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Just Desserts

Wednesday 8 July 2015

Tiramisu
Tiramisu

Although I am very partial to a bit of the sweet stuff, I don’t ‘do’ many desserts.  In fact the number of desserts I do make can be quite probably counted on the fingers of one hand.

One to which I am very partial is the Italian favourite Tiramisu with the stress on the last syllable (and which means in Italian literally ‘pick me’ (tirami) and ‘up’ (su), so ‘pick me up’ – possibly a reference to the quantity of strong coffee in it!)

I used to make a kind of ‘diet’ version of this transcribed from an old BBC Food Program recipe substituting Greek yogurt for much of the mascarpone, but I decided recently that I really ought to up the ante on my desserts.

The new recipe is much better (old one was OK but that is not good enough for a dessert) and also based on a BBC recipe but this time it is claimed as the ‘ultimate’ tiramisu – I don’t know about that but it is very good and moreover, much easier and quicker than my original ‘diet’ recipe, so it scores on all counts.

Another I like to make because it delivers huge bang for buck is Eton Mess.

Eton Mess

Traditionally, this is made with strawberries, but, while I have nothing against those, they’re just not one of my favourites.  Perhaps it’s my Scottish blood, but raspberries, on the other hand, are very much a firm favourite and I like to use those, although it can be made with any red fruit.

Dead easy, incredibly delicious and fun to make, serve and eat, Eton mess ticks all the boxes for a good dessert.