Remembering September 11, 2011

Here's a recipe that capture the American Red, White, and Blue:
Red Velvet Cupcakes - Red, White, and Blue

"...Blessed be Your name

On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name"

Oreo Ice Cream Dessert

Amy, Brittany, and I made this dessert when Molly and her family invited us over for dinner last week! See, I still manage to do some cookin' out here :)

I first got this recipe from Anneke Andersen... her family and our family love it and it is a staple at lots of birthday parties... Hope you like it!


Ingredients:
1 pkg. of Oreos (double stuffed or reduced fat are good)
1/2 stick of butter, melted
1 box of ice cream (low fat, slightly thawed)
1 jar of hot fudge (warmed up)*
1 container of cool whip (sugar free works great)


Directions:
Crumble/crush all of the Oreos. Mix 3/4 of your Oreos with the melted butter (save the other 1/4 of Oreos for topping). Then spread the buttered Oreos on the bottom of the pan. Unfold the sides of the ice cream box so you can slice the ice cream, covering the Oreos with ice cream completely (or if your ice cream is too soft to cut, then just plop it on and spread the ice cream over the Oreos, covering completely). Next, take your warm hot fudge and spread all over the ice cream. Spread the cool whip on top of the fudge, and finally, sprinkle the top with the leftover Oreo crumbles. 
Cover with foil (or a lid that won't touch the topping) and freeze for at least 2 hours to get the ice cream solid again. If you keep it in the freezer longer than that, take out of freezer 15 minutes before serving so you can cut into it nicely. 


* a twist: if you really like peanut butter, put a layer of peanut butter on top of the ice cream, underneath the hot fudge... yum!