Motorcycle Ride to the Rock Inn

I put this on here as a follow up to the write up I did on the Rock Inn in Lake Hughes, California.

Beautiful Sunday

What a difference a day makes. It has cooled way down. I believe the high today is only going to be 64 degrees. I am glad to be getting into the cooler weather now. Though with it the wind has come up and we also have a new fire burning in the  Angeles National Forrest. Hope everyones weekend has been nice and relaxing. Mine has been. Anyway, that's all for now!
kent

Mango Cream Cake

Ingredients


1/2 cup butter

1/2-3/4 cup sugar, depending how sweet u want it

1/2-3/4 cup powdered milk

1 (170 g) container cream

2-3 big ripe mangoes, 2 chopped and 1 sliced,for garnish

24 lady fingers (not the ones from live ladies)

maraschino cherry, if desired

Directions

1. Blend the first 5 ingredients (except mango slices) to make mango cream mixture.

2. Lay lady fingers on a 9x9 inch dish or pan.

3. Top with mango cream mixture.

4. Lay second layers of ladyfingers.

5. Repeat process.

6. Garnish with mango slices and cherries.

7. Refrigerate for 5-6 hours or overnight to set.


Lady finger is a small finger-shaped sponge cake, like a cookie

Peres al vi negre – Pears in red wine

This fresh pear recipe is a joy to prepare and a delight to eat. It's a dessert recipe that puts a shining ending on any festive meal. With pears, wine, cinnamon and sugar, you create a gastronomical delicacy.




Although unusual in other regions, this traditional dessert is very popular in Mediteranean Catalonia and Majorca. Catalan prepare it with full-bodied Priorat, Emporda, or medium-bodied Penedes red wine, Majorcan love Binissalem wine with pears.



When making this fresh pear recipe, use a Catalan red wine whenever possible, or another red wine from a Mediterranean wine country. Don't use a bad wine, but don't break the bank.
Ingredients for this fresh pear recipe


Serves 4



•8 big firm blanquilla or conference pears. Any firm pear variety like bosc, bartlett, anjou, and comice will do too.

•8 cups (2 l) red wine

•2 cups (450 g) brown or white sugar

•2 cinnamon sticks


How to prepare this fresh pear recipe

Cooking time: 45-50 minutes – Preparation: 5-10 minutes

1.Wash the pears because we'll use the skin. Peel the pears from the stem to the base. Do not remove the stem. Do not discard the skin.

2.Put the 8 whole pears flat in a large saucepan together with the skin, the wine, the sugar, and the 2 cinnamon sticks.

3.Bring the wine to a boil over medium-low heat, and continue cooking the pears uncovered. After about 20 minutes, carefully turn them over with two wooden spoons.

4.Continue cooking the pears over medium-low heat. After cooking them for 20 more minutes, carefully, remove the pears from the liquid and place them in a dish. Set them aside.

1.Continue cooking the red wine with the skins and the cinnamon. Slowly reduce the liquid until all alcohol has evaporated and the consistency of the liquid is thick.

◦Evaporating all alcohol makes it possible for children to eat this delicious dessert


2.Now you can either fish the cinnamon and the pear skins out, or sift the liquid into another saucepan. If your syrup is already very thick, the first option might be better.

1.Add the pears to the saucepan with the syrup, and cook 5 more minutes. It is now that you should be careful not to burn the caramelized wine syrup, or you could ruin this fresh pear recipe. If the syrup already has a very dense consistency, skip this step.
1.Turn off heat, and let the pears cool to room temperature. Or do as I do, and eat them warm, they are gorgeous.

1.To round out this fresh pear recipe, pour some syrup over the cooked pears, and serve them with cinnamon ice cream. This fresh pear recipe is simply delicious.