Cherry on the Top !

Well, this is not a recipe in actual sense, rather a Tip you could say. My friends wanted to just drop by in a short notice. All I could think was to make quick & easy fruit salads and some snacks to serve them. I usually have canned fruits for emergency purposes. So this was one of my quickest idea which I felt like sharing. Who knows you might someday use this tip to explore something new ;)

Do you really need a recipe for this ????
Anyways, just for the sake of mentioning, here it is...
Peaches(canned) - 1 can
Canned Prunus cerasus( the sour cherry) for the toppings.

If you have time you could spoon the whipped cream over the half-cut peaches (which is hollow in the middle)and garnish with cherries or nuts.

This quick and easy Peach salad goes to Veggie/Fruit a month, hosted by Taste of Pearl City, started by Priya and also to Iftar Moments.

Cantaloupe Granita

Cantaloupe is my favourite fruit in summer. I have some real good memories of my childhood with this fruit when my grandma used to cut them into small cubes and mix it with sugar and some crushed ice and give us in bowls and we kids used to mash them with spoon well until they become pulpy and juicy. It tastes wonderful in hot hot summer. And today after so many years, i found a similar recipe in Versatile Vegetarian Kitchen of Champa and wanted to try it immediately. Its a mere coincidence that she has announced a CSN Giveaway for trying out her recipes from her blog ! Iam glad to send this recipe for this giveaway :)

Ingredients
Cantaloupe -1 (medium sized)
Brown sugar - 1/2 cup

Method
1. Cut the cantaloupe into small cubes and add sugar to it and blend it using a blender.
2. Pour this puree into an air-tight container and freeze it.
3. After every hour crush the "partly-frozen" puree with a fork to form a crushed ice product. Freeze it again. Repeat this process of crushing for 3 or 4 times, eventually freezing it after every crushing.
4. Scoop out this granita into bowls and serve immediately.

Tip : You could as well use normal sugar instead of brown sugar.

This recipe also goes to the event Cold Desserts hosted by Torview.

Pineapple with whipped cream

Ingredients
Double cream - 300 ml
Cut Pineapple pieces - from the can (never use fresh pineapple, it would sour the cream!)
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Chocolate cookies - 6-8 pieces (each cut into 4 parts)
Walnuts- 50 gms (cut into small parts)
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp (vanilla essence)


Method
1. Whip the cream with Sugar and vanilla essence in a large bowl.
2. Add pineapple pieces, cookies and walnuts.
3. Keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.
4. Serve chill.