Trifle

[joycew]

I'd like to use my beautiful trifle bowl for something other than desert. Any suggestions? Thanks

[Mlasley]

For another type of food prep/serving or just something decorative to leave out? I would put it out with lemons and limes or pretty gourds and candles. A friend just started doing Southern Living at Home parties and the catalog had some really interesting decorating ideas using bowls or glassware.

[DoDoDurk]

A layered salad would look nice (ie. a seven layer
salad). Other salads, such as a broccoli and cauliflower
salad, would look nice as well.

During the Christmas holidays, I layer red and green
tissue paper in the bottom and have it overlap the top.
I fill it with kettle corn (dyed red and green) or any
other holiday treats I may be serving. This, of course,
would work at any holiday with corresponding colors
and snacks. :p

Looking forward to reading other responses! Thanks
for the post!:D

[joycew]

I was thinking of food, but I love the decorative ideas too. Thanks

[Chelle D]

Here is a recipe that I have been meaning to try from Epicurious. It looks like it makes a lot, so I need to wait until I have somewhere to take it or have a group over. I am sure it looks very nice in a trifle bowl as suggested. I have also seen many layered salads done in trifles that are good.




* Exported from MasterCook *

Layered Rice Salad With Red and Green Salsas

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Mexican Salads, non-leafy

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Rice
5 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups long-grain white rice
Green salsa
9 tomatillos -- * husked, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups chopped green bell peppers
3/4 cup chopped green onions (dark green parts only)
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons olive oil
Beans
2 cans black beans -- (15 ounce) drained, rinsed
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon onion salt
Red salsa
1 cup purchased medium-hot red salsa
2 cups chopped red bell peppers
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basi

For rice:Combine water, olive oil and salt in large saucepan. Bring to boil. Add rice. Return to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover saucepan and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Fluff rice with fork. Transfer to baking sheet and cool completely. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

For green salsa:Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

For beans:Mix beans, coriander and onion salt in medium bowl.

For red salsa:Mix purchased salsa, bell peppers, onion, parsley and oil in another large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Spoon 2 cups rice into 4-quart clear glass bowl. Spoon green salsa evenly over rice. Spoon another 2 cups rice evenly over salsa. Spread sour cream over rice. Spoon all but 1/4 cup beans over sour cream. Spread remaining rice over beans. Spread red salsa over rice. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup beans over salad. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Sprinkle with basil. Serves 12.

Source:
"Bon Appétit
December 1996"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 316 Calories; 8g Fat (23.8% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 50g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 9mg Cholesterol; 419mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : You'll need a big glass bowl or a trifle dish to show off the salad to its best advantage. An accompaniment to Chicken Chili Verde.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[DmOrtega]

Originally posted by Mlasley
...A friend just started doing Southern Living at Home parties and the catalog had some really interesting decorating ideas using bowls or glassware.

What are Southern Living at Home parties?

[Mlasley]

http://www.southernlivingathome.com/corporate/index.html

Sort of like a tupperware party but for Southern living decorative objects, cookbooks, etc.

[AvrilH]

Funny! I too was wondering what to do with my trifle bowl. I have settled on some crystallized fruits (plums and grapes to tie in to the plum couches in my living room) and am going to leave it out on my dining room table as a centerpiece.

[golden1225]

At Christmastime (when I'm not making a trifle) I put pretty glass balls in mine. I used to have some tiny battery-operated lights that I'd put in with them, but they died and haven't been able to replace them.
I've filled it part-way with water and floated candled in mine on occasion.
A friend of mine made a GORGEOUS dessert with jello. It was from an old 60s jello cookbook; she layered different color jellos on an angle and then topped it off with whipped cream (probably Cool Whip).
So pretty, and easy! Now that I think about it, there are lots of neat things you could do with jello in a trifle dish! Thanks for starting the thread joyce - I may just have to play with this!
:) :)

[vbak]

I have been using mine for the anti pasta bowl vegetable salad. It looks so pretty with all the veggies nestled in the bowl.

[dlaboriel]

I've used mine for Punch Bowl Cake.

[MISSINDI]

Originally posted by dlaboriel
I've used mine for Punch Bowl Cake.

Recipe?

[Beth]

Fruit salads look great in a trifle or any glass bowl. You could serve punch for a smaller gathering. Serve a chilled soup from it. Fill it with crushed ice to serve a smaller bowl of something that has to be chilled in the center of it (like caviar, boiled shrimp). Use it with small floating candles in a centerpiece.

I also bought the cakesicle pan from King Arthur, and I have been thinking that those would be fun made for a party and stuck into a bowl or container filled with something that could hold the sticks. Depending on the size of the trifle bowl, it could work for something like that at a birthday party.

[joycew]

I'm new to this board amd I just want to say that you're the best. You gave me so many wonderful ideas for my trifle bowl - I hope to eventually try them all. Thanks