Meringue Surprise

Quoted message said:

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

Hannah Gruen said:

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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Hannah Gruen said:

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

Em said:

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Hannah Gruen said:

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.

Em said:

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, thank you! That looks fantastic! Mmmmmmmmmm. I am still learning on
the cooking front but I think I could do that. You think Splenda is the
way to go with it? I am going to HAVE to try this. (It just seems to
scream sitting on the porch with some tea, doesn't it?)

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Hannah Gruen said:

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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