strawberries and make them soupy).
Divide berries among six dessert bowls.
Use a mixer or an emulsion blender to beat the almost frozen cream until smooth. Spoon a ¼ to ½ cup of the sauce over the chilled strawberries, and serve immediately.
WARM BERRIES IN CUSTARD
This dessert is easy to make yet classic. Typically you make this with just strawberries or raspberries but I’ve added blueberries or peaches. Just be sure that the berries or fruit are cut or sliced small enough that you get a good combination of berry and custard flavor with every spoonful. You can assemble the fruit in the dishes several hours in advance and then add the custard just before serving.
MAKES 6 TO 8 SERVINGS
4 cups berries or fruit, room temperature, cut or sliced
1 cup heavy cream
2 egg yolks
½ cup confectioners’ sugar, plus a few tablespoons extra for dusting
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ tablespoons Chambord (or raspberry-flavored) liqueur
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Divide the berries among eight (4-ounce) ovenproof ramekins or six (6-ounce) ramekins.
Whip cream until soft peaks form. Add the egg yolks, ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla and continue whipping for another minute.
Sprinkle a little liqueur over each ramekin. Pour the custard mixture over the fruit in each dish and place the dishes on a baking sheet in the oven. Bake 3 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the oven.
Preheat the broiler.
Transfer the ramekins to the broiler and broil until light golden brown, watching carefully.
Put a few tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar in a sieve and lightly dust each ramekin. Serve immediately.
Love Never Ceases
T HE YEAR J OHN Derek turned fifty-two we decided to celebrate him by giving him a birthday party. Ursula, Bo, and I started planning the event. Sean got some of the photos that John had taken of each of us and we had custom T-shirts made.
We brainstormed a menu and Ursula reminded us that chili was one of John’s favorites.
The loves of John’s life.
The night before his birthday, Ursula, Bunky, and I met in the kitchen. It was great fun. We all chopped and participated in the creation. Hours later, and a few glasses of wine, Ursula suggested we add bourbon to the chili. Bourbon? Bunky and I had never heard of that trick. It tasted delicious.
What were we thinking?
The next day we were busy wrapping our gifts, writing our cards, and decorating the house. Two hours before the party I went into the kitchen and discovered that the chili had never been put in the refrigerator. It had sat out all night and had spoiled. It had to be thrown out. Oh great, now what do we do?
If at first you don’t succeed, get a can opener! Thank God for canned chili. It saved the party. No one was the wiser. Most important, John felt loved and he was.
The Derek wives gathered to celebrate John’s life once again after he passed away. Bo invited us to the private memorial for him at their home in Santa Ynez. The day was filled with laughter and tears as many shared their stories about him. He would have loved seeing us all together again. Love never ceases. He will always be a part of my life.
The wives and Sean together at John’s memorial.
An Italian Love Affair
I OFTEN MARVEL at how life works. Shortly after I shot the second pilot for
Dynasty
, I was sitting with Ursula having lunch one afternoon when out of the blue she said, “Every woman should have a love affair with an Italian at least once in her life.” All of us who know and love Ursula always expect her to be outrageous and speak her mind. Even so, this time she caught me off guard. I just laughed because there was no way I would even entertain the idea of picking a lover based on nationality.
A few months later, shortly before
Dynasty
aired, I was stopped at a red light on Sunset Boulevard. I heard a horn honking and turned to my right to see an incredibly handsome man in a jeep motioning me to roll down my window. “You’ve got a loud noise
Divide berries among six dessert bowls.
Use a mixer or an emulsion blender to beat the almost frozen cream until smooth. Spoon a ¼ to ½ cup of the sauce over the chilled strawberries, and serve immediately.
WARM BERRIES IN CUSTARD
This dessert is easy to make yet classic. Typically you make this with just strawberries or raspberries but I’ve added blueberries or peaches. Just be sure that the berries or fruit are cut or sliced small enough that you get a good combination of berry and custard flavor with every spoonful. You can assemble the fruit in the dishes several hours in advance and then add the custard just before serving.
MAKES 6 TO 8 SERVINGS
4 cups berries or fruit, room temperature, cut or sliced
1 cup heavy cream
2 egg yolks
½ cup confectioners’ sugar, plus a few tablespoons extra for dusting
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ tablespoons Chambord (or raspberry-flavored) liqueur
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Divide the berries among eight (4-ounce) ovenproof ramekins or six (6-ounce) ramekins.
Whip cream until soft peaks form. Add the egg yolks, ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla and continue whipping for another minute.
Sprinkle a little liqueur over each ramekin. Pour the custard mixture over the fruit in each dish and place the dishes on a baking sheet in the oven. Bake 3 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the oven.
Preheat the broiler.
Transfer the ramekins to the broiler and broil until light golden brown, watching carefully.
Put a few tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar in a sieve and lightly dust each ramekin. Serve immediately.
Love Never Ceases
T HE YEAR J OHN Derek turned fifty-two we decided to celebrate him by giving him a birthday party. Ursula, Bo, and I started planning the event. Sean got some of the photos that John had taken of each of us and we had custom T-shirts made.
We brainstormed a menu and Ursula reminded us that chili was one of John’s favorites.
The loves of John’s life.
The night before his birthday, Ursula, Bunky, and I met in the kitchen. It was great fun. We all chopped and participated in the creation. Hours later, and a few glasses of wine, Ursula suggested we add bourbon to the chili. Bourbon? Bunky and I had never heard of that trick. It tasted delicious.
What were we thinking?
The next day we were busy wrapping our gifts, writing our cards, and decorating the house. Two hours before the party I went into the kitchen and discovered that the chili had never been put in the refrigerator. It had sat out all night and had spoiled. It had to be thrown out. Oh great, now what do we do?
If at first you don’t succeed, get a can opener! Thank God for canned chili. It saved the party. No one was the wiser. Most important, John felt loved and he was.
The Derek wives gathered to celebrate John’s life once again after he passed away. Bo invited us to the private memorial for him at their home in Santa Ynez. The day was filled with laughter and tears as many shared their stories about him. He would have loved seeing us all together again. Love never ceases. He will always be a part of my life.
The wives and Sean together at John’s memorial.
An Italian Love Affair
I OFTEN MARVEL at how life works. Shortly after I shot the second pilot for
Dynasty
, I was sitting with Ursula having lunch one afternoon when out of the blue she said, “Every woman should have a love affair with an Italian at least once in her life.” All of us who know and love Ursula always expect her to be outrageous and speak her mind. Even so, this time she caught me off guard. I just laughed because there was no way I would even entertain the idea of picking a lover based on nationality.
A few months later, shortly before
Dynasty
aired, I was stopped at a red light on Sunset Boulevard. I heard a horn honking and turned to my right to see an incredibly handsome man in a jeep motioning me to roll down my window. “You’ve got a loud noise
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