PunkMistress said:

missfee said:

Thanks for the input!!! What is struffoli?

Deep fried balls of sweet dough, drenched in honey syrup:

I can take on those any day honey, any day.

missfee said:

PunkMistress said:

Deep fried balls of sweet dough, drenched in honey syrup:

I can take on those any day honey, any day.

Those look good... I love those little donuts too!

PunkMistress said:

missfee said:

Thanks for the input!!! What is struffoli?

Deep fried balls of sweet dough, drenched in honey syrup:

Are those the same a loukamades? I eat piles of those every year at the local greek festival

PurpleRighteous1 said:

PunkMistress said:

Deep fried balls of sweet dough, drenched in honey syrup:

Are those the same a loukamades? I eat piles of those every year at the local greek festival

Never heard of them before, but I just looked them up. Looks like they're very similar, but the loukoumades are a little bigger and softer. Now I want to try them too!

My fav desert is....bread pudding.

sonic said:

My fav desert is....bread pudding.

I love bread pudding

paintedlady said:

Easy custard to try.... from Puerto Rico

TEMBLEQUE

Ingredients:
(serves 8 or more)

(A)
1 13.5 oz can coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
(B)
1 tsp vanilla flavor

Procedure:

Blend all ingredients included in (A) thoroughly. Cook in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens. Add the vanilla, stir and remove from heat.

Pour in individual dessert cups or a shallow dish. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon or ground nutmeg when serving.

(*Trying to go on a diet. Shouldn't even be looking at deserts... )

wildgoldenhoney said:

paintedlady said:

Easy custard to try.... from Puerto Rico

TEMBLEQUE

Ingredients:
(serves 8 or more)

(A)
1 13.5 oz can coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
(B)
1 tsp vanilla flavor

Procedure:

Blend all ingredients included in (A) thoroughly. Cook in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens. Add the vanilla, stir and remove from heat.

Pour in individual dessert cups or a shallow dish. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon or ground nutmeg when serving.

(*Trying to go on a diet. Shouldn't even be looking at deserts... )

It's the holiday season.Have fun and indulge! Go on that diet at the beginning of the New Year.

SoulAlive said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

(*Trying to go on a diet. Shouldn't even be looking at deserts... )

It's the holiday season.Have fun and indulge! Go on that diet at the beginning of the New Year.

or start the diet the day after Christmas.

PunkMistress said:

missfee said:

Thanks for the input!!! What is struffoli?

Deep fried balls of sweet dough, drenched in honey syrup:

I'm bringing somethign sweet to my family Xmas, I haven't decided what yet, though. Good ideas here.

wildgoldenhoney said:

paintedlady said:

Easy custard to try.... from Puerto Rico

TEMBLEQUE

Ingredients:
(serves 8 or more)

(A)
1 13.5 oz can coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
(B)
1 tsp vanilla flavor

Procedure:

Blend all ingredients included in (A) thoroughly. Cook in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens. Add the vanilla, stir and remove from heat.

Pour in individual dessert cups or a shallow dish. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon or ground nutmeg when serving.

(*Trying to go on a diet. Shouldn't even be looking at deserts... )

Lower fat FLAN (Spanish custard)

1 can sweet condensed milk

1 can carnation -LOW FAT

3 eggs (large)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup sugar

procedure:

(A) Prepare a water bath to place custard bowl to bake

(B)Place sugar in a saucepan and melt down and carmelize. Its tricky, you may use a bit of juice from a lemon half or orange to aid in preventing sugar clumping. Once you've carmelized the sugar, coat the custard bowl with the sugar. It will harden as it cools.

(C) In a blender combine eggs, milks and vanilla, do NOT blend too long. No frothing, you do NOT want air bubbles in the custard

pour the mixture in the dish, place the dish in water bath, bake @ 350 for 45 minutes

let cool (I never wait since I like warm custard and I'm greedy)

to serve, flip that sucker on a dish CAREFULLY. That's the hard part.

paintedlady said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

(*Trying to go on a diet. Shouldn't even be looking at deserts... )

Lower fat FLAN (Spanish custard)

1 can sweet condensed milk

1 can carnation -LOW FAT

3 eggs (large)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup sugar

procedure:

(A) Prepare a water bath to place custard bowl to bake

(B)Place sugar in a saucepan and melt down and carmelize. Its tricky, you may use a bit of juice from a lemon half or orange to aid in preventing sugar clumping. Once you've carmelized the sugar, coat the custard bowl with the sugar. It will harden as it cools.

(C) In a blender combine eggs, milks and vanilla, do NOT blend too long. No frothing, you do NOT want air bubbles in the custard

pour the mixture in the dish, place the dish in water bath, bake @ 350 for 45 minutes

let cool (I never wait since I like warm custard and I'm greedy)

to serve, flip that sucker on a dish CAREFULLY. That's the hard part.

Thanks! I'm writing this recipe down too!

SoulAlive said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

(*Trying to go on a diet. Shouldn't even be looking at deserts... )

It's the holiday season.Have fun and indulge! Go on that diet at the beginning of the New Year.

I've BEEN indulging.

*"I'm fat!"

wildgoldenhoney said:

SoulAlive said:

It's the holiday season.Have fun and indulge! Go on that diet at the beginning of the New Year.

I've BEEN indulging.

*"I'm fat!"

What I do is eat a very small amount of rich desserts.

I don't skip, just eat more times in small doses. If you deny yourself, you'll break down and over eat.

I stay away from too much of one thing (like cakes, pastries, pies, icecreams) except plain dark chocolate.

I fill up on water before eating one small serving of dessert.

sonic said:

My fav desert is....bread pudding.

!!! My sister makes that, she makes an awesome rum cream sauce to pour over it also.

paintedlady said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

I've BEEN indulging.

*"I'm fat!"

What I do is eat a very small amount of rich desserts.

I don't skip, just eat more times in small doses. If you deny yourself, you'll break down and over eat.

I stay away from too much of one thing (like cakes, pastries, pies, icecreams) except plain dark chocolate.

I fill up on water before eating one small serving of dessert.

I don't have that kind of self control, but I could try.

wildgoldenhoney said:

paintedlady said:

What I do is eat a very small amount of rich desserts.

I don't skip, just eat more times in small doses. If you deny yourself, you'll break down and over eat.

I stay away from too much of one thing (like cakes, pastries, pies, icecreams) except plain dark chocolate.

I fill up on water before eating one small serving of dessert.

I don't have that kind of self control, but I could try.

Practice makes perfect ... you have to give yourself time and practice to develope new eating habits.

I swear....im gonna gain 5lbs this x-mas.

paintedlady said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

I don't have that kind of self control, but I could try.

Practice makes perfect ... you have to give yourself time and practice to develope new eating habits.

Need lots of practice. Already broke my diet. Ate popcorn (which I love but am sort of allergic to). But I'm determined to, and I need to lose this weight, for health reasons.

wildgoldenhoney said:

paintedlady said:

Practice makes perfect ... you have to give yourself time and practice to develope new eating habits.

Need lots of practice. Already broke my diet. Ate popcorn (which I love but am sort of allergic to). But I'm determined to, and I need to lose this weight, for health reasons.

Keep practicing

also try looking up healthy ways to pop popcorn, you shouldn't have to give that up.

Think I will be making this:

http://www.deliaonline.co...dding.html

When in Rome.....

[Edited 12/21/10 4:08am]

Cornflake or Rice Krispie cake for the kids - so easy to make the kids can do it

3 mars bars

3 cups of cornflakes or rice krispies

3 knobs of butter

put all in a pan heat until mars bars have melted and spoon into cake cases put into fridge to cool off

easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Traditional Xmas Pud with brandy infused into the mixture served with cream or custard

Mince pies served with double cream

Lemon Drizzle cake

(yep I'll be busy)