Red, White, and Blue Bundt Cake

Yes, I know, I'm a day late on the red, white, and blue, but I have a good excuse (sort of). I didn't really have access to a computer yesterday so better late than never!  Actually rather than being a day late, you could also consider it 364 days early!!!  =)

 Happy Birthday/ Fourth of July, America!!!

The Ingredients

Trust me there is a layer of white in there.

Roses are red, Violets are blue.
I love to show off my red, white, and blue!

The reddish-pink sort of ruined it. =/

And here's the recipe.
I'm now officially done with red, white, and blue recipes.  And I'm off to try some east coast recipes.  I may even invite a few guest bloggers too.  Stay tuned!

BTW, I hope you had a chance to see some fireworks this week.  I saw a lot and from a really good seat too. Flying over fireworks was amazing!!!

GB2- God Bless, Go Bake!!!

July 4th Ideas

This recipe was created by a teenager too, not me, another teenager.

America's Independence Day (Fourth of July, July 4th) is coming up soon which means there's going to be a lot of red,white, and blue around here...along with fireworks! I'm going to have a great seat for the fireworks this year...in an airplane flying over our nation's capital on my way to visit Grandma!!!



There's no way I could make ALL of these desserts but here are some ideas...

Searched Pintrest for "Easy 4th of July recipes" and this image came up at least 6 times.

Amazingly impressive, but it takes some time.

Easy and great for kids of all ages, even if you're a kid at heart. 

I was recently interviewed on one of our family friend's blogs, Around the Table. The usual subject is family meal times, but this interview talks about our family at mealtime, chores, and how I started this blog. You should check it out!!!

 

GB2- God Bless, Go BAKE!!!

Red, White, and Blue Parfaits

Do you know that part of you, you know the adventurous part, ready to do anything at any time? The part that wants to jump out of an airplane or go skydiving...OR...that adventurous part that wants to make a parfait. Trust me it was exciting!

The Ingredients

We're on a roll here (no pun intended).

Plan B: I have no blueberry preserves in the house, so I mix up some stuff, and hope for a miracle.

This right here is a small miracle. When I'm in a rush (and hungry), I usually delete food items that I don't like and throw in what I do like into the recipe. The Results: Iffy.

This recipe was found in a Woman's Day magazine.
I used cream cheese instead of ricotta cheese.  It was a little strange, but I got used to the taste.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
3 Tbsp. blueberry preserves
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed
1/4 cup graham crackers crumbs
3 blueberries (garnish, optional)

Directions:
1. Combine cheese, sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Spoon 1 Tbsp, preserves, 2 Tbsp. blueberries, half of the cheese mixture and 2 Tbsp. graham cracker crumbs into a parfait glass.
2. Repeat layers. Top with remaining preserves and blueberries.


I don't know about you guys, but I'd rather make this than go jump out of a plane, or I'd rather be a baker that tells the occasional punny/funny joke than go skydiving. 


In case you haven't noticed yet, I haven't posted anything in a week. =0 But I do have a very good excuse. I'm on a week(ish) long road trip and attended a wedding which was absolutely gorgeous, not to mention the scrumptious dessert at the reception!!! 

GB2 - God Bless, Go Bake!