Coconut milk chocolate panna cotta

"Never underestimate the power of chocolate!"

I call it quite a harmless dessert. There is no cream in it, it tastes quite rich and yet light. Besides a good chocolate dessert once in a while never hurt anyone. I served this to quite a few people already and everyone asked for more!

Rose wine jelly with fresh raspberries

"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there is bacteria." David Auerbach, 2002

The sun is coming out more often, the days are longer and the greenery is more and more visible each day! Love spring! May favorite time of year and probably one of the main reasons besides nature's rebirth is the fact that summer is approaching and there will be loads of berries, herbs, vegetables! With winter way behind me, I'm so not in the mood of baking pies for desserts or making something creamy. I'd much rather prefer something very light, fragrant and colorful    that would be a perfect end to a light meal. 

Pear poached in apple cider with raspberry sauce

"Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold." ~Judith Olney

Well not in this case! It had nothing too sweet, creamy and neither it was crammed with calories. But it sure was rich in flavor! 

I love desserts that are somewhat different from the usual and don't make you feel too heavy. After all, the dessert is something you finish your whole meal with and the taste stays with you long after the memories of starters and main courses are gone.

Another upside to making such a dessert is being able to pull it off even with surprise guests - improvise with some of the ingredients and poach them in almost anything, as long as you have some pears resting in your fruit basket!