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The photo above is of a gooseberry fool! And today is April Fool's, in case you didn't already know. We may or may not be pulling your leg here and there today; we'll let you try to figure it out yourself.

A fool, however, is no joking matter. It's a very English dessert of fresh cream whipped with a fruit puree - simple and good. Often a nip of liquor is added in as well. The recipe connected with the photo above is actually a vegan version over at Vegalicious. They layer it up with crunchy vegan ginger wafers for an extra snap, too.

• Layered Crunchy Gooseberry Fool

Gooseberries are not really in season until the summer, unfortunately, and they're rather hard to find in the States. Apart from the husk cherry or Cape gooseberry they are usually found only in imported jams.

A more readily available and seasonal option for a traditional fool is rhubarb. Here are a few good links to recipes for rhubarb fool - we especially like the one that calls for Greek yogurt!

• Rhubarb Fool with Greek Yogurt, Walnuts and Fig at Seattle Bon Vivant
• Rhubarb Fool at Eat Like a Girl
• Rhubarb-Ginger Fool at Cooking.com

(Image: Chris at Vegalicious, licensed under a Creative Commons Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)