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Autumn Walk

Trumpet Lady

Ellis has decided she wants to start band this year and that she wants to play trumpet.  She originally asked to play trombone, but we talked her down to a trumpet.

We found a guy on Craig’s List… an ex-band director who refurbishes instruments.  He has a little shop by my office.  He shined up one of his used trumpets and when I stopped by to pick it up, he threw in a couple of CD’s of his New Age trumpet music… popular in Europe he says.

Ellis loves her trumpet and can’t wait to toot her horn when she wakes up and as soon as she gets home from school.  People in the park might suspect it’s an elk bugling, but no… it’s Trumpet Lady.

Preeefessional deeeessert

I made this and it was easy and it looks preeefessional…. preeeefessionally delicious!  It was in Sunday paper magazine USA Weekend.  The cream cheese goo under the fruit is the best part.  Restaurant quality!!!!

Pear/Blueberry Galette

Summer Fruit and Sweet Cream Cheese Galettes

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
3 Tbs. cornstarch, divided
1 whole egg, separated
2 Tbs. sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling
1 tsp. vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon almond extract
1 refrigerated pie crust from 14.1-ounce box
2 cups fruit (pick 1 or mix thinly sliced plums, peeled peaches and apricots; or mixed berries, such as blackberries, blueberries and raspberries)

Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 400 degrees.

Mix cream cheese, confectioner’ sugar, 2 tablespoons of the cornstarch, and the egg yolk in medium bowl. In a separate medium bowl mix fruit, 2 tablespoons of sugar, remaining tablespoon of cornstarch, and vanilla or almond extract.

Unfurl pie dough on a lightly floured surface and roll to about 13-inches in diameter. Slide onto a cookie sheet or pizza pan and spread evenly with cream cheese mixture, leaving a 2-inch border. Scatter fruit evenly over cream cheese mixture. Fold pastry border over the fruit. Brush dough perimeter with egg white and sprinkle with a little sugar.

Bake galette until golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Loosen with a metal spatula and slide onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm.

Yield:
6 servings made with mixed berries

Per serving:
372 calories, 40g carbohydrates, 5g protein, 23g (11g saturated), 76 mg cholesterol, 2g dietary fiber, 306 mg sodium.

1st day of school 2011

Addison in 7th grade.  Ellis in 4th.

Another trip to Hoboken

Another week of shooting in Hoboken for Cake Boss Special #2.

The view from Hoboken

2B & Chris visit

Paris

John and I just returned from Paris.  He was working there and I joined him for a few days afterward.  It was so much fun.

The city was swarming with tourists, we walked until my feet were bloody stumps and nobody ever mentions how much Paris smells like perfume, cigarette smoke and pee.  But it was still a wonderful trip.  The Frenchies were pretty nice, especially when I told them I wanted to practice my French, instead of switching to English.

Here are some pictures. John hasn’t put his photos in here yet, because he’s already gone to Crater Lake for another shoot.

Paris 2011

More Addison fashion photos

Some photos featuring Ellis & a hummingbird

Artsy Elllis

Hoboken visit