Wednesday, April 11, 2012

J is for Just Desserts

I don't come from a dessert eating family - at least, not in the sense that we had dessert after every supper. But, my mother loved to bake and both parents loved ice cream (Dad always had Hershey's syrup on hand for that and for chocolate milk), so some sort of dessert-like sweet treat was usually available. Not to mention all the treats Mom would bring home from the bakery when she was there until closing.


Even when I go out, having something sweet at the end of the meal isn't the norm. Personally, I love finishing off with a dinner roll as much as others like something sweet. But, that doesn't mean there aren't sweet treats I don't like or wouldn't want to try. I'm just not the baker my mother was, so it's unlikely I'll be making them.


To that end, I have a Pinterest pin board dedicated to "Desserts to Drool Over". I have several subscriptions to recipe blogs, so I receive recipes or meal ideas every single day. When I find one I particularly like the looks of, whether it is dinner or dessert, I'll pin it on one of my several food boards. (My main board is "Main Courses That Make You Go mmmmmmm".)


Feel free to check it out and go to any of the recipes the images are linked to if you are interested in making any of them. Mainly, I just look at them and savor the image.  


Are you a dessert lover or just a dessert collector like me?


Photo from Wikimedia Commons

13 comments:

  1. Dessert lover here :-) My entire meal could be a multi-curse dessert! I am stopping by from the A-Z challenge!

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  2. I love desserts--especially when they come right before dinner.
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com
    Dropping by from the A-Z!

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  3. I love, love, love desserts, but not as much as I use to when I was younger.

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  4. My family wasn't real big on desserts either. I like them, but do not eat them very often. Good post!

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  5. I like them instead of the meal. Just sayin', it's an option.♥

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  6. I have a food board on pinterest too, it is so fun. I love desserts with mousse or fruit in them. yummy.

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  7. I love to bake, have a bit then feed the neighborhood or my office. Summer is quickly approaching so my days to turn the oven on are numbered...I need to check out your pinterest board soon! :)

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  8. Sadly, I'm all too happy to eat most sweets. I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge Blogs this month.

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  9. I'm a dessert lover. Sadly, I am now dieting, which means I'm cutting carbs. But that gives me the chance to make home made ice cream with real cream. So it's not all that bad. ^_^

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  10. We don't have dessert that often here, either. Sometimes the kids get a piece of candy or some pudding after dinner, but since I loathe baking, I don't normally have anything home made to serve. I love to cook, but baking is so... precise.

    Also have to agree with savoring the pictures of some of the very yummy desserts I see (Pinterest is so bad for anyone watching their weight LOL!). I pin things thinking that maybe someday I'll get around to making them. LOL

    ~Lynn

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  11. I love desserts, my waist line can attest to that. My favorite dessert nowadays is fresh fruit. So many to choose from!



    Greetings from the A to Z trail,
    Sylvia @ Plant-based foodie

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  12. a dessert lover, but more of the pinterest kind now that i am a diabetic

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  13. I like way too many sweet things. Dessert is a must have for me whenever I go out.

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