Moderation.....

SK was gone most of the morning taking care of several small errands.  They are all pesky little things that have to be done, with a couple of important items as well.  We are still working on getting a parking spot by the center.  It would be lovely during the dead of the winter to be able to park, carry all of our groceries, appliances and prepared-ahead food.  He also borrowed a projector from the mission office for me to use on Saturday at the Stake Women's Conference.

I will be presenting one class in the morning, on art, and then I will attend the second class.  I don't know how many classes will be presented at the same time, but I am assuming that I will have a very small group, which is fine.

In the afternoon, I met Monia at the center, and together we made Tiramasu and Lasagne.  I had never tasted Tiramasu before, much less made it but I think it is going to be wonderful.  She used mascarpone cheese....an Italian (from Italy) cream cheese that puts Philadelphia Cream Cheese to shame.

That was for the dessert, and I think I will have to make this dish....but it may be difficult.  I watched Monia and thoroughly enjoyed the casual and relaxed way she cooks.  She cracked and separated eggs into dishes, then put some sugar in the yolks and began to whip.  She tasted it, liked it and so continued....tasting a little every now and then.  The lasagne was the same.  She just poured stuff in and then tasted, and usually needed little else.  Everything she put together was really really good.  I can hardly wait to see how it goes tomorrow.  She and I got everything ready to slide into a hot oven tomorrow evening.

No......who needs measuring cups?

Tiramasu!  Looks awesome....and I know it will be.

Same thing with lasagne sauce....open salt spout and pour.  How does she do that?

I had about 3 hours to visit with her and think she is a remarkable lady.  She belongs to the Church of Scientology.  She is very health conscious and loves to help others get back on track with health issues.  She has been helping a man who has been addicted to drugs for several years with a prescribed regimen from her church.  She is about 40 years old and so lovely.  A lot of what she says about health makes very good sense....and fits right into our Word of Wisdom.

I have a feeling though that the Tiramasu isn't written into any health code in her church or mine....unless it is cloaked in the several references in the scriptures to "Temperance."

Before I die, I hope to say that I have learned temperance.  I guess I had better live for many years yet!

Oh well.  I'll start to work on that virtue after the Tiramasu tomorrow evening.