Who would have thunk that so soon after the lack of crushed pineapple in London in August for Pieathalon that,  I would again have it on my shopping list?  Luckily for me, now I am back home and pineapple of all varieties  is once again,  freely available!

The recipe for the Treasure Island Sundae comes from The Golden Circle Tropical Recipe Book, which was a birthday present from my gorgeous friend Ali, a few years ago.  I’ve been meaning to make something from it for ever so long because, quite frankly, this book is BONKERS.  With a subtitle of “Every day meals with a Tropic Holiday Flavour” you just know that this is going to be full of recipes containing pineapple crammed into places pineapple has no business to be.

And speaking of Pieathalon, someone out there should be thanking their lucky stars that I didn’t inflict this on them!

Or what about turning that Tropic Holiday vibe Italian with some Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Tropical?

There are also some recipes where the pineapple seems perfectly normal compared to another totally random ingredient.  Let’s take a look at a Hungry Man Salad.

So like me, you’re probably wondering what the slices between the pineapple slices are?  My guess was crusty bread. Because maybe hungry men need more carbs than all that white rice. Or maybe crumbed pineapple rings? Weird I know but so far what’s been normal?  I was wrong. On both counts.   Quick, before reading any further, drop down to the comments and tell me what you think they are….

Okay…so the reveal?

A Hungry Man Salad “combines Golden Circle Sliced Pineapple and Beetroot with cooked rice, red and green capsicum, celery, eschalots, gherkin, tomato lettuce and….. a sliced meatloaf.

WTF?  Who does that?

Although I suppose it’s no worse than pineapple, oops, I mean Tropic Holiday Flavour in your spag bol.

I’ll definitely share more from this book in the not too distant! But for today, it’s the Treasure Island Sundae. And thankfully the treasure in that Sundae is not a sliced meat loaf!

The reason we are making the Treasure Island Sundae is because whilst on holiday I read a book called Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale.  I actually read it in its entirety on the plane to the UK because it’s one of those books that once you start, you can’t put down!

(Also I couldnt’ resist the idea of writing about a sundae and a book called the Sunday Girl while listening to the Blondie song Sunday Girl on a Sunday.  No nasty riverside for me today.  I’m safely ensconced with the four ant-free, bird free and bird poo free walls of my own home…and it’s bliss!).

But back to the book.  How’s this for a premise?

Some love affairs change you forever. Someone comes into your orbit and swivels you on your axis, like the wind working on a rooftop weather vane. And when they leave, as the wind always does, you are different; you have a new direction. And it’s not always north.’

Any woman who’s ever been involved with a bad, bad man and been dumped will understand what it feels like to be broken, broken-hearted and bent on revenge….

So Taylor consults The Art of War and makes a plan. Then she takes the next irrevocable step – one that will change her life forever.

Ah, revenge…a dish best served cold right?  Just like a tropical ice cream sundae!

Here’s the original recipe.  Look at the super gorgeous pineapple page numbers!  😍😍😍

I made a few changes to the recipe as given above.  My supply of maraschino cherries has vanished!  Lord only knows what has happened to them so my fruit component was a strawberry and some blueberries.  Instead of a jelly cross, I used popping candy!  X may not have marked the spot but it was a lot more fun!  And finally, the real treasure for those of you, who like me are counting their calories?  Instead of strawberry ice cream, I used Halo Top Birthday Cake – at 280 calories per TUB you could eat these sundaes all the live long day and not increase your waist size!

The Treasure Island Sundae is a great little dessert.  There’s lots of different flavours and textures and so it is super fun to eat.  The blend of pineapple, lime jelly and the ice cream reminded me of one of my favourite icy – poles the Pine-Lime Splice!

I can see myself making a heap of these as the weather warm up!

And that’s me done!  Have a great week!