A while back, I made some lovely Meringue Nests and had some leftover meringues. I stashed them in an airtight container on top of the fridge. Now, in my defense, I can’t see up there, and forgot about them…long story short, when I finally came across those few lonely meringue nests, weeks later, they were still fine. I had some berries in the fridge, so Eton Mess made sense!
Eton Mess
Chicken & Fruit Salad with Raspberry Dressing is one of my fave salads. The whole combo of fruit with salad greens smacks of the 90s and I think I’ve been making this version since around then, originally culled from Cooking Light. On a hot day, there’s nothing better and there’s a little something to please almost anyone!
Chicken & Fruit Salad with Raspberry Dressing
This is one of my go-to recipes during the summer. Whenever I need something to fill out a lunch or dinner or am asked to bring something to a potluck, picnic, or barbecue, there’s a good chance I might be whipping up this salad. It’s so easy. I call it Lemon Poppyseed Fruit Salad – The Easiest Fruit Salad You’ll Never Need a Recipe For. The ingredients are so few you can whip it out by memory!
Lemon Poppyseed Fruit Salad
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s drinking water. There, I said it. I just don’t really like the taste, it doesn’t seem refreshing, and it’s boring. But water can be transformed with fruits (and even some veggies), but that can get pricey. And buying flavored water can get pricey, too – plus there IS that additive thing and the resulting container disposal. The answer? My Spa Water on a Budget.
Spa Water on a budget – pineapple
Sorbet is one of the treats of summer – in Minnesota, we can’t find fresh berries that taste of anything at any other time of the year and the cost is prohibitive. Starved as we are for their sweet, floral flavor in our cold, winter wasteland, we’d probably pay anything for fresh berries – if only they were good.
Fresh Strawberry Sorbet