Gabrielle Messina Just a Girl

German Fruit and Cream Cake

With the warmer weather approaching, it's nice to have a few recipes on hand where no oven is needed! Who wants a house as hot as it is outside? This is one of my all time favorites for the summer season. I thought I'd share it with you too....

You'll need:

*16 oz. heavy whipping cream

* 1 lb. Ricotta Cheese

* 3/4 cup sugar

*11 oz cream cheese

*1 tsp vanilla

* 3 packages of soft lady fingers

* Fresh fruit

* a spring- lock pan

 

*Combine Ricotta, Cream cheese, vanilla and sugar with electric mixer until smooth. Set aside.

*Beat heavy whipping cream until it turns to whipped cream and then combine with cheese mixture.

*Next, take your lady fingers and "line" the outside rim of the pan along with the bottom(just sort of squish them in there) You should now have a cake bottom and side.

* Put about a third of the cheese mixture in the pan and cover the lady fingers.

*Next, you'll need to make another layer of lady fingers to cover the filling. This is you're middle layer of the cake. 

*Slice strawberries, blueberries, or kiwi and layer them on top of the lady fingers, generously.

*Top with the remainder of cream and cheese mixture and spread smooth.

*Set in fridge for at least 5 hrs. or overnight.

*Add sliced fruit or berries to the top just before serving!

 

 

 

I See London....

 Truth be told, I've been a bit lazy when it's come to blogging lately. I've been trying to do lots of things around the house and enjoying every second outside with the heavenly weather we've been having. I decided I may re-post some fun entries over the past few years.... If you've been around for awhile, you may remember them, if not, then they're new to you!

So, I've been contemplating doing a post on "London and France" for sometime now. Thought it might be a little too risqué for my online diary, though....   But,  when I found this bustier a few months ago, in the most perfect of shades with foof in all the right places,I knew I had to do that post....  My husband thinks I'm cuckoo for doing it a post on my unmentionables. I assured him he's probably right, but, not only because of this....  The back is so pretty with the deep pink satin....{{Sigh}}  I always enjoy speaking to the antique dealers when I make a purchase. It's a good way to find out where your things came from and even if they can't tell you, I've found that they are often rather interesting people. I bought this pretty one from an older couple years ago at the flea market and struck up a conversation with the gentleman. He warned me (with a grin on his face) that "wearing something like this could result in children"  and that he and his "bride" had quite a few that way! Thought I'd share that funny tidbit with you too. Your welcome. I love that he still referred to her as his bride even after all the children and so many years had come and gone. I should have gotten a better picture of the yellow one up there. It's very 60's- ish and I adore the rosettes and color.  These hang in our armoire, right in front of the bed sheets in our bedroom, there's a few more hanging on the back of the bathroom door too... I like keeping them in places people who may happen to visit our room wouldn't necessarily see. I'll often open the door for a peek. It's like a little treat just for me.... Some are vintage, some not.  I add little sachets of lavender to my drawers, armories, baskets and closets. It's always nice to pull out linens and clothing that smells so wonderful! I grow lavender in our garden outside, but there's never enough of it so make the numerous sachets that I like to use in drawers and cabinets. You can buy it by the pound from Save on Crafts for a very reasonable price and then re-freshen the sachet with a few drops of lavender essential oil when needed. The little favor bags that craft stores sell, usually in the wedding area work very well as the smaller sized sachets. Add pretty millinery and ribbons to make opening a drawer special. On a side note, my husband's sock drawer sachets don't have millinery or velvet ribbons hanging from them... On another side note, he may not like that I just told you he has sachets in his drawers..... So, what do you think, girls? Was this all TMI for you? Hopefully your laughing and not thinking "Why is she showing me her underwear?"