OK, Calling All Bear Foodies

[furrbear]

Bear Pool Party & Pot Luck next weekend. Burgers & Hot Dogs. Hubby is doing his Baked Beans again since they were a hit last month.

I'm leaning toward dessert, but don't want to do a cobbler. Was thinking maybe a Rum Raisan Bread Pudding?

Suggestions? Recipes?

Comments

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

You know, strawberries are in season and this would be a good time to do something with them. So, I think I'd make a trifle of some sort.

Sweetened sliced strawberries, angel food cake cut in cubes, Cool-Whip and maybe some blueberry yogurt, to go with the whole red, white and blue thing.

[nightfallcub.livejournal.com]

you could do that. might be a little heavy for a cookout tho.

what about a fruit salad? one of my favorites is stonefruit and sectioned orange or grapefruit (but I've also done it with melon and berries) dressed in a rosemary simple syrup (one part sugar to one part water, with one semi-bushy sprig of fresh rosemary, simmer until the sugar is all dissolved), dress it lightly.

sooo good. would also be good if you took out the rosemary and instead put a handful of fresh sliced ginger in the syrup instead.

[rafdfw.livejournal.com]

How about a "daquiri salad"--strawberries and bananas sliced up in a sweetened lime juice sauce. You can add a shot of rum for effect as well.

[tonydabear.livejournal.com]

hmm... Flan is always a good thing! cold, sweet and smooth to the palate.

[allanh.livejournal.com]

As long as you can keep it cold (hot weather, food poisoning, and having seen "Red White & Tuna" too many times), I think an English Trifle would be great.

As long as you have a large enough container (hint: the big Tupperware cake savers are perfect for a party-sized trifle), just toss in layers of angel cake, whipped cream, a little vanilla custard or pudding, and plenty of fresh fruit.

I prefer using ladyfingers and unsweetened whipped cream. The subtler ssweetness makes the fruit flavor pop ... especially for berries (strawberries, blueberries, etc.).