Meringue with cream

A simple meringue with cream and fruits tastes awesome.

The main ingredients of meringue are egg white and sugar. It can be made in French, Italian or Swiss method which determines the texture.

Watermelon Ice Cream served in watermelon shell

Came across this recipe from my mum’s very old Reader’s Digest - The Cookery Year 1973 edition. She has an amazingly huge precious collection of books on varied subjects; most of them now for me are Collector’s Edition. Have old Reader’s Digest from 60s and 70s when the cost of the magazine was Rs 3!

Wattalappan - Sri Lankan Spiced Coconut Custard Pudding

Here's a Sri Lankan dessert on the 9th day

Rice Pudding with Vanilla and Coffee - 8th dessert

A simple dish of rice cooked in milk and mixed with eggs and sugar and baked. Topped with bananas and a few drops of coffee mixed with vanilla. I added some hazelnuts and almond for crunch. 

Eton Mess – A traditional summer English dessert consisting of meringue, cream and strawberry

This all-time classic British dessert was conventionally served at Eton College during their annual cricket match. Hence the name Eton. One story says it was invented by a labrador that sat upon the picnic basket containing the strawberry pavlova and squashed it completely. Nevertheless, the boys finished the entire thing and this dessert was born!

For me, my version of Eton mess is like pizza. Just have to throw in the leftovers and whatever fruits are available as per the season. I used some leftover crushed meringue with strawberry, pomegranate, bananas and cream and topped it up with a red meringue. Mixed it and ‘messed’ it up after clicking the pictures. Fabulous for a summer afternoon!