When God Gives You Lemons....Make TRIFLE!!

So...the long awaited recipe for the marvelous trifle that I made is finally here!!!
My mom was asked to help cater a bridal shower so of course I volunteered my culinary services. My assignment was dessert, and VOILA! the Vanilla-Lemon Trifle with Fresh Berries was born!! I know this looks super complicated but its actually pretty easy!

You will need a few things though....
-A trifle bowl
-Round tin pans to bake the cakes in
-Strawberries and blueberries
-Yellow cake mix
-Cool whip
-Lemon instant pudding

First off, you will probably want to make the cakes first (since this probably takes the longest to do). Pour the batter into 2 circle tin pans and let the cakes cool (or bake them the night before so they are ready to go the next day). The same thing goes for the lemon pudding- just follow the directions on the box and have it ready to go!
You might also want to put the frozen Cool Whip in the fridge the night before to defrost and be all nice and whippy for when you need to use it!
So now you are ready to assemble! I like to have multiple layers so I cut my 2 cakes in half by taking them out of the pans and using a long knife to circle around the cakes and divide them into 2. You might also need to trim the cakes a bit depending on the size of your trifle bowl.
1. Put 1 of the cake halves into the bowl
2. Spread a layer of the lemon pudding around the cake-make sure you have enough (but not tooooo much) so that you can see the layer from the outside of the bowl.
3. Cut your strawberries length-wise into slices and place them along the border. Then you can just throw the rest of the slices in the middle to fill it out
4. Put a layer of Cool Whip (same as you did for the pudding)
5. Now you are going to repeat all of this except put blueberries for the next layer.
6. For the last layer, you will do strawberries and then put enough Cool Whip to cover the top of the bowl.
I like to decorate the top with a little flower made of strawberries and blueberries.

DIG IN!!

'Tis the Season for Pumpkin Muffins!!!

Yummy Study Food

Studying for finals proves to be such a bore that all you end up thinking about is your stomach and what you're going to eat next. Well, during my latest study break, I ventured to the kitchen to whip up a delicious snack to help with the cravings and get me focused again.

Bananas Foster a la Study Break
Cut up one ripe banana into slices (but make sure its not too ripe)
Spray a frying pan with some cooking spray and pre-heat
Place the bananas on the pan and sprinkle with 1 and 1/2 Splenda packets, a little salt and drizzle some honey
Allow each side to cook until they reach a golden brown, or you can leave them on a little bit longer if you like them a little burned.

To make this even better, put it on a slice of bread with peanut butter or chocolate spread :)
So easy and soooooo good!!
Enjoy!!

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Salmon with Peach Sauce

So, I bought peaches thinking that I have been lacking my intake of fruits, and of course I was in no mood for peaches.  The peach was about to go bad, so I placed it in my freezer.  The entire day I was thinking to myself what can I make with peaches, and then it came to me, salmon with peach sauce.  Here is what I did.

Directions:
1 frozen peach
1 personal salmon
salt and pepper
teriyaki sauce

Dice up the frozen peach and cook the fruit in a pan until the peach is completely melted.  Add the salt, pepper, and a dash of teriyaki sauce for flavor.  Add the salmon to the pan and allow it to slowly cook.