When you are entertaining the meal that you serve says everything about you. When you are serving delicious food to others you have an opportunity to show your creativity and your elegance. It is also one of the best ways to say “I care about you.” How the food that you have prepared looks contributes just as much to the success of your meal as the taste does. The dessert that you serve at the end is like a crescendo in a symphony. It is the final touch of sweet that will stay in the memories of your guests for a long time to come.
There are several good choices for memorable desserts. Deciding which one will depend on whether or not you know the preferences of your guests and what you are serving for dinner. It is good to have a balance in what you serve. If you have created a meal with a tendency to be heavy, with chunky textures such as a stew or a chef’s salad a dessert with a smooth consistency will go well with what you have chosen. A chocolate mousse or a lemon meringue pie would be good choices.
If you are serving foods with a smoother consistency, such as casserole or soup a dessert with more texture will work well. Carrot cake, cherry pie, rhubarb pie or apple crisp will work well.
You might also want to consider balancing the temperature of the foods. If you have served a lot of hot foods using cool foods such as ice cream or sorbet will be a good contrast.
Once you have chosen your dessert you will want to present it in a beautiful way. Adding whipped cream and a garnish will make your dessert look amazing. Don’t use cool-whip though. The taste of real whipped cream created just for your event will help your dessert melt in their mouths. You can purchase a cream whipper from Gourmet Innovations Inc. that will make whipping cream a breeze.
All that you do is put a half of a pint of cream in the container with a little bit of vanilla and some powdered sugar and shake it. Add the nitrous oxide canister and press it until you hear it release. Remove the Nitrous Oxide Canister and then shake again and you will have the beautiful topping to a dessert that will be remembered for a lifetime.
