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May 30th, 2006, 01:08 PM
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Meringue Surprise
I had dinner with a friend this weekend, and was really NOT looking
forward to it. The friend is older and just not very nutritionally literate, so that there is commonly little she serves that I'm happy eating. But lately, since she stopped smoking, she's gained weight, and blood sugar has risen to pre-diabetic levels and she's apparently getting dietary advice from somewhere. Anyway, the dinner was lovely and totally low carb. A nice tossed green salad with lobster, aioli dressing, grilled salmon, and asparagus. But what really amazed me is that she fixed a lovely lc dessert! No recipe, she just started with memories of desserts made by her mama back in Chile. She made a meringue base, using beaten egg whites and Splenda. Spread into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet and baked till firm but not browned. Then she topped that with sliced fruit - strawberries and a bit of mango. Then, she spread whipped cream sweetened with Splenda over the top, and refrigerated it. It really was nice, refreshing in the very warm weather we're having, and very pretty too. I wouldn't have known it wasn't a sugary dessert if she had not told me. This would work with any fruit, with berries being particularly nice (and lc). HG 
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May 31st, 2006, 06:40 PM
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Meringue Surprise
I had dinner with a friend this weekend, and was really NOT looking forward to it. The friend is older and just not very nutritionally literate, so that there is commonly little she serves that I'm happy eating. But lately, since she stopped smoking, she's gained weight, and blood sugar has risen to pre-diabetic levels and she's apparently getting dietary advice from somewhere. Anyway, the dinner was lovely and totally low carb. A nice tossed green salad with lobster, aioli dressing, grilled salmon, and asparagus. But what really amazed me is that she fixed a lovely lc dessert! No recipe, she just started with memories of desserts made by her mama back in Chile. She made a meringue base, using beaten egg whites and Splenda. Spread into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet and baked till firm but not browned. Then she topped that with sliced fruit - strawberries and a bit of mango. Then, she spread whipped cream sweetened with Splenda over the top, and refrigerated it. It really was nice, refreshing in the very warm weather we're having, and very pretty too. I wouldn't have known it wasn't a sugary dessert if she had not told me. This would work with any fruit, with berries being particularly nice (and lc). HG Sounds delish!! I have been limiting myself to sugar free jello as a dessert. I think when I hit my goal (who knows when) I'll get creative and make more foods. Ohh, just remembered fauxtatoe salad and mashed fauxtatoes. Yummy! Will wait until goal for those too! ~Carol Ann 170/155/130
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May 31st, 2006, 09:35 PM
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Meringue Surprise
Hannah Gruen wrote: I had dinner with a friend this weekend, and was really NOT looking forward to it. The friend is older and just not very nutritionally literate, so that there is commonly little she serves that I'm happy eating. But lately, since she stopped smoking, she's gained weight, and blood sugar has risen to pre-diabetic levels and she's apparently getting dietary advice from somewhere. Anyway, the dinner was lovely and totally low carb. A nice tossed green salad with lobster, aioli dressing, grilled salmon, and asparagus. But what really amazed me is that she fixed a lovely lc dessert! No recipe, she just started with memories of desserts made by her mama back in Chile. She made a meringue base, using beaten egg whites and Splenda. Spread into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet and baked till firm but not browned. Then she topped that with sliced fruit - strawberries and a bit of mango. Then, she spread whipped cream sweetened with Splenda over the top, and refrigerated it. It really was nice, refreshing in the very warm weather we're having, and very pretty too. I wouldn't have known it wasn't a sugary dessert if she had not told me. This would work with any fruit, with berries being particularly nice (and lc). That sounds really great! Especially because it is approaching that oppressively hot time of year fast and it sounds like a great summer dessert - especially when chilled. Does anybody know how to make a meringe base? (I am the worlds worst cook but I'm learning! Or trying to, so I can have more LC options!)
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June 1st, 2006, 11:24 PM
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Meringue Surprise
"soulthing" wrote in message oups.com... Hannah Gruen wrote: I had dinner with a friend this weekend, and was really NOT looking forward to it. The friend is older and just not very nutritionally literate, so that there is commonly little she serves that I'm happy eating. But lately, since she stopped smoking, she's gained weight, and blood sugar has risen to pre-diabetic levels and she's apparently getting dietary advice from somewhere. Anyway, the dinner was lovely and totally low carb. A nice tossed green salad with lobster, aioli dressing, grilled salmon, and asparagus. But what really amazed me is that she fixed a lovely lc dessert! No recipe, she just started with memories of desserts made by her mama back in Chile. She made a meringue base, using beaten egg whites and Splenda. Spread into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet and baked till firm but not browned. Then she topped that with sliced fruit - strawberries and a bit of mango. Then, she spread whipped cream sweetened with Splenda over the top, and refrigerated it. It really was nice, refreshing in the very warm weather we're having, and very pretty too. I wouldn't have known it wasn't a sugary dessert if she had not told me. This would work with any fruit, with berries being particularly nice (and lc). That sounds really great! Especially because it is approaching that oppressively hot time of year fast and it sounds like a great summer dessert - especially when chilled. Does anybody know how to make a meringe base? (I am the worlds worst cook but I'm learning! Or trying to, so I can have more LC options!) It's called Pavlova. I've had it ready-made but it would be so much better home-made and fresh! I'm tempted to try it myself with Splenda. Here's a web site with a gorgeous picture and recipe. HTH! http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html Em
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June 2nd, 2006, 04:23 PM
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Meringue Surprise
On 2006-06-01 17:24:40 -0500, "Em" said:
"soulthing" wrote in message oups.com... Hannah Gruen wrote: I had dinner with a friend this weekend, and was really NOT looking forward to it. The friend is older and just not very nutritionally literate, so that there is commonly little she serves that I'm happy eating. But lately, since she stopped smoking, she's gained weight, and blood sugar has risen to pre-diabetic levels and she's apparently getting dietary advice from somewhere. Anyway, the dinner was lovely and totally low carb. A nice tossed green salad with lobster, aioli dressing, grilled salmon, and asparagus. But what really amazed me is that she fixed a lovely lc dessert! No recipe, she just started with memories of desserts made by her mama back in Chile. She made a meringue base, using beaten egg whites and Splenda. Spread into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet and baked till firm but not browned. Then she topped that with sliced fruit - strawberries and a bit of mango. Then, she spread whipped cream sweetened with Splenda over the top, and refrigerated it. It really was nice, refreshing in the very warm weather we're having, and very pretty too. I wouldn't have known it wasn't a sugary dessert if she had not told me. This would work with any fruit, with berries being particularly nice (and lc). That sounds really great! Especially because it is approaching that oppressively hot time of year fast and it sounds like a great summer dessert - especially when chilled. Does anybody know how to make a meringe base? (I am the worlds worst cook but I'm learning! Or trying to, so I can have more LC options!) It's called Pavlova. I've had it ready-made but it would be so much better home-made and fresh! I'm tempted to try it myself with Splenda. Here's a web site with a gorgeous picture and recipe. HTH! http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html Em Would this actually work? A meringue depends on sugar.
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June 2nd, 2006, 10:00 PM
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Meringue Surprise
"Em" wrote in message ... "soulthing" wrote in message oups.com... Hannah Gruen wrote: I had dinner with a friend this weekend, and was really NOT looking forward to it. The friend is older and just not very nutritionally literate, so that there is commonly little she serves that I'm happy eating. But lately, since she stopped smoking, she's gained weight, and blood sugar has risen to pre-diabetic levels and she's apparently getting dietary advice from somewhere. Anyway, the dinner was lovely and totally low carb. A nice tossed green salad with lobster, aioli dressing, grilled salmon, and asparagus. But what really amazed me is that she fixed a lovely lc dessert! No recipe, she just started with memories of desserts made by her mama back in Chile. She made a meringue base, using beaten egg whites and Splenda. Spread into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet and baked till firm but not browned. Then she topped that with sliced fruit - strawberries and a bit of mango. Then, she spread whipped cream sweetened with Splenda over the top, and refrigerated it. It really was nice, refreshing in the very warm weather we're having, and very pretty too. I wouldn't have known it wasn't a sugary dessert if she had not told me. This would work with any fruit, with berries being particularly nice (and lc). That sounds really great! Especially because it is approaching that oppressively hot time of year fast and it sounds like a great summer dessert - especially when chilled. Does anybody know how to make a meringe base? (I am the worlds worst cook but I'm learning! Or trying to, so I can have more LC options!) It's called Pavlova. I've had it ready-made but it would be so much better home-made and fresh! I'm tempted to try it myself with Splenda. Here's a web site with a gorgeous picture and recipe. HTH! http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html Em http://tinyurl.com/nhray
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