western australia

A dessert to die for

@JudyEv (342179)

Rockingham, Australia

February 8, 2023 7:00pm CST

We went out to dinner last night at our friend’s place. There were five of us. Our hostess leaves in a week on a cruise down the west coast of South America then to the Falklands, on to Antarctica finally ending up in Barcelona. Naturally, she is looking forward to her trip. She enjoys cooking and we had a marvellous meal, equal to any restaurant. But it was the dessert which really had us oohing and aahing. As you can see in the photo, we had ice-cream sprinkled with hazelnuts. We poured black coffee and Frangelico (a liquor) over the ice-cream. It was served with I-don’t-know-what. Maybe biscotti? It wasn’t really a wafer but whatever – the whole dish was beautifully presented as well as being delicious.

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@snowy22315 (182240)

• United States

9 Feb 23

It sounds really yummy. Does it have a name or was it just a home made creation?

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@snowy22315 (182240)

• United States

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv If she sees this, I am sure she will comment

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@LadyDuck (472087)

• Switzerland

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv Savoiardi, this is the name of those pretty big and soft biscotti. This dessert is not Italian, so I cannot give a name to it.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I suppose it has a name but I've no idea what it would be. Perhaps Anna (@LadyDuck) might know the name of it.

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@shaggin (72263)

• United States

9 Feb 23

Hmm kind of looks like a large lady finger. Gosh it all looks so delicious now I’m hungry

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

That's probably about the right word - a lady finger. It was SOOO nice.

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@shaggin (72263)

• United States

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv even how she displayed it all on the tray looks so elegant

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

@shaggin That's what we thought. The presentation was superb - really lovely.

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@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

9 Feb 23

It is like a royal dessert

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@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv The dishware is quite beautiful

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

It is indeed and yet in some ways it was quite a simple dish. The presentation was superb.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

@youless Our hostess went out of her way to give us such a superb meal.

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****DANIELLE****

@VivaLaDani13 (60794)

• Perth, Australia

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv oh Antarctica. How I wish I was there! Every Summer I wish I was there.

The way that dessert is presented is just amazing!

Beautiful!

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

The dessert looked so elegant with the lovely tiny cup and saucer and beautiful glassware.

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****DANIELLE****

@VivaLaDani13 (60794)

• Perth, Australia

11 Feb 23

@JudyEv It truly looked so elegant indeed! Just lovely.

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@dgobucks226 (35762)

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11 Feb 23

Not only tasty but you got a bit of a buzz out of it with the Frangelico liquor.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 23

That's true. And it made a difference having it served up so nicely. Wow, that bear has a long tongue.

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@dgobucks226 (35762)

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14 Feb 23

@JudyEv Big enough to catch every drop of that Frangelico, lol.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

9 Feb 23

I wish I could join you, looks and sounds delicious

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

We were all really impressed with how lovely it all looked.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5960)

• Kisumu, Kenya

10 Feb 23

@JudyEv that's very great, I hope you enjoyed it

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@GardenGerty (160978)

• United States

9 Feb 23

That sounds very elegant.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Elegant is the exact right word. It was really beautifully presented.

Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37381)

• Toccoa, Georgia

9 Feb 23

That does sound good.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

It was delicious. I've never had anything like it before.

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@DaddyEvil (137635)

• United States

9 Feb 23

She made you ruin the ice cream with coffee? I'm so sorry that happened... It does LOOK beautiful, though.

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@DaddyEvil (137635)

• United States

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Haha - the Frangelico was pretty good too. All in all, a scrumptious dessert.

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@rakski (126072)

• Philippines

9 Feb 23

That looks wonderful and kidding the way you described it, I'm now officially craving for dessert at 9:30am.

How are you?

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

So nice to see you here. I hope you get back a bit more often now.

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@rakski (126072)

• Philippines

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv I'm planning to do that

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@RasmaSandra (80812)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

9 Feb 23

That sounds really delicious, Glad you had such a great meal, That sounds like an awesome cruise she is having,

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

She will be away about 7 weeks so i hope she has a great time.

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@DianneN (247184)

• United States

9 Feb 23

Sounds delish and I love the table setting, too.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

It looked so special when she served us.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

9 Feb 23

Wow looking very yummy and delicious .Glad you enjoyed it

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Our friend went to a lot of trouble for us.

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@Beestring (14697)

• Hong Kong

9 Feb 23

The dessert looks delicious. The presentation is professional too.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Our friend enjoys cooking for others. We were really appreciative of her efforts.

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@allknowing (137822)

• India

9 Feb 23

Combining ice creams with anything else is quite trendy these days I have always liked ice cream with gulab jamun. I also poured fig syrup on the ice cream not so long ago. But never heard of coffee being poured on the ice cream.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

They do have coffee-flavoured ice-cream but this was hot coffee poured on.

@beenice2 (2967)

• Sackville, New Brunswick

9 Feb 23

They treated you like kings, the desert looks pretty good.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Our friend loves having dinner parties and we enjoy attending.

@wolfgirl569 (108241)

• Marion, Ohio

9 Feb 23

It looks really good

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

The cup and saucer were tiny and so delicate.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (41753)

• United States

9 Feb 23

That looks as amazing as it probably tasted!

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

As she brought each one to the table, we were all sitting there with our mouths open.

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@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

9 Feb 23

That sounds like a wonderful dessert. That is quite a trip she is taking. It can be a bit hazardous too.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/passenger-deaths-on-antarctic-cruises-prompt-coast-guard-investigation/ar-AA17gpb9

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/passenger-deaths-on-antarctic-cruises-prompt-coast-guard-investigation/ar-AA17gpb9

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Oh dear, I won't tell her about this report. However, I'm sure they don't get off the big liner so hopefully they'll stay safe.

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@Dena91 (16686)

• United States

9 Feb 23

That does look like a lovely dessert.

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@JudyEv (342179)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

The presentation is half the effect in a way as it's otherwise just ice-cream. But it looks very special like this.

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