McMommy does it again! Today is her 30th birthday bash; she’s hosting a party at her blog! Since I can’t resist a party, I’m going over there to celebrate, and here are the shoes I am going to party in:
Cute, no? I haven’t had a chance to wear these shoes in years, and they’re so pleased to be going out again. They’re made with raw silk; I love the texture of raw silk and how it catches the light. This shade of blue makes me think of peacocks, so who wouldn’t be proud to wear it? I originally bought these for a Scottish wedding, and with those glittering little mirrors on my toes, I was told I was the best bet for finding out what the men really wore under their kilts. (One of them had tartan boxers. No lie. But we only saw them because he wasn’t used to sitting in a skirt. I mean a kilt.)
Now, you can’t go to a party without bringing a little something tasty along, and since I’m in practice and there are still some strawberries left, I figured I might as well make another lovely fruit pizza. Isn’t it wonderful how there’s always enough to go around?
Here’s what you need:
FOR THE CRUST
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 finely chopped pecans (you can use a little food processor for this, but I don’t have one, so I just put them in a baggie and crush them with a rolling pin)
FOR THE FILLING
- 8 oz. package of cream cheese at room temperature (I usually cheat and nuke it to soften it up a bit)
- 1 can condensed milk (a.k.a. Eagle Brand)
- 1/3 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- fruit for topping (strawberries, kiwis, bananas, canned sliced peaches, canned mandarin segments, or whatever else you have on hand)
FOR THE GLAZE
- 1/4 cup apricot jam or orange marmalade
- 1 teaspoon water
To make the crust, beat butter and sugar together. Add flour, oats, and nuts. Spread on pizza pan and prick with a fork. Bake in a 375°F oven until lightly browned (mine took 8 minutes). Meanwhile, put all the filling ingredients (not the fruit!) in a mixer and beat the heck out of it until it’s smooth and completely combined. Once the crust has cooled, spread the filling on it, then top with fruit. Make the glaze by mixing the jam with the water and pressing the mixture through a sieve. (I sometimes add a bit more than a teaspoon of water if I find it’s too thick.) Brush the glaze over the fruit. Chill and serve. Thanks to Michael’s mom for sharing the recipe with me years ago.
By the way, I put saran wrap over my fruit pizza when I put it in the fridge, but every year I forget that the toppings start getting syrupy after they’ve been in the fridge for a few hours. The syrup migrates along the plastic wrap and then drips down under the pan and then all over the recently painstakingly cleaned fridge shelf. Don’t make the same mistake; either try not to wrap the plastic under your pan, or else find a bigger pan to put underneath and catch the drippings.
Well, I’m all ready to get over to McMommy’s and party! There’s going to be a little contest for best party shoe, and I can’t wait to see what the competition looks like.
I can’t wait to make this fruit pizza, which looks a lot like something I invented in graduate school, except I didn’t have the ingenuity to come up with the cream cheese filling, which sounds divine. Thanks for the summer inspiration! My shoes can’t wait to party with yours.
Fawn, is there anything more funny than your kilt story???!! I was hysterical laughing over here!!
I still can’t get over the sheer BEAUTY of the fruit pizza!! It’s so perfect, it almost looks fake! Please, please, let my fruit pizza come out looking that good….I hope I cut all the fruit in nice, symmetrical pieces!!
Thank you so much for celebrating my 30th birthday with me!! You are wonderful!
Those are cute shoes! And, I especially love the colour, just pops out.
Wow! Hot shoes, Fawny.
I’m having a dinner party two weeks from now and I think I’ll try making your fruit pizza (after all, you were on to something with those banana waffles)…
Nice shoes! (especially with the red toenails – good choice).
Okay, I am running away with you. Fruit Pizza is, hands down, my mostest favoritest food in the galaxy. And yours looks SERIOUSLY better than mine.
I know what MAMA’S having for dinner tonight!
beautiful feet, I am willing to pay in advance for a few more, how much?
hahaha, “I want to buy your WOMEN!” muahahaha! Creepy!
fruit pizza…….. never tried it, but I was hoping to in the future. I came here to see what it was! Your shoes look great, although I would touch up on the nail-polish if I were you.
Very nice… wear these one