The Lazy Cook

Surely the simplest food cheat is pavlova - after all it's just meringue, fruit and cream.  If you're into that sort of thing, then make your own meringue - but really folks, who can be bothered?  You can buy a meringue nest from the supermarket and then it's just a matter of choosing your fruit - I particularly like pineapple - and getting a carton of double cream.  If you want to jazz it up a bit, mix the cream with some booze - white rum goes nicely with pineapple. and if you happen to have some coconut cream handy, you have a piña colada pavlova!