My hiking partner, Karen, and I signed up to do snacks for Book Club at the library today.
As a vegan, Karen always brings hummus and tofu dip. Few people like it. I asked Karen to also bring her dried fruits and vegetables. Karen's lacy, dried tomatoes are wonderful!
I chose to bring dessert. Last night after hiking, and early this morning I made:
Starting at age 3, my daughter, Claire, has eaten lemon slices. (shudder) Instead of birthday cake, Claire wants lemon bars.
p.s. They cleaned the platter (my late grandmother's).
An 83-year-old lady mistook Karen's garlicky hummus for a whipped topping. She put a big glob of hummus on a lemon bar.
"I didn't like the topping for the lemon squares," she said afterward.
"That was Karen's hummus," I replied. "She put lots of garlic in it." Wish I had stopped her.
There's always room for Jello. ?
And I still eat at Subway, Jared be damned (although I prefer Quiznos).
I know the snozberries taste like snozberries.
How's the foot?
My deep bone bruise is healed. Thanks for asking.
My go to dessert for an outing is turtle brownies.
Sounds delicious!
@LiterateHiker they're one of my favorite easy to share desserts. I will sometimes make seasonally appropriate cheesecake if the group is small enough.
I have 2 Rhubarb plants and they are ready in the late spring and early fall. However, the last 2 years the deer have been eating the leaves. I found a spray based on garlic that keeps them away for almost a month. I have a good Rhubarb crumble. It freezes well for those surprise invitations.
I once had gluten free rhubarb pie, which was fantastic. If I can make it sugar free as well, I'll have everyone covered.
Honey works great but you have to use more than you would think or it will be very bitter
Looks delish.
Before I realized you liked to cook, I was going to suggest buying a roll of frozen cookie dough and baking cookies for the group.
But if I'm asked to bring snacks for any group I know isn't into organic, healthy food, I just go to the store and buy white flour garbage I think they'll like..chips, brownies, cupcakes, etc.
I can see I should learn to read at your library. I like hummus, lemon bars, the garlic keeps the vampires away, seeing way to many of them lately for blood work. Not sure I would put hummus on a lemon square though, however if one ended up there I would definitely eat it.
I’m British and most people here love Pavlova....so that is what I would bring, topped with whipped cream and fresh soft fruit, whatever was in season,
i always bring fruit salad, usually exotic fruit like papaya, and melons and coconut flakes and cherries. i flavor everything with mint, a dash of black pepper and honey. I don't make a lot, so I never bring any home.