Well my favourite dessert is tapioca, I have forgotten how to make it and hope that some different recipes will be posted.
I hosted a somewhat impromptu dinner party last night, and was not 100% prepared. I made some appetizers, but, halfway through dinner realized that I'd neglected to plan anything for dessert.
When the idea hit me, my company were quite thrilled with the idea of trying broiled grapefruit. What a hit on a cold winter day, after a heavy meal of lasagna. Halved, topped with dark brown sugar, and broiled until bubbling, the slightly syrupy treat was very palette cleansing.
One of the restaurants on Gabriola Island served something like this a few years back when we lived on that island. I liked it. If I remember right, they sprinkled the grapefruit halves with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter before the broiling. I always meant to try it at home but I never have.
There is probably nothing better for a clean, fresh, palette cleanser as you say, but my baser side tries to emerge throw on a glop of whipped cream.....;-)I skipped the butter simply because I've been trying to cut down on the added calories, and the sugar is plenty in and of itself IMO. And wanting a bit of a palette cleanser, I didn't really feel the need for the spices either, but, a touch of cinnamon and cloves would be lovely.
Go with the tapioca cream like someone else said. It's the best.I like tapioca but I've only ever used the standard recipe from the package. My wife does a different one. I'll try to get the recipe.
My Dad used to call it "fish eyes and glue"....:smile:
PINEAPPLE DELIGHT
1 1/2 cups icing sugar any recipe graham wafer crust
2 eggs whipping cream (whipped)250 ml
1/2 c. butter
1 tin crushed (and drained) pineapple
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Spread over cooked graham wafer crust. Next, add layer of whipped cream, then a layer of pineapple. Save a little of the crumbs from the base and sprinkle them on top of the pineapple (looks nicer).
9 X 10 pan
banana and chocolate bread pudding.
I don't exactly have a recipe but what I do is look up a recipe for bread pudding which uses croissant, and then add a couple of bananas and some dark chocolate, cut into big chunks.
No - the only thing cooked is the crust. I know there are raw eggs in there but you do keep it cold and serve it cold. I've eaten this dessert for about 35 yrs. and I'm okay. I guess if you were really uptight about the eggs you could always just use the whites and double up but the taste might be a tad different. I've never hurt anyone and I've never had any left overs. As I recall, I found this recipe on the back of a white sugar package. Try it. It's always a winner.Sounds interesting. Just one thing. Do you cook the eggs, butter, and sugar layer?