Triple Berry Trifle

Triple Berrie Trifle is a dessert that is perfect for those Summer-time gatherings and is ever so easy to prepare! You can grab the ingredients just about anywhere - yes, even if you are semi-remote and in the middle of nowhere in a tiny cottage town!! Its perfect for those planner types of me � you know who you are, you love to have everything prepared in advance to skip the mess and hassle during those days-of gatherings...and guess what? It's only the end of May and I've made three batches!! It's a great recipe and I guarantee not only will you love it but so will your guests!! Enjoy!

Who doesn't love berries with light and airy slightly-sweetened whipped cream? Its definitely a match made in heaven and on a perfect Summer's evening outside with your friends after a scrumptious BBQ dinner? Oh my goodness � absolutely fantastic. Summer time is the season to get outdoors, gather with friends, family and loved ones and eat, drink, and be merry! Its also the time of year when we have so many wonderful offerings like bright and colourful fresh vegetables and fruits, aromatic herbs and delicate flowers...everything just seems to taste better in the Summer! At least I think so.

Entertaining as you may have already realized, is a very big part of my family-agenda during these few warm and sunny months of the year. Hey, you gotta take advantage of each perfect day of sunshine and warm breezes when you live in a place that is 8 months of the year cool and grey!! Anyway, for me, I love to cook and entertain. Seeing those smiles on the faces of those I care about and just have fun, laugh, and enjoy the moments together � well that's what I call living the dolce vita! I encourage you all to take out your calendar and already plan a few BBQs and potlucks. Why not even get creative and plan a theme or costume Summer party? Anything that brings people together to enjoy the simpler (but really greater things of life) - each other - is a sure win!!

And getting back to what's yummy and delicious - go on and check out this recipe. Like I said, its easy to make, is a sure crowd pleaser, and just fits that Summer time feeling. Light, sweet, colourful, and delicious!

Eating these colorful berries is a great way to get plenty of healthy superfoods into your diet, fruits that are known to have several beneficial advantages. Red fruits and vegetables, such as raspberries, tomatoes, guava, watermelon, red cabbage, kidney beans, cherries, strawberries and beets, are said to be rich in the antioxidants lycopene and anthocyanins, Blue and purple fruits and vegetables contain anthocyanins, natural plant pigments with powerful antioxidant properties that may reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. These colourful fruits and vegetables also have flavonoids and ellagic acid, compounds that may help to destroy cancer cells, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research. The anthocyanins and ellagic acid in blueberries have been shown to fight cancer cells in the lungs, stomach, breasts and pancreas.