I second this, or even those Pirolines (sp?). Itās amazing how well either of those go with coffee (or ice cream) for a simple and elegant dessert. Depending on your company, they will also be surprised, as both of thosre typically fall in the āseen but never thought to buy for myselfā category.Fruit is always a good choice, or you could buy some Biscotti at the local bakery or grocery store, which is yunmmy with coffee.
Oh yes! I love them, especially the Hazelnut ones:extrahappy: !!
Another dessert made with strawberries and angel food cake is to take a 12 oz. carton of Cool Whip (use the lite kind), 2 containers of strawberry yogurt (you can use the lite yogurt) and mix them together. Then mix in some cut up fresh strawberries. Then cut up an angel food cake into pieces and mix that in. Put it all in a pretty dish, smooth out the top, and decorate with fresh strawberries. A very pretty, tasty, low-fat, low cal dessert.Oh what a yummy pie.
But you are correct. Fruit is not much of a dessert. Fruit also can be more expensive then a cake or pie. If you want to do both - get some angel food cake, frozen strawberries and whipped cream.
Itās light and sweet and satisfies most people.
Thanks for the advice, everyone!Are there any leftovers? Could you send some our way? That Bruschetta sounds good!Okay, hereās how it went!
Two of the girls didnāt show (actually, one of them didnāt know until TODAY that she was invited! I thought someone was going to tell her! so she had classes) so it was my roommate and I and two others.
Hereās the menu: Bruschetta, some with goat cheese and sundried tomatoes and basil, some with oil, sea salt and rosemary;
Caesar salad;
warmed-over lasagna with extra sauce on top (it wasnāt quite warm enought, but still tasty);
French press coffee & chicory with Piroulines (they are called that, I just didnāt know until now).
The best part? My roommate is doing the dishes!
Man! Itās amazing how a little of the current āfashion foodā will do to kick up the tone of a dinner. Good going with the bruschetta! I think Iāll try that this weekend. A friend of ours is just home from rehab after breaking a hip and weāre doing āmeals on wheelsā for her and her husband. Theyāll like the bruschetta!Okay, hereās how it went!
Two of the girls didnāt show (actually, one of them didnāt know until TODAY that she was invited! I thought someone was going to tell her! so she had classes) so it was my roommate and I and two others.
Hereās the menu: Bruschetta, some with goat cheese and sundried tomatoes and basil, some with oil, sea salt and rosemary;
Caesar salad;
warmed-over lasagna with extra sauce on top (it wasnāt quite warm enought, but still tasty);
French press coffee & chicory with Piroulines (they are called that, I just didnāt know until now).
The best part? My roommate is doing the dishes!
Good job:thumbsup: ! The menu sounds perfectly delicious! I guess you wonāt need our advice anymoreOkay, hereās how it went!
Two of the girls didnāt show (actually, one of them didnāt know until TODAY that she was invited! I thought someone was going to tell her! so she had classes) so it was my roommate and I and two others.
Hereās the menu: Bruschetta, some with goat cheese and sundried tomatoes and basil, some with oil, sea salt and rosemary;
Caesar salad;
warmed-over lasagna with extra sauce on top (it wasnāt quite warm enought, but still tasty);
French press coffee & chicory with Piroulines (they are called that, I just didnāt know until now).
The best part? My roommate is doing the dishes!
Every one loves strawberry shortcake! Just take your normal biscuit recipe, add about a half a cup of sugar (more if youāre like me!Well, we all had a semester at Rome where fruit was all we got for dessert except Sundays and holidays, so I think everyone is used to it (all girls, yes). Iām not thinking of āhere, have an appleā but artistic strawberries or the like. (Very vague and a bit pompous! I mean āIāll see what i can find that is tasty, and make it look pretty too.ā) I donāt really want to buy a cake, it goes against my principles (they are not against cake, but against buying something you could make yourself and it would be fresher and have fewer preservatives and also cheaper and more entertaining). But if someone has a recipe for a cake thatās not too rich and maybe 1 layer I could do that.
Sure, Iāll take your minestrone recipe, Dulcissimaā¦ I was thinking I might get in the habit of lasagna-making
), and dump the whole thing into a greased round cake pan, or square pyrexā¦ bake at about 450 for 10 mins, then keep checking it. Sprinkle sugar over the top if you like before you bake itā¦ thatās yummy! Then serve warm if possible with the strawberries that have been sliced and sugared and refrigerated, and either buy whipped topping or make it yourselfā¦ It will take at least a couple pounds of strawberries to satisfy all yāall though, prolly.