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Sweet Times with Swiss Rolls & Strawberries
‘This one smells like strawberry.” Lusy Garcia Helen @ Tartlette posted about dried strawberries & macarons, & it transported me back to remininsencing about the good days we enjoyed with strawberries this past Spring. There’s something about this berry that draws you to it. I want to grab a handful & enjoy them, but they also cast a spell on me. Can’t just eat them as is … got to do more.They’re done for the season here, but I had a couple of last things I did with them. This is one of them, & there’sne moreore, a meringue slice cake, that’s the last one! Of course, had they been…
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BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIES WITH WHIPPED MASCARPONE
“You have to ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Strawberry season is setting in here. Yes, it’s winter & still quite cold, but this is when we begin to see strawberries entering the market. Steeply priced, but far too tempting to turn away from, I bought a box to see what I could do with them. I also stumbled upon some locally made mascarpone cheese & my heart skipped a beat. You see most mascarpone we get here is imported & exorbitantly priced. I was thrilled to find a local variety & bought 2 tubs. Bought some goat cheese & fresh mozzarella too.…
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Strawberries in a Trifle … Quite Literally So!!
“That most wonderful object of domestic art called trifle…with its charming confusion of cream and cake and almonds and jam and jelly and wine and cinnamon and froth.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Dressed up with grated chocolate, melted chocolate, sliced strawberries & fresh mint leaves! I made these in dessert cups with the leftover sponge that I had frozen. Simple & effective, a rocking good dessert in one of our favourite combinations this season…‘Chocolate & Strawberry’!! Ready in minutes, with nothing very involved, this is indeed a whimsical way of using left-overs!! A hearty trifle for Valentines… The word “trifle” comes from the old French term “trufle,” and literally means something…
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STRAWBERRIES ON A ROll…Nice ‘n’ Light Dessert
On the STRAWBERRY: “Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did.”Dr William Butler, 17th century English writer STRAWBERRY SWISS ROLL A delicious & light dessert which I made a while ago when I wasn’t quite camera crazy & ‘blogged on’. It was loved by everyone; am waiting to see strawberries back this season to make it again. The gateau has this lovely fresh flavour, and the vibrant look enhances the great taste!! Pretty simple and straightforward, this can be made in a day in advance. Keep it covered if you choose to make it the day before. Ingredients:Eggs – 2 Powdered Sugar – 2/3 cup…
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PAB on Free Strawberries iPhone App
Free Strawberries iPhone App The California Strawberry Commission launched its free STRAWBERRIES iPhone app. The app offers a collection of more than 50 hand-selected strawberry recipes from some of the most popular food bloggers and chefs from around the web. Strawberries are among the healthiest foods in the world and the STRAWBERRIES app demonstrates a range of traditional recipes such as strawberry shortcake to more exotic dishes like strawberry ceviche and strawberry dumplings. Strawberry Recipe App is available now for free download here: More than 50 recipes, categorized by dish type. Access your favorite recipes – and shopping lists – in the kitchen, at the store, or anywhere! Share recipes…
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Delicious 4 Ingredient Blueberry Cheesecake… smooth, indulgent, rich & simple
4 Ingredient Blueberry Cheesecake … smooth, indulgent and rich, this might be the simplest and most yum no bake blueberry cheesecake you’ll ever make! Inspired by my just too delicious 4 ingredient eggless no bake mango cheesecake, this blueberry version with no agar agar, no gelatine and no cornflour always turns out fabulous! Believe me, it’s quite the perfect recipe. The icing on the cheesecake is literally the blueberry chocolate ganache. It makes the petite dessert look pretty and taste pretty special too! I absolutely love creating desserts with a pop of natural colour and berries are always inspiring. There’s just so much you can do with blueberries in dessert.…
