Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Could it be that almost 5 of my daughter's formative years spent in countries that don't have flouride in their water supply have finally taken their toll? Arianna had two tiny cavities filled today.
She squirmed a little, but remained quiet. She wiggled her feet. I could see her face changing. I put out my hand and she squeezed it really tightly every time the dentist drilled.
Nothing was given for pain. I asked if they would.
"No, it doesn't hurt. She's just sensitive to the cold."
At the end, they drew a lovely little picture showing me how the drill only went into the enamel and enamel doesn't have nerve endings. They didn't touch the dentin, so pain medicine wasn't necessary. Arianna shook her head. She knows what pain is. Sigh. So let's not have any more cavities, ok?
We came home to a flurry of activity to pull the house together and whip up a nice lunch for friends. I'd made tiramisu the night before - my summer favorite requiring no oven and no heat. I took pictures... recipe to follow. Make, eat, enjoy... just brush your teeth really well afterwards, ok? We don't want any more cavities.
She squirmed a little, but remained quiet. She wiggled her feet. I could see her face changing. I put out my hand and she squeezed it really tightly every time the dentist drilled.
Nothing was given for pain. I asked if they would.
"No, it doesn't hurt. She's just sensitive to the cold."
At the end, they drew a lovely little picture showing me how the drill only went into the enamel and enamel doesn't have nerve endings. They didn't touch the dentin, so pain medicine wasn't necessary. Arianna shook her head. She knows what pain is. Sigh. So let's not have any more cavities, ok?
We came home to a flurry of activity to pull the house together and whip up a nice lunch for friends. I'd made tiramisu the night before - my summer favorite requiring no oven and no heat. I took pictures... recipe to follow. Make, eat, enjoy... just brush your teeth really well afterwards, ok? We don't want any more cavities.
Marilena's Tiramisu
Ingredients
- 3 eggs, separated
- 500g mascarpone
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup strong Italian coffee (espresso)
- cocoa powder for dusting
I brew Lavazza espresso in a small Italian style percolator on my stove just before making my tiramisu so that it has a few minutes to cool before using. Put in into a shallow dish or bowl wide enough to dip a ladyfinger in horizontally.
Whip the whites of 3 eggs until they form soft peaks, then set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat 3 egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar.
Add 400g of Mascarpone to the egg yolk mixture and mix well.
Slowly fold in the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture.
Set aside.
Dip the bottom side of each ladyfinger in strong Italian coffee (or espresso) briefly, the place in 8x8 baking dish, breaking pieces to fit and covering the entire dish.
When the bottom of the dish is covered, spoon half of the mascarpone mixture onto the lady fingers and spread it evenly.
Repeat dipping more ladyfingers until the mascarpone is covered again, then top with the remaining mascarpone mixture.
Dust lightly with cocoa powder.
Chill.
Serve. Yum.
Notes: The key to success lies in these two ingredients. The mascarpone and the espresso. Ladyfingers are important, and some brands are better than others, but this sinks or swims based on this stuff above. Mascarpone is an Italian cream cheese that is much lighter and creamier than Philly. It's delicious stuff. Brand doesn't seem to matter, but use mascarpone. As for Espresso, use good stuff. The espresso is the flavor here. It is key. You can add a bit of alcohol to your espresso if you'd like or sprinkle crushed amaratini cookies over a layer for an alcohol free amaretto flavor, but use good espresso. Really strong American coffee isn't good enough.
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