Dessert help
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Topic: Dessert help
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Subject: Dessert help
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:17am
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Does anyone have an amazing dessert that I can steel the recepie for? Something easy that travels well. Am off to a dessert and desperate housewives night tonight, and we always have the same things, ice cream and frozen yoghurt and chocolate.
Any ideas appreciated ------------- "> 
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Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:27am
Lemon meringue pie? I think it's easy (from what I can remember)...and since you have the entire day off work to puddle about, I'm not going to give you the recipe on principle (and I also don't have it at work with me ...obviously  )
Mmmmmm ....lemon meringue pie 
Remind me to give you my chocolate brownie recipe for next week - it takes all of about 15 mins to put together, 30 mins in the oven, and then you have the most magical brownies on the face of the earth! ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:28am
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Also, I'm bored, and you're a tart for taking the day off!
------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:41am
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well I am at home for now so can try and keep you a little entertained ------------- ">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:42am
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oh and my idea of making lemon meringue pie involves getting into the car and making a trip to the cheesecake shop. ------------- ">
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Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:48am
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You wuss! Homemade is so much better! ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:49am
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I actually do have a recepie for it somewhere, just can't find the book, which is annoying me as it is my fav ------------- ">
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Posted By: deharn
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 10:08am
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Sorry no good at making them BUT very good at eating them!!!!
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 10:11am
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Oooh, I found a great recipe for cheesecake. you make up your favourite cookie recipe, and use that for the base. then whip up a carton of cream, mix with some gelatine, a thing of cream cheese, and....something sweet....now, i think it might be on the Good Morning website - try white chocolate cheesecake - maybe that is it.
somthing else I used to love, whip cream, mix with condensed milk, and lemon rind...voila! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:12am
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Nothing wrong with the cheesecake shop!
You are a tart for having the day off *green with envy* ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:26am
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here is my favourite dessert recipe.
1. get in the car. 2. drive to the supermarket. 3. buy "betty crockers reduced fat chocolate fudge brownie" 4. take it home. 5. open box, mix packet contents with water and 1 egg. 6. put into oven for 25 mins 7. bring out of oven, let cool for 5 mins or so. then eat eat eat - it is reduced fat so eat yum this is yum with ice cream ( serve it warm, either fresh from oven or heat in microwave ) or cool and cut it into slice pieces. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: mamawendz
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:50am
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What about ambrosia?
Its really easy to make and tastes delicious!! Especially with the chocolate pieces and marshmellow bits hiding through out it!!! Emmm Yummmm ------------- mama_wendz My Girls: Maddisyn Tylr & Layla-Mei Virginia
My Baby Boy: Noah Aotearoa
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Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:54am
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OK mama_wendz ...I have had ambrosia once in my life, years ago, and remember it being the most divine thing I have ever tasted. If you can give me the recipe - I will be your friend for LIFE!!
It's a shame there's not a down-on-bended-knee-begging smiley face! ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:59am
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ambrosia is yum wendz, good idea. i like to us frozen mixed berries and plain yoghurt in mine. of course lots of marshmallows. has anyone tried it with mandarin segments in it? apparently that is beautiful too. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old
and Jordis - 1 year old
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 12:29pm
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I think you use berry yoghurt and cream then add all that you want.
My mum made it when we were younger and it was with yoghurt that had a purple colour, we called it purple diaoreah (sp), I think many people would wonder what we were on about when we would ask for it in public. ------------- ">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 12:41pm
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I make ambrosia with plain, unsweetened yoghert, whipped cream (gives it more volume), tinned boysenberries, marshmellows and chocolate chips.
Mix together about 300ml each yoghert and whipped cream. Drain boysenberries, keeping juice. Mix berries into yoghert/cream mix, then sweeten with boysenberry juice to suit. Add 1 packet of marshmellows, cut in half (then they'll absorb the flavours) and about 1 cup of chocolate chips. Even better the next day! Oh - this makes quite a large amount... definitly enough for sharing! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mamawendz
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 1:57pm
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Thanks Becca!! haha
I just managed to get back on the site and you beat me to the recipe... It is delicious and refreshing. If you are anything like me you can just use a berry flavoured yoghurt, cream, and LOTS of marshmellows (i like using the big ones and cutting them in half) and LOTS of dairy milk chocolate cubes!! I usually buy the king sized dairy milk bar and break up the squares. hehehe Naughty I know! You may also want to try using those dairy milk chocettes? I think choc chips are too small? haha Sooooo... is everyone going home to make Ambrosia tonight? haha ------------- mama_wendz My Girls: Maddisyn Tylr & Layla-Mei Virginia
My Baby Boy: Noah Aotearoa
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 2:06pm
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mmmm i think so... ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old
and Jordis - 1 year old
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Posted By: Simonne
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 2:25pm
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Yummo! Thanks Becca and wendz!
I'd better not make any tonight ...the boss just took us out for lunch, and I finished my (entire  ) woodfired pizza lunch off with cooked chocolate mousse with white chocolate soup for dessert 
At least I have an idea what it's like having a preggy tummy now ...I look about 4 months gone!! ------------- Simonne xx ~ Established 1979 ~ |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 3:47pm
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well I decided to take the lazy way out and went to eves pantry. My reasoning for this, it is one of the girls birthday today so it is a birthday cake! ------------- ">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 3:57pm
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hehehehe....good on ya girl! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 4:26pm
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GRRR, I am so annoyed now, I emailed everyone asking what they were taking as I thought I would get a cake. Just found out, just now that someone else has made one.
Now I have a big banana cake in my fridge. Not impressed. Ambrosia it might be now ------------- ">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 4:49pm
Well if you need a hand with that banana cake.... 
Could you not take it anyway? More cake the merrier right? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 4:54pm
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well there will only be about 7 of us, and 2 cakes may be a bit much and I think someone might think I am stepping on their toes.
So next question, do I have to use cream in ambrosia? ------------- ">
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Posted By: mamawendz
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 5:21pm
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I don't think you HAVE to use cream, but it will be VERY yoghurty if you don't dress it down a little with a bit of cream. You don't have to use alot, just enough to satisfy. :) ------------- mama_wendz My Girls: Maddisyn Tylr & Layla-Mei Virginia
My Baby Boy: Noah Aotearoa
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 5:27pm
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I just didn't want to wip it. Have done it now, have made heaps! Very easy though so will remember that.
Have used chocolate drops, inbetween the chocolate chips and the king size chocolate squares mmmmmmm ------------- ">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 12:48pm
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just to let you all know, the ambrosia went down really well. Most people had 2 helpings! Thanks for the help ------------- ">
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 03 May 2006 at 12:12am
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another way of doing Ambrosia(its my specialty dessert pmsl)is instead of berries add pineapple pieces. heres how i do mine equal amounts of yoghurt(plain sweetend or strawberry) and whipped cream(takes edge of of the tangy youghurt taste) lil cooking marshmellows and choccy drops. is so easy to make and serves sooo many people. i go to a dessert evening once a month from our coffee group ladies and our rules is it has to be home made. Ambrosia was my first one and i will have to get creatve as thats the only pudding i am good at making(too scared to try oven baked stuff in case it flops lol) ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com"> 
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Posted By: k&jsmum
Date Posted: 03 May 2006 at 2:50pm
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went to a tupperware party on the weekend and she showed us this kick ass yum dessert and all it was was a sponge tinned berries and whipped cream - oh and choc flake to add extra calories. When i get the chance will put on here as it was yum yum yum adn so so easy to do ------------- Marlene Keegan ~ 14 October 2003 Jaidyn ~ 14 October 2003 |