More Lemonade

Well, today was another one of those days where I had to make more "lemonade" like I did last week. As you have previously read it was our son's 9th birthday and I had great plans of making him a birthday cake. Well, I put the cake in the oven the same time as a roast and guess what? Yep, I forgot about the cake! As you can see below it was well done! Not burnt, just very well done!

When I pulled it out of the oven, I was at first aggravated with myself but then I had to laugh and ask, "Rachel, are you going to make lemonade or suck on the sour lemon?" So, I decided to make lemonade. And let me just say, it was some good lemonade too!
I knew I had cool-whip and jello to save the day so I put that on the back burner and the next morning ran to the local thrift shop to find some larger parfait glasses, well really wine glasses, but for this dessert they are parfait glasses.
Boy was I happy to find them for just .25 cents each at the Goodwill Outlet Center. I purchased 12 of them so I can make dessert at Easter with our family. They needed a good cleaning because they had the film that often gets on glass dishes.

Sitting next to my sink (of course in a pink dish) is the perfect

cleaning product to get that film off!

A few years ago my sister told me about Borax and how many things you can do with this amazing product! If you put a teaspoon in your dishwater or dishwasher your dishes will sparkle. Even that well done cake just wiped out of the pan when I let it soak for about 5 minutes. I love this stuff!!! To clean the glasses I filled the dishpan with with hot water, add about 1/4 cup Borax and let the glasses soak for about 15 minutes and they came out sparkling clean ready for a yummy dessert!

Now back to our dessert, I simply cut the middle of the cake into chunks and put 3-4 chunks in each glass. Then while the cook and serve pudding is still hot I poured it over the cake

One large box filled 5 parfait glasses.

Cover and place in the refrigerator till set and cool.

After cool, top with your favorite topping, for us it was cool-whip and pecans!

As you can see it was delicious!

I hope you will enjoy making lemonade when life

hands you some lemons too!

Homemade Chips

Remember that pot of delicious Taco Soup I made this week? I always serve it with sliced tortilla shells but this evening I wanted to try something a little different to give them a little kick. I decided to bake them and let me just say, I'll never serve them plain again!

Since I was going to serve them on soup I decided to slice them in bite size pieces and the pizza slicer does the job perfectly.

Next, drizzle with a little olive oil, just enough to coat the pieces. I like to mix with my hands so I can feel that all the pieces are covered.
Since I was serving with taco soup I seasoned the shells with taco seasoning. Sprinkle with your favorite spices or herbs then toss again. I also tried it with cinnamon sugar and served with ice cream! Oh, my goodness!!!!!
Broil for three minutes (but keep your eye on them because every oven is different) Toss gently then broil for another 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from oven and let cool.

They continue to crisp as they cool.

Don't you just love this thrift store deal! A stone pan for just $1.49!!!!

Serve with soup and enjoy!

So, how would you flavor your shells? I think next time I am going to try Parmesan cheese!