Chris Neidecker wrote:
>
> Well Kate, sorry that some of the dinner didn't turn out to your liking, but
> the most important parts -- wine and dessert

Yep, the dessert's the most important part, especially since
it's last! :-)

> -- sounded wonderful, and it
> sounds like the gathering overall was fun.
>
> I've saved the apricot recipe...just the other day, I bought dried apricots,
> almonds, and pistachios without really knowing why (here's what happened...I
> went to Trader Joe's to buy one stinkin' jar of peanut butter and walked out
> with $62 worth of goodies). So now I just need some cream, and I'll be in
> business!

The changes I made to the recipe were to just leave use the
halves and not top them with another half. As I mentioned,
I added vanilla to the whipped cream and used the usual amount
of sugar, about 1 T. per cup of cream. And I left out the
almonds and just sprinkled a generous amount of finely minced
pistachios over the whipped cream. (Actually, I "minced" the
pistachios in my mini-food processor.)

> And I will check out that Cherry Republic catalog, too.....
>
> Happy Birthday!

Thanks.

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?