Food: A Taste For Dessert…
“Life is uncertain… Eat dessert first.” Ernestine Ulmer
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Trifle
But I, when I undress me
Each night, upon my knees
Will ask the Lord to bless me
With a fine dessert please (amended)
Eugene Field
I love desserts and, frankly, given the chance I’d eat my dessert first… Some of my fondest memories of my High School days in England revolved around food; especially lunch time desserts in our refectory. I loved all our mealtime desserts; Trifle, Bread Pudding, Mince Pies, Apple Tarts and my absolute favorite – Rhubarb Crumble with Hot Custard. The golden crunchy crumble was served piping hot with large chunks of rhubarb in light syrup; a deep burgundy delight covered with hot, yellow custard the texture of creamy soup.
“I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert.” Jason Love
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Rhubarb Trifle
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Rhubarb Crumble...
RECIPE INGREDIENTS & INSTRUCTIONS
FOR RHUBARB MIX:
¼ cup Lemon Juice
¼ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ tablespoon melted butter
¼ teaspoon powdered ginger or ½ teaspoon fresh grated ginger
3 ½ cups chopped rhubarb (fresh or frozen* or substitute Granny Smith Apples)
The serving ladies knew me and my friends well, as we would often go back for 2nds and 3rds. We even tried sneaking some out of the refectory which was completely against school policy. Our school had a no-bags-in-the-refectory rule so we always had to think of ingenious ways to sneak food out!
“Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not!” Author Unknown
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Blondie w/ Rhubarb & Strawberry
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Bread pudding
FOR CRUMBLE MIX:
½ – ¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ stick cold, sweet butter
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
A pinch of salt
I remember pouring a serving into a small plastic container once and wrapping my black wool cardigan around it. As my friends and I left the room, with a jacket tossed over the stash, we were accosted by a hall monitor and made to take the dessert back and empty it in the refectory trash… What a waste! I hope you enjoy this slightly sweet, mildly tart yet delicious dish. Preparation and more information below! 😉
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” Erma Bombeck
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Mince pies
Food: A Taste For Dessert... Rhubarb Pie
PREPARATION:
Heat oven at 375.
Place chopped rhubarb in a lightly buttered 8-9 inch Pyrex baking dish. Add lemon juice, sugar, vanilla, butter, and ginger to the dish and fold in ingredients with a wooden spatula. Set dish aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Chop cold butter into flour mixture and using your hands, knead/blend the ingredients to form a coarse, loose texture. Add sugars and salt and mix lightly with a fork.
Top rhubarb mixture completely with crumble mix. Place in heated oven and bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes until topping is browned and rhubarb mix bubbling up. Remove from oven and let stand for about 5-10 minutes. Serve hot or warm with hot custard**, whipped cream, or Ice cream. Enjoy!
* If Rhubarb is unavailable, you may substitute Granny Smith Apples for an equally tasty Apple Crumble dish.
** Bird’s Eye Brand- Powdered Custard mix is an easy substitute for making great custard if you choose not to make one from scratch. Here.
Desserts are meant to be enjoyed with friends and family or if desperate; alone. They are called sweets for a reason. Have a bit and Don’t forget to share… What are your thoughts? What dessert foods would you pick? What draws you to desserts? Could you eat them for the rest of your life? Do share! Thank you. 😉
This post was inspired by a prompt from MamaKat’s Writers Workshop: Share a favorite dessert recipe.
Positive Motivation Tip: Food is important to our survival, especially the sweet and satisfying tastes of desserts. Indulge.
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos Trifle, Rhubarb Trifle, Rhubarb Crumble, Bread Pudding, Blondie w/ Rhubarb & Strawberry, Mince Pie, Rhubarb Pie, via Wikipedia And/Or via Berry Crumble by Remi Longva Flickr
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
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WOW! I always want to eat dessert first also. 😉
We went on a cruise many years ago…and the people at our table looked at me like I was crazy because I ordered every dessert on the menu at dinner each night…of course, I didn’t eat the whole of each dessert…but I certainly enjoyed the portion of each that I did eat. 🙂
Love your photos and thank you so much for the wonderful recipes…the crumble looks DIVINE!!!!!
Hmm desserts… they’re so delicious and tempting but so naughty because they make us fat xD I’d say that they’re devilishly attractive!
By the way… awards for you: http://evilnymphstuff.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/this-year-is-a-pool-of-awards/
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I have confessed to my love of dessert in my about page, but this quote describes me! Thanks for sharing and the wonderful recipes!
If I was a teenage girl I’d have to say OMG! Yum!
No trouble to gain pounds on your blog. I want to reblogging again,but I’m fighting the urge. All quotes and desserts look wonderful.
Oh yes! We love a good dessert at our house too. Funny, we commented the other night whilst out at an Indian restaurant that they really haven’t figured out the whole ‘what the British want for dessert’ thing. They would sell 10 times as many desserts if they offered a variety that included some of what you have here! 😀
I can eat all of them quickly. 🙂 Yummy.
One of my favourite treats.. we have a pie today though as it is. 😉
Great post. I love love love bread pudding. I’ve never tasted rhubarb, maybe I should give it a try. Desserts are not bad for you as long as the portion is in moderation, as everything else.
Love love rhubarb crumble! Rhubarb anything, actually. And a good bread and butter pudding is just to die for. I miss those delicious English desserts! I was just remembering Banoffee Pie the other day…
Oh man such delicious looking desserts!!! I love pies, though I prefer dessert pies over food pies. But the mince one here looked pretty yummy! :p Thank you for sharing!
As they say… Life is short, eat dessert first! I agree but I’m not much of a baker so I’ll come to your house for dessert!
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Stop it stop it you’ve made me dribble … again!
This one makes me hungry 🙂
Right behind you, jakesprinter, so hungry now I want one of each of the above desserts, lol 🙂
I’m hungry!!!! 🙂
Bravissima!
vento
Mouth-watering pictures! I too looove desserts…:)- the only food items I enjoy cooking…
Like Bindu, these made my mouth water!! My mom used to make lots of yummy things with the rhubarb from our garden, so these recipes bring back my early childhood! For me though, nothing beats chocolate and especially this chocolate – http://www.marthastewart.com/857647/salted-caramel-six-layer-chocolate-cake that I plan to have on my birthday this year! 🙂
That rhubarb trifle really has me salivating! I have said it before here: you are so very naughty to taunt us like this! And during Lent, of all seasons! (tee,hee!)
For reasons of self-protection, I am ignoring this article – FAR TOO TEMPTING!!!!!
These look delicious! Yum!!!
Hehe, a true sage, that Ernestine 😀
I think this blog should be renamed Mirth and Temptation!
too much for a gluten, dairy, sugar, food free diet. luscious!
I hear you! 😆
Those pictures made me hungry.
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Omg those look so good. Yummy!