I was sorting through my options for Easter dinner, trying to find
something new, and I found a trifle that calls for our favorite
homemade hooch: limoncello!

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Lemon Curd Trifle With Fresh Berries

desserts

6 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
4 lemons; zested and juiced
1/2 cup Butter; cut in chunks
1 pint strawberries; stemmed, halved lengthwis
1 pint blueberries
1 pint blackberries
2 cups sweetened whipped cream
1 lemon pound cake; sliced
1/4 cup limoncello or grand marnier
fresh mint leaves, for garnish

To make the lemon curd: Bring a pot of water to a simmer over
medium-low heat. Combine the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and zest
in a metal or glass heat-resistant bowl and whisk until smooth. Set
the bowl over the simmering water, without letting the bottom touch,
and continue to whisk. Keep working-out that arm and whisk it
vigorously for a good 10 minutes, until the curd has doubled in volume
and is very thick and yellow. Don't let it boil. Remove the bowl from
heat and whisk in the butter, a couple of chunks at a time, until
melted. Refrigerate until the custard is cold and firm.

To build the trifle: put the berries in a mixing bowl and toss them
together so they are evenly distributed. Fold the whipped cream into
the chilled lemon curd to lighten it up into a mousse. Line a glass
trifle bowl with pieces of pound cake to fit. Drizzle or brush the
cake with the Lemoncello, spoon a layer of the lemon curd over the
cake, and then a layer of mixed berries. Repeat the layers until the
ingredients are used up, the last layer looks best if it's the
berries. Chill before serving. Garnish with fresh mint.

Notes: Tyler Florence (Food Network)

Yield: 6 servings

Preparation Time: 30 mi active

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:41:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>I was sorting through my options for Easter dinner, trying to find
>something new, and I found a trifle that calls for our favorite
>homemade hooch: limoncello!
>
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>
>Lemon Curd Trifle With Fresh Berries

Oh, this does sound good!!

Lidia Bastianich has one too, but I don't think her's has berries in
it.

I don't have any limoncello at the moment.. Might have to make some
more, when I get to whereever I am going.

Lin and Bob gave me these lovely little shot glasses...maybe I can get
them to a cook-in some day, especially if there is limoncello there!!

Christine, now applying to UCSD for a contract.

On 2010-03-30, Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Christine, now applying to UCSD for a contract.

What? I thought you were permanently ensconced in your beloved SFBA.
What happened to put you back on the road?

nb

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:46:50 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2010-03-30, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> Christine, now applying to UCSD for a contract.
>
>What? I thought you were permanently ensconced in your beloved SFBA.
>What happened to put you back on the road?
>
>nb
That was a contract where I was in the bay area. And it came to an
end, without a permanent job placement. So still trying to get a
position there, but so far, no luck.

Hence, the need to find work. I could do worse than San Diego.
Besides, there are rfc'ers in that area...

My profile is being submitted today...

I am still trying to get back to the bay area...as it is my first
love. But in the meantime, I need to pay rent, etc here in ABQ until
I find a permanent job.

OB food. Roasted a chicken a night or so ago. Making salads out of
it and will use the carcass to make some chicken broth, since I don't
have any in my freezer right now. I had gotten rid of all my chicken
broth, before I left..not thinking that I would need it after that.
Well..I do, if I am to eat decent food. I can't see buying canned
broth when I can make a lot more broth for the price of a chicken, vs
the few cans of canned broth.

Christine

On 2010-03-30, Christine Dabney > wrote:

> love. But in the meantime, I need to pay rent, etc here in ABQ until
> I find a permanent job.

DOH!

I was not aware you were merely TDY in SFBA. Thought you moved,
lock/stock/barrel. Obviously, I'm not paying attention. I hope
everything works out and I'll cross my fingers for you.

nb