Wednesday is for creative cooking

[wiseheart]

Aka: how to combine leftovers to produce a full meal. *g*

Well - I decided that the shortcut pastry that beat me yesterday wasn't worth the stomach ache it caused and simply scratched out the filling and warmed it up for lunch, throwing the concrete-like crust away. What can I say, the filling was yummy!

Then I took out one portion of the sliced-up leathery Swiss roll and cut it into tiny little pieces. I also saved the leftover strawberries that were already in death's door and cut them up, too. Then I made red jelly and poured it over the whole thing, successfully cooked the chopped strawberries a bit, so that they'd last another two days or so. When the jelly cooled down, I added a bit of Cremequark, mixed with sweetener, lemon juice and vanilla extract.

This was the result:



And let me tell you, it is fantastic! I foresee at least another four portions of highly creative not-trifle being made from the rest of the leathery sponge!

Other than that, I've made some thoughts about my next project, which will be a birthday gift for Theo (Little Emma's big brother). It will be a children's cookbook, as he likes to help when Mum or Grandma are baking. I've finally found a sturdy enough ringbook in my craft cupboard, and selected some funny-looking craft paper to decorate it. As for the recipes, I've got an actually existing children's cookbook, of which I can take some recipes (not too many, as they aren't all too useful), and then, of course, there's always internet research. ;)

The weather behaved itself today: it was cool yet sunny. Typical, as I don't have to leave the house today. I'm sure the rain will be back, just in time when I go out to the supermarket tomorrow.

Comments

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

You can bet that rain will hit tomorrow again! Seems that strawberries are at death´s door very quickly, I bought mine tyesterday and had to cast away half of them today. A cooking book for young ones is what will keep them cooking when they get older. Splendid idea for a birthday present!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'm so fed up with this early November!

[meathiel]

Your thrown together dessert looks/sounds yummy.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It is. Dangerously so. *g*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Your trifle looks really good. (I think the best one I ever made was to use up some over-baked chocolate brownie — the impromptu trifle is the best trifle!)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree! Not to mention it keeps one's creative juices flowing. *g*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Go you with the creative cooking.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Needs must, my friend. ;))

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Your trifle looks delicious. I love the sound of a cookbook for Theo. Hope the weather warms for you.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The stupid part is: it's a lot warmer in the outside. I went out today and found that I had totally overdressed. The weather is pleasant enough when you're out of the house but not warm enough to warm up the house itself. *sigh*

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Your not-trifle sounds yummy. Trifle is my favourite desert but, living alone, it's difficult to get ingredients in small enough amounts to make.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Actually, you can freeze sponge cake very easily. So, if you make or buy a small one, you can cut it into even smaller portions, wrap them in tinfoil and put them into a plastic bag, and they'd keep for months. So you can take out one portion at a time and have your mini-trifle whenever you want. That's what I did anyway.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

Hope the weather holds. The left-overs trifle looks delicious!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

As curiouswombat put it: improvised trifles are the best. :)