4:2 ratio

..of desserts to main dishes.   One has to ask oneself three questions…

1.  Was it Mimi who had the sweet tooth?

2.  Or is it PC, DC and KC….  ?

3.  And why does each of their last names start with C?

Cream Puffs (No cook)

8 oz cream cheese softened

8 oz crushed pineapple drained

Blend in blender

Buy 1 package Stella Doros Angenetti – any supermarket.  Its a large cellophane bag.  Slice each one in half, fill and put top back on.  Nice for pm coffees or teas.  You’ll be a hit!

Thanks DC….   This will always remind me of the things I love… photography, my home and mostly the people in it.

Heavenly Pie

4 egg whites

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup sugar

Filling

4 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

3 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

rind of 2 lemons

Beat 4 egg whites till frothy.  Add 1/4 t cream of tartar.  Beat very stiff.  Add 1 cup sugar slowly.  Bake in 9” pie plate for 1 hour at 275 overn.  Just pour into pie plate even.  It’s real funny but when you take pie from oven and cool on a rack it cracks and settles in center.  After it’s cool, spread following over—-  Beat 4 egg yolks till thick.  Add 1/2 cup sugar slowly.  Add 2 Tablespoons lemon juice and rind of two 2 lemons.  Cook over hot water till  VERY thick.  (You cut down thru it, it separates.  Spread over cool pie.  Whipped cream over this.  Its fun to make and absolutely delicious.

For our friend Steve Wong… His “cap” photo.

And Happy Birthday Sirena – seen here in Steve’s Cap, Daniel’s glasses and Patrick Dredden’s dress… 

Just joking PD… we know being a woman is more than just a state of mind.

All humor aside, Sirena, PD and I go back to the California Days and I am very fortunate for having them in my life in Dallas, HK, and California.  When you find something that works, keep it close, always.