Saturday, May 25, 2019

Up To My Elbows In Jello!!!

That would NOT be the kind of jello we RV'ers speak of.  Although I did spend quite a bit of time in the jiggly stuff while in Nevada trying to get back to California.  THIS jello is the lovely sugar free diet friendly kind made by lots of people every day.

Thank you to readers Dave and Patsy, it's ALL YOUR FAULT!!  The recipe was on a sticky note on the counter.  I read it three times before I went to the grocery store.  When I returned, it had somehow disappeared.  Yes I dug through the now-full-of-greasy-chicken-bones trash can, to no avail.  Surely I can remember such a simple recipe.

I made the jello .... raspberry flavor ... and stuck it in the fridge to set up.  I was sure all I had to do then was whip it together with cream cheese and cream.  Easy peasy.  Unfortunately, that was not the case.

The second those beaters hit that jello, it went flying in all directions.  I'm pretty sure I will never get that red stuff off the ceiling.  It was all over the front of my white shirt, leaving a nice polka dot impression.

Apparently I didn't let the cream cheese soften quite enough, because soon there were lots of white dots to match the red.  WHAT A MESS!!!  Adding the watery cream didn't help matters at all.  This picture is NOT mine.  My bowl of deliciousness doesn't look anything like this.  In fact, I chose NOT to show you a picture in case you threw up!!  How in the world do they get it to look this nice?

I finally stuck it back in the fridge after beating it to death.  I spent the next hour cleaning up the mess all over the ceiling, walls, floor and every single item sitting on the counter.  This stuff better taste good!!!
In the end, after doing a load of laundry with lots of bleach, it was rather tasty ... the perfect thing to quench my sweet tooth.  I still have quite a problem with the aftertaste of things, even if they say it is all plant based.  That minerally taste is hard to get past, unlike ice cream that leaves a wonderful taste in your mouth.

To be honest, when I went to the store, I had in mind to pick up a nice big piece of cake and sing happy birthday.  It was probably a good thing it wasn't on my list.  I didn't remember to buy it.

There was no celebration other than I was happy to get the kitchen mess cleaned up.  Instead, I spent the day working on this donation quilt for friend Shirley in Arizona.  Those red squares are a plaid material.  I will never work with plaid again as long as I live!!  I was as looney as the loons when I finished sewing those squares together.
With no cake in sight, I decided to fix a nice dinner and use REAL plates.  Yes it does resemble the jello somewhat, but it's very delicious tuscan chicken with sun dried tomatoes, spinach and cream over chicken.  I may have to make THIS one more often.  
I had the jello for dessert, keeping my eyes mostly closed to I didn't have to look at it.  Every once in awhile I got a nice chunk of cream cheese.  I think I'll look up that recipe on the web and get more detailed directions.  I don't want to be up to my elbows in jello again!!!


11 comments:

  1. Belated Happy Birthday Nancy.
    Hope your next attempt at the Jello works out better.
    The Quilt does look nice.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  2. Marcia puts the soften cream cheese (6 oz) and the whipping cream (1/4 cup) in blender and mix, THEN add the set jello into the blender, THEN she puts this into the container you made the jello in and she uses a immersion blender and whip it up real good, then let it set again for a few hours. (This is for two small boxes of jello) Raspberry, one of my favorites!

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    1. I knew you would tell me how to do it correctly!! That Marcia, she's a smart cookie!! Raspberry is my favorite too!!
      Thank you for the birthday wishes.

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  3. This is completely off topic if you get a chance watch this video
    Where the main video is playing if you look on the right hand side you'll see related videos as to how this was put together what's really interesting is listen to the voice and tell me if the man ever gets excited

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Thvbp0rPo

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    1. That is a very cool video!! It's funny how every mule has it's own personality. You have to position them according to their personality and how brave they are, not to mention the last six that pull all the weight.

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  4. OK here comes the band 🎷🎺🎸🎻🥁 An what would it be without the dancing girls 🤸‍♂️🤾🏻‍♀️🏄🏽‍♀️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️Happy birthday 🎂 🎤Happy birthday to you 🎊. now does that mean you're. Minus or plus 55
    And by the way the cake is not sugar-free sugar-free yuck

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    1. LOL I'm not too hot on sugar free cake either. Into everyone's life lots of sugar must fall!!

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  5. Deep bowl. Deep bowl. Just keep repeating that to yourself before you start the mixer.

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    1. I admit, the bowl wasn't quite deep enough, but in my defense, I had no idea it would fling everything OUT of the bowl. Deep bowl ..... got it!! LOL I love your sense of humor!

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