Look! I am excited and making exclamations in all caps!
LOOK WHAT I MADE. Chocolate recipe found here but couldn’t resist doing a strawberry one when I found a Cheesecake pudding at the store. We added a layer of graham cracker crumbs to that one for the Cheesecake Effect.
These things are TRIFLES. And I’ve been pronouncing them TR(EYE)FULS. But I think they are actually pronounced TR(UH)FULS. Which makes me think I may have lost whatever cool kitchen points I earned while actually making them. What say you? How do YOU pronounce it? And would your host mispronouncing it negate any of the yummy factor of said dessert? No? GOOD! Come eat leftovers!
LOOK WHAT NIKKI DID! She grew out of her bike but I made her ride it anyway! I figure, if she’ll keep riding it without complaining (too much) then I’m going to try to put off buying another one until her birthday (October). Does that win me cheap-o Mom of the Year of WHAT? She rode 2.5 miles on Saturday and did GREAT. The only factor slowing her down was ME because I was carrying her 28lb brother in my hiking backpack.
LOOK WHAT WES DID! This has been a challenge at the playground for awhile. Being able to cross this entire contraption from the bottom of one side all the way up, and then back down to the bottom of the other side. His legs are still too short for the middle transfer, so I had to help him around that part, but other than that? HE DID IT! And then he wanted to do it AGAIN…and AGAIN…AND AGAIN…forever until we all died. THE END.
LOOK WHAT THEY GOT! Lego necklaces! They scored them at our Art Stroll which we have once a month downtown. So cute. I am going to figure out what kind of tool it takes to get that hole in those legos and I’m going to make some of these. They’re adorable! And the kids LOVE them, which means they were both broken by Sunday. I NEED TO MAKE BACKUPS. Any tips?
LOOK WHAT I MADE! What? I already told you that part? Well…I am a bit proud so I needed to at least show you another picture. And also tell you, if you do NOT own a Trifle dish? GO TO WAL-MART. I actually went there first because this looked like something they’d have for cheap and I was right. $7. Target had one for $20 and it wasn’t even as cute. It was too frilly looking, all curved and stuff. I got TWO of these for less than ONE of those. Target? You are my soulmate in many things, but this time I had to cheat on your for price and aesthetics. I apologize. You usually counter the price WITH the cute-factor, but this time? Not so much.
What did YOU do this weekend? And once again…how do YOU pronounce the word “TRIFLE”?
And also…in case you’re wondering…there is NO BEEF in either trifle.
Try-Ful I think.
Go Nikki!!! Chris (my OH) is cycling from Land’s End to John o’Groats in September which is just crazy lol.
You can get a tiny drill bit like a 2mm or something like that and that should do it
There was a craft stand at a craft fair me and my Mum went to and they had necklaces and earrings 
P.s. Not sure what relevance Chris cycling that far has to do with Nikki’s 2.5 miles it just pinged into my brain and I typed it so not helpful lol.
You’re saying it right, so extra cool kitchen points for the hostess
Truffles {tr- uh- ffles] are a fungus [mushroom] found at tree roots. I’ve never tasted them but don’t think they’d be as good as yummy trifles.
You are absolutely saying it correctly! Double points for you!
Truffles are a fungus or a small rich candy.
I got my trifle bowl walmart too! I love it!
i say TR(EYE)FULS and like other people have said, i am pretty sure the second way of saying it, is actually truffle. but those trifles look so good, and the lego necklaces are adorable!
TRY-ful. You’re right. My mum’s made one for Christmas every year since I was a kid and I’ve never heard anyone pronounce it differently!
I also say try-ful. I purchased by bowl at Wal-Mart also. Have you seen the miniature versions? LOVE. I can just imagine tiny trifle bowls with different versions of cake & pudding.
I pronounce it try-ful as well! I just used a crock pot to make mine, though. I thought about trying to find a bowl but was eh.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mixed-berry-trifle/detail.aspx
that’s the one I made… though I think next time I’m going to try to make it orange instead of lemon. Yours look prettier than mine did, though!! go Nikki and Wes!! That’s super exciting =D
aren’t they awesome?! you’re saying it right!
The Dremel tool is your friend. So easy to use and drill the tiniest holes in things.
I also say trifle with the “eye,” as in rhyming with rifle. The other way makes me think of the little delicious filled chocolate candies I make at Christmas…yum. Either way, it looks delicious however you say it! Awesome work… and I have to get myself to Wal-Mart for those bowls! I’ve NEVER seen them that cheap! Thanks for the tip.
I thought trifle was pronounced with the long i too. That’s how they said it on Friends.
I made my daughter keep riding her too small bike til their was an occasion to get her one too.
Pretty desserts! And yes, it’s TRY-ful.
Add me to the try-ful crowd, too. I’ve never tried (ha!) to make one, but those look fantastic!
So pretty! TR(EYE)FULS here.
They look so impressive…and so glad you left out the peas and beef layer.
I totally pronounce like you and we are from very different parts of the country – so I totally say you retained all of your awesome hostess cred!!
How was the cheesecake pudding? Was it satisfyingly cheescake-y tasting or a total disappointment?
It was cheesecake-ish. E ate it plain and he’s my local cheesecake expert and said that he could see the HINT of cheesecake in there, but mainly just rich vanilla. Glad we added the graham cracker crumbs to increase the illusion!
Looks like everyone else got the pronunciation for you. Those look yummy! I have a recipe for a trifle that I do every year for Thanksgiving. It has pumpkin pie mix and gingerbread cake and whipped cream and crushed ginger snap cookies and it is soooooo good! I love the trifle because it looks so much harder than it is to make! It really does make you feel like some kind of master chef!
I totally say it the same way as you–and I grew up in Dallas, now live in Indiana, and have heard others say it the same way. So its not just you or your region.
Loved the beef reference, my husband will joke about that when ever I make one as well!
Pretty & YUM!!
P.S. You’re right. It’s “TRY-FULL.”
http://goo.gl/40n6S
I have the same trifle bowl and yes, you are saying it correctly! It is definitely TRY-FUL! Yeah you! Those are AWESOME!
I always said Trifle like Sniffle…but apparently I was wrong.
No i feel more edu-ma-cated
LOL at the beef comment – as soon as I picture I was thinking “I wonder if she’s seen that Friends episode?”
BTW, I vote for “Tr(eye)ful”.
Doy… as soon as I SAW THE PICTURE I wondered about the Friends episode. Typing too fast!
The recipe I always use is similar and really easy too:
Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries Blueberries (whatever you like)
Make Lemon Pudding (2 boxes)
Mix a tub of Cool Whip with the Lemon Pudding.
Cube/tear up at Angel Food Cake
Then just layer it all and top with berries
Love the trifles! Somehow they just don’t get the play they deserve. Now you’ve got me jonesing…
You talked about getting the bowls cheaper and I just thought I would give you an alternate use for them since you’re talking about economy. I use my trifle bowls during the holidays and pack them full of glass Christmas ornaments and other lovely things to use as centerpieces and other decorations.
For what it’s worth…
You are absolutely correct…it is Tr(eye)ful. And they are yummy. I make a Death By Chocolate one with chocolate whipped cream. I will have to try out your Strawberry Cheesecake version.
My trifle dish looks just like that! “I mean, what’s not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good!”
I love making trifle desserts. My favorite is this one:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/easy-pumpkin-cream-trifle/detail.aspx
It is always a big hit whenever I make it! I’m going to try your chocolate one soon though
YUM!!!…AWW!!!…YIKES!!!…SO, SO CUTE!!!…YUM-YUM!!!…respectively.
My mom has made trifle for years, and we say ‘try-ful’.
We don’t make it quite the same though. We spread the cake with a fruit jam, then cut up the cake into small pieces. We layer these into a bowl with homemade whipped cream and an extra-large can of mixed fruits. Yours look very yummy!
I say try-full as well….but truffles are the fungus, yes, but then there’s chocolate truffles too, right? So what’s that about?