Party Panache, Tiramisu Jars

the Painted Apron

7 years ago

I have never been superstitious about Friday the 13th, but last Friday was frightful!

DD and her family arrived for a Spooky Visit to celebrate her birthday

Which wasn’t frightful, but delightful!

HH & I had the menu planned, the groceries bought, and some of the food already made,

We were all set!

DD doesn’t like cake, but she loves Tiramisu so I made a jar version, in perfect serving sizes

DD brought us some mail from our other house, including a bill from the water company

It’s usually $30-$40 a month, so when HH saw the amount due was $170, we knew we had a problem…

and sure enough the water meter was spinning like a child’s toy…

We called the Water Company and they came right out

“You need a plumber, you have a leak in the main line…”

We got a plumber to come out that afternoon…”we can’t find the leak until we start digging, and you’ll probably have to replace the main line $$$…of course, it might be your sprinkler system, but we aren’t allowed to touch that…”

That night the kitchen sink backed up while doing the dishes, AGH!

We got another plumber to come out Saturday and he did fix the problem fairly quickly…can you say popsicle sticks…

Sunday after DD left, we were washing sheets and towels, and I say we, because HH actually loves to do laundry!

I am seriously spoiled…

BUT, the washing machine broke, as in moaned and groaned, and basically said, I’ve had it!

So Monday morning we’re dreading a torn up driveway, when our sprinkler guy shows up and discovers that the leak is in the sprinkler system

Good news!

We don’t have to tear up driveway and the sprinkler system can be turned off and fixed anytime before next spring

We were feeling so much better, leak problem solved, sink fixed, and thanks to the magic of a computer keyboard we had a new washing machine scheduled for delivery

“Didn’t you just put water in the pool?”

“Yes, and NG put some in on Saturday…”

“I wonder why it needs water again?” 😳

“Oh no!! 😱 Seriously?? Now we have a leak in the pool?”

Just so you know, life at the beach is not always paradise…

But it’s nothing that a Jar of Tiramisu can’t fix!

Tiramisu Jars

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword dessert in a jar, easy dessert, Tiramisu

Prep Time 10

Servings 6

Equipment

1/2 pint jars

Ingredients

4 oz Mascarpone cheese
4 oz Cream cheese
1/4 c Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 cup Kahlua or very strong coffee*
8 oz. Cool Whip thawed, divided
Milano dulce de leche Pepperidge Farm Cookies or any cookie of choice
Mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Beat cheeses with sugar, vanilla and Kahlua. Fold in 1/2 of cool whip. Break cookies in 2-3 pieces. Begin layering by adding 2 spoonfuls cream cheese mixture to bottom of jar, then cookies and repeat. Top with a dollop of reserved cool whip and mini chocolate chips. Put lids on jars and refrigerate up to 1 week.
Makes 6 1/2 pint jars

Notes

*Note: you can dip your cookies in coffee if desired. I tried submerging them in coffee for a minute or two and they completely turned into mush, so experiment a little to see how your cookie will do. I opted to leave the coffee out so my cookies would not get too soft when refrigerated for several days.