Kirsten M. Walker

Angel Food Trifle

Ingredients

1 large angel food cake

For the custard:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

For the glaze:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons Jell-O strawberry or orange gelatin
1 cup water
2 cups fresh strawberries, cut in 1/2 (if berries are extra large, they can be cut into quarters)
(Or…2 cups mandarin oranges drained)
Save a few whole fresh strawberries or a few orange slices for garnish.

Directions
Slice cake, using a serrated knife, horizontally into 3 equal layers.

For the custard:
Mix together cream cheese, condensed milk, and whipped topping in a bowl; set aside.
(Color with a few drops of food color if you wish, I used mandarin oranges so made it a light orange)

For the glaze:
In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, and gelatin; add water. Cook stirring over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Fold in strawberries or oranges.

For assembly:
Place 1 layer of cake in a large clear bowl. Top with a layer of glaze, followed by a layer of custard mixture. Repeat layering in this order for remaining cake, glaze and custard. Top cake with 3 whole fresh strawberries or oranges.

My son-in-law’s mom Susan and I at Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale Restaurant on Mother’s Day.

A cake someone secretly snuck into Coffee Hour at church.

I vowed last fall to NOT spend every afternoon and every weekend this year planting flowers, digging up flowers, transplanting bushes, snipping limbs, mowing, repotting, mulching and so forth. Sure.  As I tried to sit for 20 min. the other day and enjoy an afternoon cup of coffee and quiet my mind, I ended up pruning 6 rose bushes. So here are some photos of the beautiful flora and fauna already emerging this spring in my yard.

You don’t have to type in wordpress after my initials any longer. Thank-you Brian Hourigan of Younique Technologies! And Alan Walker of Walker Solutions, Inc. of course!

Standing on line to purchase 3 undergarments at Kohl’s I waited while a woman in front of me went through one item at a time, ringing it up, using a coupon, trying to figure out whether if she bought one more thing or not she would get more cash back, then voiding the sale, then adding something on, etc. 15 minutes. Other register open with 4 on line. Finally, my turn and I handed the cashier my 3 items.

C: “Hello, how are you today?”
Me: “Fine.”
C: “Will you be using your Kohl’s charge today?”
Me: “No. I’m paying cash.” (I hold out my cash for her to see.)
C: “Do you know that if you use your charge today you can save an additional 10%?”)
Me: “Yes.”
C: “Do you have a Kohl’s charge?”
Me: “No.”
C: “If you open a Kohl’s charge today you will get 10% off and great coupons in the mail and in our flyer.”
Me: “I do not want to open a Kohl’s charge, thank-you.”
C: “And you’ll be paying for this purchase with cash?”
Me: “Yes, please.” (I hand her the cash.)
C: “Would you like to give me your email so you receive emails about our sales?”
Me: “No.”
C: “Can I have your zip code please?”
Me: “No, I’d rather not.” (I get an incredulous look from her. Does she know I do not have to give her any information? All she needs is my money.)
C: “Here is what you saved today.” (Circling the amount that automatically prints out on the receipt in bold type like perhaps I won’t see it.) “If you call this number” and she points to the phone on the bottom “or go online and complete our survey, you could win a prize” and she underlines that. “thank-you and have a nice day, come back soon.”
Me: “Thank-you, you too.” Still smiling but about ready to scream.

I will shop ONLINE rather than stand on line any day!