Summery Lemon Blueberry Dessert @DonnaFaz #Recipes #Food

There’s nothing more refreshing as a summer dessert than the combination of lemon and blueberry. This dessert is so easy, you won’t believe it. It’s so delicious, your family and friends will ask you to make it, again and again.

I used a 7 inch by 11 inch clear glass dish in which to assemble my dessert because the graham crackers fit very nicely in the bottom. If you don’t have a dish this size, simply use whatever you have, snapping the graham crackers into pieces that will fit into the bottom for the “crust.”

Summery Lemon Blueberry Dessert

2 boxes (2.9 oz) lemon “cook and serve” pudding
2/3 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel (optional)
4 cups water (divided)
1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip, thawed
10 graham crackers
1 pint fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried

1.    In a saucepan, stir together the dry lemon pudding mix, sugar, egg yolks, lemon peel, and 1/2 cup water until smooth. Make sure all of the pudding mix is well-incorporated. Add the additional 3 1/2 cups water and stir to combine. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until pudding comes to a boil and thickens. Set aside to cool.

2.    Add Cool Whip to the cooled pudding mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.

3.    Assemble your dessert: Line the bottom of a 7 inch x 11 inch oblong dish with 4 graham crackers. Top with half of the pudding, smoothing into an even layer. Top pudding with half of the blueberries. Add 4 more graham crackers, pressing down a bit so the crackers are in contact with the pudding. Layer on the remaining pudding and spread into an even layer. Top with remaining blueberries. Place remaining 2 graham crackers into a plastic baggie and crush into crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over the top of the pudding.

4.    Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to give the “crust” time to soften.

5.    To serve, cut chilled dessert into squares. Serves 8.


How Important is the Truth? @DonnaFaz #Quotes

Authentic communication relies on truth. Lies are easy and often more comforting than honesty; however, truth builds trust, and trust allows us to live in peace. Offering truth is treating others with dignity and respect. Here are some wonderful quotes about truth.

“Truth is like a lion; it needs no defense. Let it loose. It will defend itself.” ~St. Augustine

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~Buddha

“Truth is powerful and it prevails.” ~Sojourner Truth

“There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.” ~Leo Tolstoy

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.” ~Mark Twain

“A single lie discovered creates doubt in every truth.” ~Unknown

“Beware of the half-truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half.” ~Unknown

“If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you tell a lie, it becomes a part of your future.”  ~Unknown

“Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones.” ~Albert Einstein

“The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.” ~Gloria Steinem

“Hell is truth seen too late.” ~Thomas Hobbes

“The truth will set you free.” ~Jesus (John 8:32)

“Speak the truth even if your voice shakes.” ~Unknown

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ~George Orwell

“Truth costs nothing while a lie could cost you everything.” ~Unknown

“In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.” ~Dalai Lama

“Wisdom is found only in truth.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Do you have a favorite quote about truth?