Comments on: Dressed up desserts—awww, sweet! http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/ Hot Stuff from King Arthur's Hearth Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:56:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jennifer http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10332 Jennifer Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:12:02 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10332 Oh wow, I am saving this recipe! thank you so much, my family LOVES lemon curd/pudding/pie anything! Oh wow, I am saving this recipe! thank you so much, my family LOVES lemon curd/pudding/pie anything!

]]> By: Courtney http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10164 Courtney Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:55:45 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10164 Hi PJ, Thanks so much for doing a trifle. ILOVETRIFLE!!!!! It is so much fun getting creative with the layers. I love your "instant" idea . I'm with Julia on the chocolate version. Chocolate pudding, Angel food cake cut into hearts and Strawberries injected with Grand Marnier !! Wow! Thanks for the idea. I just found this blog. I'll be back. Happy Valentine"s Day! Have a Good one. Courtney Hi PJ,

Thanks so much for doing a trifle. ILOVETRIFLE!!!!! It is so much fun getting creative with the layers. I love your “instant” idea . I’m with Julia on the chocolate version. Chocolate pudding, Angel food cake cut into hearts and Strawberries injected with Grand Marnier !! Wow! Thanks for the idea. I just found this blog. I’ll be back. Happy Valentine”s Day! Have a Good one.
Courtney

]]> By: Christian http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10022 Christian Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:09:27 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10022 These look amazing, but I have no idea how I would try to eat one of these! I may just have to try this for V-Day! These look amazing, but I have no idea how I would try to eat one of these!

I may just have to try this for V-Day!

]]> By: Julia http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10020 Julia Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:18:47 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10020 Using the tip of a knife to cut a little cone around the base of the stem to de-stem the strawberries (instead of cutting the berry flat across the stem) might save the step of cutting the notch to make the strawberry heart shape. Then just slice to halve the strawberry. PJ, how about a chocolate shortcake version?? Maybe some cocoa to replace part of the flour? Yum! <strong>True, Julia - you're a better fancy baker than I! Chocolate shortcake, with some cocoa - or perhaps the recipe as written with chocolate jimmies added for a speckled shortcake. Hmmm... PJH</strong> Using the tip of a knife to cut a little cone around the base
of the stem to de-stem the strawberries (instead of
cutting the berry flat across the stem) might save the
step of cutting the notch to make the strawberry heart
shape. Then just slice to halve the strawberry.

PJ, how about a chocolate shortcake version?? Maybe
some cocoa to replace part of the flour? Yum!

True, Julia - you’re a better fancy baker than I! Chocolate shortcake, with some cocoa - or perhaps the recipe as written with chocolate jimmies added for a speckled shortcake. Hmmm… PJH

]]> By: Kathleen http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10018 Kathleen Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:13:29 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10018 I love your idea of cutting strawberry hearts and Bridgett's idea of using heart cutters on the biscuits. I'm with you, fancy is towards the bottom of my list to, taste comes first. This looks so yummy and it doesn't seem to hard to do, i'll have to give it a try. I'm in Florida and it's strawberry season here. Our local berries are so much sweeter, juicyer and bigger than the ones that are shipped from other places. Do you know that we even have a Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fl. The festival has become quite big, they even have well know singers scheduled each year. <strong>Kathleen, I just got the BEST strawberries from Plant City at our supermarket here - and only $3.49/qt. NICE. Hey, what's up with Florida - I was just there, it was 16°F. Heck, I might as well have stayed in NH! Hope your strawberries and tomatoes made it through OK... PJH</strong> I love your idea of cutting strawberry hearts and Bridgett’s idea of using heart cutters on the biscuits. I’m with you, fancy is towards the bottom of my list to, taste comes first. This looks so yummy and it doesn’t seem to hard to do, i’ll have to give it a try. I’m in Florida and it’s strawberry season here. Our local berries are so much sweeter, juicyer and bigger than the ones that are shipped from other places. Do you know that we even have a Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fl. The festival has become quite big, they even have well know singers scheduled each year.

Kathleen, I just got the BEST strawberries from Plant City at our supermarket here - and only $3.49/qt. NICE. Hey, what’s up with Florida - I was just there, it was 16°F. Heck, I might as well have stayed in NH! Hope your strawberries and tomatoes made it through OK… PJH

]]> By: Jackie http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10014 Jackie Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:55:13 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-10014 I especially like this recipe because we are having a Valentine's Day family day, and I think my little girls will think this is plenty fancy for them! <strong>Maybe they could even help you put them together - it's cool making the layers, and I'm sure they'd have fun licking pudding off their fingers... PJH</strong> I especially like this recipe because we are having a Valentine’s Day family day, and I think my little girls will think this is plenty fancy for them!

Maybe they could even help you put them together - it’s cool making the layers, and I’m sure they’d have fun licking pudding off their fingers… PJH

]]> By: Bridgett http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-9998 Bridgett Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:14:39 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-9998 I think I gained weight just looking at the pictures. Yum! I am wondering if the biscuits could be cut with a heart cutter (at least for the top)? And I absolutely love the strawberry hearts and plan to use those for some other desserts. Thanks for the continued inspiration :) <strong>Bridgett, you could totally cut the biscuits with a tiny heart cutter (or a bigger one, if you want to use the hearts as a base, rather than making this into a trifle). Good idea - thanks for YOUR inspiration! - PJH</strong> I think I gained weight just looking at the pictures. Yum! I am wondering if the biscuits could be cut with a heart cutter (at least for the top)? And I absolutely love the strawberry hearts and plan to use those for some other desserts. Thanks for the continued inspiration :)

Bridgett, you could totally cut the biscuits with a tiny heart cutter (or a bigger one, if you want to use the hearts as a base, rather than making this into a trifle). Good idea - thanks for YOUR inspiration! - PJH

]]> By: One Particular Kitchen http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-9996 One Particular Kitchen Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:35:33 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/02/08/dressed-up-desserts%e2%80%94give-it-a-shot/#comment-9996 WOW! I'm with you -- I don't usually care so much if it's pretty (my apple crisp being a case in point), but those are worth the extra effort. How adorable! <strong>And the nice thing is, it really isn't a lot of effort - just slabbing the biscuit dough into a pan and cutting it, plus instant pudding, makes it all pretty darned approachable for us "non-fancy" folks. Thanks for connecting - PJH</strong> WOW! I’m with you — I don’t usually care so much if it’s pretty (my apple crisp being a case in point), but those are worth the extra effort. How adorable!

And the nice thing is, it really isn’t a lot of effort - just slabbing the biscuit dough into a pan and cutting it, plus instant pudding, makes it all pretty darned approachable for us “non-fancy” folks. Thanks for connecting - PJH

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