is "hurry, before it expires". We had Eric's friends over this weekend for burgers to celebrate his birthday. I had some meat leftover and figured I'd use it another day. This morning I realized if I didn't make it today, it'd probably end up in the garbage. Then I thought about the vegetables I had in the refrigerator that were being neglected and decided on taco salads. I made the meat and accidentally added too much salt. No problem, I added a can of black beans to tone it down. So there's dinner. (Actually, I have a package of tortillas in the refrigerator but they're dated January 3rd... I don't know.)
All of this thought of the vegetables reminded me of the strawberries I bought. I picked up two containers, thinking I'd send one with Eric. Yeah, I forgot. So once I got the meat done, I started searching all over for something to make with these fresh strawberries. Everything sounded good but there was always one ingredient I was missing. Wait. I had a ready-made graham cracker crust in the pantry, cream cheese and although I didn't have Cool Whip, I had cream that needed whipping. That's it. I'd make my fluffy cheesecake mix and top it with the strawberries. And dessert was settled. I would like to note that I left it at this stage to chill in the refrigerator but there will be whipped cream dolloped on top when served. Yum.
And I should note that both of these images were taken with a real camera and not my phone. I'm totally productive today.
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