BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 23 Aug 21 - 08:37 AM

Eliza, that would be when an old fashioned outhouse way down the back would be a Good Thing!

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Senoufou
Date: 23 Aug 21 - 07:43 AM

Sandra, I have the same tastes as you it seems. I know I harp on about crumpets, but to counteract the calories, I usually have fruit after my main meal. Those enormous, sweet and delicious black cherries are in season here just now. I have half a dozen for dessert. Also my neighbour gave us some of those 'donut nectarines' (sort of flat things, very nice)
Husband, sadly, adores dates (medjoul ones) and will eat a whole packet in one go. After a Fiery Hot Horror curry (Scotch bonnet chillies and God knows what else) the effect a bit later is ...er... explosive and rather smelly.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Aug 21 - 07:35 AM

Aaaarrrgghh! F***ing HTML! Try again…

Spotted Dick - a real Spotted Dick made with suet and sultanas, not a sultana sponge cake - with a n extremely large dollop of Bonzo’s spoon-standing-up custard. A couple of spoonfuls of brandy butter on top wouldn’t hurt either.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Aug 21 - 07:33 AM

Spotted Dick - a real Spotted Dick made with suet and sultanas, not a sultana sponge cake - with a n extremely large dollop of Bonzo’s spoon-standing-up custard. A couple of spoonfuls of brandy butter on top wouldn’t hurt either.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 23 Aug 21 - 05:32 AM

Treacle pudding and custard - preferably with a consistency in which a spoon will stand up!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 23 Aug 21 - 01:26 AM

it's interesting to read what I posted 13 years ago -

I'm a savoury fan, not a sweet-tooth so my desserts are fruit - especially a fresh date or 2, yummy on their own, but sheer luxury covered with double cream, yum.
or strawberries, sultanas, fresh grapes, ripe pineapple, custard apples, kiwi fruit ...
Several weeks back I volunteered at a conference where the dinner finished with a small portion of rice pudding - barely sugared, with a slice of cooked apple & a few nuts on top - YUM! The organisers had over-catered so while we were cleaning up we had a few more, bliss! Then the next morning the remaining puds were brought out for morning tea, yum yum yum
One of our local vegan takeaway food shops makes a delicious black rice pud, with a layer of barely sugared white custard on top. fortunately I don't often pass their shop, or I'd be living on this heavenly pud.
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hmmmm, I haven't had fresh dates for a long time, nor have I had the black rice pudding, must add them to the next grocery list.

dinner last night was finished by the last of the cherries I froze a few months ago at the end of cherry season.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: JennieG
Date: 22 Aug 21 - 11:42 PM

We still have some of the pumpkin raisin bars with maple frosting made the other day, so that's what we'll be having.

Make my own pumpkin puree too......we can't buy tinned in Oz. It's very easy; just cut a large piece of pumpkin into chunks, leaving skin on, and roast in over for half an hour or so. No seasoning, no oil, no nothing, just unadulterated pumpkin. When it's soft and has cooled, skin is peeled off and flesh is pureed in food processor.

Most recipes seem to call for 1 cup puumkin so I measure 1 cup at a time into self-closing sandwich bags, squish out as much air as possible, and freeze. The air-squishing-out flattens the pumpkin, which makes it freeze quickly and also thaw quickly.

While visiting our Canaussian son in Canada we have tried pumpkin spice everything, and liked it, so I make it at home.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 22 Aug 21 - 11:17 PM

Am at beach where any flavor ice cream wirh any flavor fudge. Cookie butter with dark chocolate sea salt caramel.

But elsewhere, lava cake.

Sigh. Dreams, now...

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Aug 21 - 12:36 PM

Last evening after supper we were surprised with
beignets dusted with confectioner's sugar.
I ate too many of them.

You CANNOT stop at just one of those.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Joe_F
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 08:25 PM

Alas, my favorite desserts -- my mother's cheesecake, oldfashioned Christmas cookies, and candied grapefruit peel -- cannot be made in one day.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 01:20 PM

Speaking of brownies:

Heck-of-a-job Brownie

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Ed T
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 11:48 AM

Your mate

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bee
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 11:46 AM

Humble sweeties are my favourite.

Biscuit based strawberry shortcake with real NS fresh strawberries and real whipped cream.

Apple upside down biscuit.

Home made date squares.

Plain dates with old cheddar cheese.

My mother's cookie base/coconut, chopped maraschino cherries, sweetened condensed milk/chocolate icing squares!

But I wouldn't turn down cheesecake or cream puffs or napoleons...

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: MMario
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 11:43 AM

Carol - lots of Tiramisu doesn't have any chocolate at all.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bert
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 11:30 AM

Gulab Jamun

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 10:47 AM

Ha! Liz -- great name for what sounds quite tasty.

Thanks for a lovely laugh first thing in the morning.

BTW, when I was 3 and 4 years old, my family lived a block away from Liberace's mother's home in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- his childhood home.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 04:22 AM

I had blackberries and raspberries, covered over with pear and sloe jam (sorry, jelly), topped with Tuesdays failed wholewheat muffins crumbled up and baked in the oven til the crumbs went crispy.

Not really a queen of puddings (summer fruits with bread) or a fruit crumble (wrong sort of crumbs) so I called it Liberace - a crumbly old queen.

Served warm with creme fraiche, it were bloody lovely. (When it cools the jam should make it stick together)

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: CarolC
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 07:53 PM

We have those other Brownies here, too.

http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/june11-04/brownie.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 07:30 PM

I'm a savoury fan, not a sweet-tooth so my desserts are fruit - especially a fresh date or 2, yummy on their own, but sheer luxury covered with double cream, yum.

or strawberries, sultanas, fresh grapes, ripe pineapple, custard apples, kiwi fruit ...

Several weeks back I volunteered at a conference where the dinner finished with a small portion of rice pudding - barely sugared, with a slice of cooked apple & a few nuts on top - YUM! The organisers had over-catered so while we were cleaning up we had a few more, bliss! Then the next morning the remaining puds were brought out for morning tea, yum yum yum

One of our local vegan takeaway food shops makes a delicious black rice pud, with a layer of barely sugared white custard on top. fortunately I don't often pass their shop, or I'd be living on this heavenly pud.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 12:40 PM

Re the early post by Spaw-
New York cheescake- it doesn't have those damn ground up cookies at the base, but is cheesecake through and through.
Used to get is here, but has disappeared.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 12:30 PM

Actually, we often have berries over angel food cake topped with creme fraiche. It's approved by my dietician, in fact.

The others are to share. SHARE!

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 12:25 PM

Diabetics have just collapsed in a coma (or will, if they actually try to eat any of that, Rap. . . mind your diet! We want you around for a while longer!)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 12:13 PM

Summer pudding.
My homemade bread pudding with bourbon sauce.
Fresh, chilled blackberries over angel food cake with creme fraiche.
A pyramid of white chocolate filled with raspberries and whipped cream and sealed with a bit of sponge cake, served on a coulis.
Chocolate peanut butter cake with butter cream frosting (this is a no-egg recipe).
French vanilla ice cream drizzled with creme de menthe and creme de cacao.
Fresh, homemade, peach ice cream.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Becca72
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 12:09 PM

brownies


I like our version better, Paul...

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Paul Burke
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 12:03 PM

You'd get arrested over here if you had Brownies for dessert. So it's home made raspberry and mango ice cream.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 11:49 AM

Root beer float.

Ideally, made with Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean ice cream ~ lots of it ~ and any decent root beer. (I am a sucker for gourmet/microbrewry rootbeer/birchbeer/sarsaparilla, but usually resist the temptation to pay the extra freight).

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Becca72
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 11:01 AM

A warm brownie with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Donuel
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 09:39 AM

Plain Mousse, chicago style

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 09:00 AM

My many variations on bread pudding, tapioca pudding, hmmm...PUDDING! (Home made not out of a box.)

My shortbread.

CREAM PUFFS!!!

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Susu's Hubby
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 06:59 AM

nanner puddin.

Nuff said.



Hubby

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 06:45 AM

There's nothing to beat, Bread and Butter Pudding

JM

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 04:56 AM

Rhubarb crumble and custard. F*** the diet.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: artbrooks
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 09:09 PM

Beer...with some ale for seconds.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: CarolC
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 09:08 PM

I'd have tiramisu if I could, but I can't. I'm allergic to chocolate.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 08:59 PM

A big fluffy waffle with a couple of scoops of good vanilla ice cream topped with chopped walnuts and hot maple* syrup.

* (Being a southerner, I usually prefer cane syrup over maple, but not for this particular dish.)

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: frogprince
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 08:59 PM

My best girlfriend just made some luscious zuchinni bread; not too bad at all with a scoop of ice cream...

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: catspaw49
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 08:52 PM

I'd give my ass in hell for a really fine NY style cheesecake.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 08:48 PM

We have some left-over birthday apple pie here at the house. It also makes a very nice breakfast. :)

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 08:39 PM

Ya know, I like chocolate, but it's not my favorite sweet, nor my favorite dessert.

I'm really a sucker for caramel. And I love a good key lime pie (or a good -- hey, they're all good! -- pecan pie; come to think of it, a nice fruit pie with ice cream, or apple pie with blue cheese).

Carrot cake with lots of cream cheese frosting.

Flan, creme brulee...stuff like that -- yum!

For a light dessert, espresso Romano -- rub a wineglass rim with lemon peel and dip in sugar, then pour in dark rum and espresso. THAT'S a great ending to a meal!

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 08:05 PM

Had a wonderful half of a Canary melon.
Winter is a comin' on, so they won't be in the market much longer.

Cranberry apple nut crumble pie topped with vanilla ice cream for a late snack tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: Lox
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 07:19 PM

My daughter made chocolate muffins at school today!

She is the cleverest most talented ... (... etc etc etc for hours on end in gushing over the top languaage ... ) most beautiful child ...

Damn nice cakes!

Subject: RE: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 07:13 PM

J___E___L*L___Ohh

It wiggles and it jiggles, and you can suck it through your teeth.

Subject: BS: What should I have for dessert tonight?
From: lefthanded guitar
Date: 09 Sep 08 - 06:59 PM

What's your favorite? Mine usually involves something made with chocolate and/or coffee ice cream.

But I had a small bite of someone's birthday cake for lunch, so I'm not sure what to do for dinner. Should I go health-conscious and have some sort of whole wheat slat of bread slathered with rhubarb and olive oil? Nibble on some nuts dressed with romaine lettuce?
Skip it all together?

Or just lunge for the Oreos dunked in whole milk?