On those really hot summers where it’s just too much trouble to pull out the heavy ice cream maker and get that 10 pounds of ice that is just going to melt before you can even start the process. Or you forgot to put the container in the freezer for the counter top ice cream maker. Here’s this rich and creamy gelato style ice you make with just a mixer and about 5 ingredients. One of my favorite ice cream flavors is my Orange Cognac ice cream that I serve with a fruit pie like peach or apple or poached pears. I add the zest and juice of one orange and 1/4 cup of Cognac to my ice cream base.

Recently the Tiger Squadron, the precision FORMATION FLYING TEAM and AIRCRAFT DISPLAY TEAM based in Southern California, hit the ground. The team not only likes to fly their planes but also enjoy an occasional car rally.

Many Palos Verdes Pulse readers still remember an annual celebration on the Port of Los Angeles Waterfront which drew hundreds of thousands of revelers during the 1950s and 1960s. The annual San Pedro “Fishermen’s Fiesta” was a combination of a blessing of the fleet, prayers for safety and success at sea, a demonstration of civic pride, and a treasured weekend to spend with family and friends.

In my last article, I wrote about the large guns deployed at Fort MacArthur as part of World War II defenses. Many other smaller weapons were deployed and in a much more timely manner. When the war came to the United States in December of 1941, Fort MacArthur's seacoast defense mission's scope of responsibility, for the first time, went beyond just the defense of the Port of Los Angeles.

Watering my plants, I spy from the corner of my eyes squirrels chasing one another, Blue Jays fly across the sky, flies sitting and sipping honey from my hibiscuses, dogs barking in the background and a cat, lazily stretching across the lawn waiting to pounce on a bird or squirrel.

Happy Birthday California! Admitted to the Union on Sept. 9, 1850