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………………This is my first attempt at making a………..”PISTACHIO CHEESECAKE”……….and the vote is in! Everyone loved it including me. I got the receipt from STANLEY TUCCI on Facebook…..Most of the ingredients are basic….except for the UNSALTED PISTACHIOS…..and……PISTACHIO PASTE…….NONE of the grocers where I live had either….They have plenty of salted pistachios, but none unsalted…..What about people who love pistachios, but have to limit their salt intake…..Amazon came through, they always do! I got both the unsalted Pistachios, and the Pistachio Paste…no problem. The only problem I had was which to choose from out of the many options……Now that I have mastered the Pistachio Cheesecake I will go back to Amazon and get a supply…..I only have one question for Stanley….His photos look like he doubled the batter and had a layer of Pistachios in the center. There was no way I could do that with the amount of batter I had and the amount of pistachios the receipt called for….Maybe next time I will double everything….even make the crust a little thicker like his photo……My next cheese cake will be my Chocolate Cheesecake that George asked me for his birthday on the 22nd, and a new LEMON CHEESEDCAKE that my nephew Chris asked me for when he comes for the weekend!……I will soon change the name of my house from….CHEZ LOUIE…….to……….LOUIE’S PATISSERIE!

………………Check out the LINEA JEWELRY SALE!!!……..Cathy and I were going to have a FACE BOOK LIVE SHOW in honor of the SALE, but unfortunately Cathy got sick and we had to cancel our plans….People on Cruise ships and airplanes can sometimes spread an illness without even knowing it. The good news is the SALE IS STILL GOING ON!!!! Lots of new items, and customer favorites are part of the sale …not everything, but the great majority of styles are on SALE! Give it a peek!

………………..I have always LOVED the WINDOWPANE Pattern….There is something about the cleanliness and sharpness of the linear pattern that appeals to me…….I have been using the windowpane design for many years, and for all seasons. I have done huge windowpane designs for woolen coats, and I have printed it on cotton for jackets, skirts and Capri pants. For my Linea collection I had it woven in silk, and made a little shirt jacket with 3/4 sleeves, and contrast color on the turn back cuff and the under collar…. It was extremely popular and reordered for years…..I’m sure there are many women who are still wearing it….It never goes out of style……This sketch represents a woven wool windowpane jacket and skirt. The jacket has a four button front, a DOG EAR collar and lapel, and the button flap patch pockets extend lower than the front of the jacket……The matching fabric boots were to have a side zipper with a leather toe cap, heel cap and a matching leather covered heel….It still looks modern, and can still be worn all of these years later.

………….My garden is bursting with blooms…the first of the season, and the pots of flowers are doing great!

……………….Thje first round of flowers are bursting all over the garden and the colors are splendid!