Trifle



Trifle is a dessert dish made from thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in alternating layers in a glass pedestal bowl.

Some add a small amount of alcohol like port or sweet sherry to moisten the cake. Non-alcoholic syrups, sweet juices or fruit flavored syrup instead, as the liquid also can be added to moisten the cake layers.

On most occasions a trifle is used for decoration just as for taste, adding the bright, layered colors of the fruit, jelly, custard, and whipped cream is sure to please any ones eyes as well as tastebuds.

Meringues



These are delicate sweet cookies that melt in your mouth.  So easy to make that they need very little attention once they are  ready to bake.  Below is a recipe for quick and easy meringues.

2 egg whites(room temp.)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Pinch of cream of tar tar.
color.
flavor.

Warm oven to 200 degrees. Line cookie tray with parchment paper.  Beat egg whites until peaks form.  Keep adding sugar little at a time with cream of tar tar until all the sugar is added and stiff peaks form.  add color and flavor of choice.  Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with star nozzle and pipe star forms on to ungreased parchment paper.  Dry in 200 degree oven for about an hour.  Let cool outside the oven.

Agar - Agar Jelly



This is a type of jelly that is made from sea weed.  It comes in many forms such as powdered, made into strings or cubed.  All that need to be done is soaking for about a good couple of hours and boil it down.  Then add preferred flavor and color to make a delicious desserst.



(Agar - Agar Jelly in string form)



Unlike other Gelatine or Jelly (Jello) this do not require refrigeration at all.  And it can be molded into almost any shape without difficulty.  Adding fruit or fruit puree makes it a great dessert that can be enjoyed at any occasion.

This vegetarian Jelly can be bought at any asian store, sometime color added.

Gallette



Galette is a term used in the French cuisine on different types of flat, round or freeform crusty pies.  These pies are filled with any kind of fruit mixed with a little sugar.

An easier way to make gallette is to use store bought pastry dough or pie crust.  Lay the pie crust down on a cookie tray, fill it with chopped fruit of your choice mixed with a little sugar and a teaspoon of corn flour or tapioca flour to thicken the juices.  fold in the edges, brush with a little milk and bake in a 325F degree oven about 15-20 minutes.  Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.