Dessert

Aip dessert, my goodness! My grandbaby told me ’bout this thing called “AIP”. Sounds fancy, but it’s just food that won’t make your belly hurt, you know? No gluten, no dairy, none of that stuff that makes you feel bad. So, what can you eat when you got a sweet tooth and you’re on this AIP thing? This old lady gonna tell ya what I found out. Some of this stuff is pretty tasty, even if it ain’t got all that sugar and whatnot in it. It can help you…

Oh boy, let me tell you about these yellow desserts. You know, the ones that just look like sunshine on a plate? My old eyes ain’t what they used to be, but I can still see a good lookin’ dessert when it’s in front of me. And these yellow ones, they just make ya happy, like a field of sunflowers, they do. Now, I ain’t no fancy baker. Never was, never will be. But I know a thing or two about good eatin’. And a good dessert, well, that just…

This here talk is ’bout that white dessert wine. That sweet stuff, you know? Some folks like it after they eat, like a treat. I heard it called “pudding wine” too, makes sense I reckon. Now, I ain’t no fancy wine drinker, but I heard some names. Sauternes, that’s one of ’em. Comes from France, they say. And then there’s Barsac, right next door to that France place. And Eiswein, sounds German to me. Heard it’s a real sweet Riesling. That South Africa got somethin’ called Edelkur too. A lot…

Well, let me tell you, I been around the block a few times, and I seen all sorts of plates. Big ones, little ones, fancy ones with them flowers on ’em. But you wanna know about dessert plates, huh? Them’s the ones you use for the good stuff after you’ve filled your belly with supper. Now, these dessert plates, they ain’t as big as the ones you use for your roast chicken and taters. Nope, they smaller. Think like, you know, a little bigger than them saucers you put under…

Well, I tell you what, chili is a good food, you know? That spicy, hot stuff, warms you right up on a cold day. But what you gonna eat after that chili, huh? That’s the question. What dessert goes with chili? I got some ideas, you see. Some sweet things that go real good after a bowl of that spicy stuff. You know that cornbread? That crumbly, yellow bread? That stuff is good with chili, soaks up all them juices. But it ain’t really a dessert, is it? More like…

Oh, honey, you wanna talk about them Venezuela desserts? My, oh my, they sure are somethin’. I tell ya, them folks down there, they know how to make a sweet treat that’ll make your mouth water just thinkin’ about it. They got all kinds of goodies, more than you can shake a stick at. Now, first thing that pops into my head is somethin’ they call Quesillo. Sounds fancy, don’t it? But it ain’t nothin’ but a kinda jiggly, creamy thing. Like that flan stuff, you know? But this here…

Oh, honey, you gotta try this strawberry and banana dessert! It’s so good, even my old toothless husband can eat it! Sweet and yummy. It makes you happy, just like when you get money from your kids. First, you gotta get some strawberries, you know, those red things that grow in the field. Those are good, sweet and sour, full of water. Wash ’em good, ’cause they got dirt on ’em. Then, cut ’em up. Not too small, not too big, just like, you know, bite-size. Get some strawberries. Wash…

This spongy dessert, I tell ya, it’s somethin’ else. I seen it in that there New York Times, you know, that fancy paper? They call it a spongy dessert. Sounds kinda funny, don’t it? But let me tell you, it’s good eatin’. Now, I ain’t no fancy cook, but I know a thing or two about good food. This here spongy dessert, it’s like a cloud, all light and fluffy. You take a bite, and it just melts in your mouth. My old man, bless his soul, he used to…

Hey there, honey! You wanna know somethin’ ’bout sourdough dessert recipe? I got some ideas for ya. My old brain ain’t what it used to be, but I remember a thing or two ’bout bakin’. Sourdough, that’s the stuff, makes everything taste better, even dessert! You see, sourdough ain’t just for bread, no sir! You can make all sorts of sweet stuff with it. It adds a little somethin’ somethin’, ya know? A little tang, a little… I dunno, somethin’ special. This sourdough dessert recipe is very good. So many…

Yo, lemme tell you about these small dessert plates. My old eyes ain’t what they used to be, but I still know a good plate when I see one. These little fellas are just right for a slice of pie or a couple of cookies. Not too big, not too small. Just right, you know? Now, I seen all kinds of plates in my day. Big ones, small ones, ones with fancy pictures on ’em. But these small dessert plates, they got a special place in my heart. They remind…