the pudding. I was ready to go:
I tried to make sure that the sides of the cup didn't get all icky as I filled the bottom. I started with pudding, then cake, then strawberries, then cake, cool whip, a few more strawberries and a little pudding for the top. I saved 15 small strawberries to use as a garnish. The morning of the shower I put a dollop of cool whip on the top and added the strawberries. They turned out very pretty and they were delicious. Just looking at these pictures makes me want to make them again. I did freeze the third poundcake, so maybe if you're invited to my house for dinner you'll have a strawberry parfait for dessert.
Yummy!
So, I had to go the regular store for pudding, milk and coolwhip. I went to Kroger, simply becuase it was on my way home rather than going to my preferred store, Giant Eagle. Once I had everything I needed I headed home to cook up a storm. I found some cool tall glasses at Kroger, so the parfaits looked good, but the "dishes" could be thrown away after. I decided to prep everything and then make the parfaits. I cut up two of the pound cakes, washed and sliced strawberries, thawed the cool whip and made the pudding. I was ready to go:
I tried to make sure that the sides of the cup didn't get all icky as I filled the bottom. I started with pudding, then cake, then strawberries, then cake, cool whip, a few more strawberries and a little pudding for the top. I saved 15 small strawberries to use as a garnish. The morning of the shower I put a dollop of cool whip on the top and added the strawberries. They turned out very pretty and they were delicious. Just looking at these pictures makes me want to make them again. I did freeze the third poundcake, so maybe if you're invited to my house for dinner you'll have a strawberry parfait for dessert.
Yummy!
1 comment:
these look delicious! nice pics of the prep through the final product. i LOVE the pampered chef mixing bowl. you rock, keep up the good work! i think your sense of humor and personality really come through in your writing. love it!
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