Lunch With a Friend

Today a wonderful friend I haven't seen in years came over and spent the afternoon. We had great food and lots of gossip to catch up on. It was so good to see her.

 

 

We started with this. The beginnings of a most delicious club sandwich. Ham, Turkey, Bacon, Provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo/mustard mix, on toasted country white bread.

 

It was so big, I had to make it a single decker.

 

 

 

There had to be something healthy. Salad with all the fixins, lettuce, tomato, olives, carrots, cucumber, green onion, greek peppers, cheddar cheese. Oh yes, it was delicious.

 

 

Of course there had to be a dessert. How about a Blackberry Fool. So easy to make, and tastes like it took forever. Creamy and fruity. Try it. You won't regret it.

 



 

The final results. Can't wait to do this again.

 

 

This actually deserved another look.

 

 

Blackberry Fool

 

12oz pkg fresh blackberries (or your berry of choice)

1 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1 pint heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup powdered sugar (more or less, to you liking)

 

 

Wash berries. Take out a few for garnish.  Put remaining berries in a bowl with sugar and lemon juice and stir together. Set aside. Berries will give off their natural juices. After berries have set a few minutes, mash with a fork, leaving a few small chunks of berries. In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff. Spoon berries on top of cream. Very gently, fold together. Not completely. Be careful to leave some whipped cream undisturbed so you will have pockets of cream and pockets of berries. 4 or 5 turns should do the trick. Spoon into pretty glasses. Garnish with whole berries. Spoon about 1tsp of the berry juice over the top. Do not stir in. You can garnish with a vanilla wafer or a broken meringue cookie if desired.