Marsala Cherries

Ingredients:

1 cup Marsala
1 cup water
5/8 cup superfine sugar
900 g morello cherries, pitted
2-inch piece of cinnamon stick
Thinly pared rind of 1 lemon

Preparing:

Bring to the boil, stirring constantly, the Marsala, sugar, lemon rind, cinnamon and water.
Reduce the heat and let simmer for 5 minutes and remove the cinnamon stick.
Add cherries, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Transfer the cheeries to a bowl.

Return the pan to the heat and bring to a boil for 4 minutes.
Pour the syrup over the cherries, set aside to cool and then chill for 1 hour.
Serve with whipped cream.

Orange and Rose Petals Granita

Ingredients:

1 liter water
1/2 cup sugar
6 red roses
4 oranges, their juice
4 units anise

Preparing:

Freeze rose petals with water for 1 hour.
Break the ice with a fork and refrigerate for 1 more hour.
Repeat this step on more time.

Remove from freezer, liquefy the mixture, strain and freeze for 1 more hour.
Repeat the entire process with the orange juice and anise.

Liquefy both mixtures with sugar and serve.

Tropical Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 ripe papaya, chopped into cubes
1/2 ripe pineapple, chopped into pieces
6 sweet granadilla, pulp
3 kiwis, peeled and sliced
2 guavas, peeled and sliced

Sauce:
250 g sugar
1 cup pineapple juice
1 tsp grated ginger
Juice and zest of 1 lemon

Preparing:

Cook all sauce ingredients until it forms a syrup.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Put all the fruits together.
Bathe with the sauce and refrigerate for 30 minutes.