We've been becoming more and more diligent about the saving money/decreasing our debt lifestyle over the past few months. Part of this has been determining exactly how much we can spend to feed a family of four (two of which are growing boys).
One of the places that we've saved money is on dessert. There are plenty of elaborate desserts out there, but many aren't good for our health - or they aren't good for our waistlines - or they are just plain expensive when we need four servings every night.
So, we've been having Jello with Cool Whip each night. The boys take turns helping me make the jello after dinner the night before, and then they get to choose the flavor for the next night. I serve them in special dessert glasses (that Husband found for $1.00 each) and that makes it seem so fancy when I put sprinkles on top.
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(As a side note - I save money by purchasing the holiday sprinkles AFTER the holiday when they are less than a quarter a pack. The boys think it's hilarious to have Christmas sprinkles in February and Valentine's Day sprinkles in April!)
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For Sunday night dessert, however, I found a great deal at the grocery store (not as great as 33 cents for a box of Jello, but close). Kroger had the tiny, individual shortcakes on sale for 89 cents for four. Last night I warmed strawberries and we had strawberry shortcakes with Cool Whip and sprinkles.
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It was delicious! B-10 didn't enjoy the strawberries, so he had a peach shortcake with the leftover peaches we had. It was such a wonderful treat!
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Tonight it's lime Jello (B-10 helped make it last night).
~Lone Butterfly )i(
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