trifle with

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trifle with

verb toy, play, flirt, mess about, dally, wanton, play fast and loose (informal), coquet, amuse yourself, palter 'Don't trifle with me,' was my attitude.

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w>trifle with

vi +prep obj person → zu leicht nehmen; affections, food → spielen mit; he is not a person to be trifled with → mit ihm ist nicht zu spaßen

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But I can not, and must not, return among them: I have no right, now , to trifle with my health and my life.

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Finally decorate the trifle with reserved mandarin slices, flaked almonds and a sprinkling of ground cinnamon.

mandarin PANDORO TRIFLE WITH SPICED CREAM

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MANDARIN PANDORO TRIFLE WITH SPICED CREAM Ingredients Specially Selected Pandoro 50g Grandessa marmalade 300ml double cream 1 tbsp icing sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 can Sweet Harvest Mandarin Segments (reserve 10 for decoration) 900g Delicious Desserts Custard 2 tbsp Napoleon Brandy To decorate: 20g The Pantry Flaked Almonds (toasted) 10 clementine segments Sprinkle of cinnamon Method Slice three slices of the pandoro (about an inch thick) from the bottom end of the loaf (you do not need the bottom slice for the recipe).

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Top the trifle with the remaining hazelnuts, grate over the dark and white chocolate and top with strawberries, if using them.