Cuban Stress Cure

On Tuesdays:

My son, Jonathan (13) is involved in Drama once again. This year they're doing a Broadway review - scenes from different Broadway musicals, which promises to be really fun and adorable.

I have volunteered once again to coordinate their costumes. Just call me Mrs. Darby, Costume Goddess.

(I may or may not make the kids actually address me this way. =D)

There are thirty kids in seventeen musical numbers, which means about 100 dresses, jackets, tunics, scarves, shoe covers and multiple wigs, uniforms, hats and props that fall under my authority command jurisdiction My-God!-what-have-I-gotten-myself-into!? supervision. 

I was asked to choreograph three of the numbers, also. (Most likely because I am Cuban and the obvious conclusion is that I can dance.) I'm wondering if the director may want it just a bit more elaborate than "wave your hands up in the air - whoop!"

Which means that on Tuesdays I am up to my eyeballs in drama stuff. And I have to admit that while I absolutely love what I'm doing, it also stresses me out quite a bit.

Not to worry. I have found a sure-fire Cuban cure for stress...

 

At the rate I'm going it may just be quicker to apply the guava directly to my hips, but that's not important right now. ;-)

(My foolproof and totally easy recipe for homemade pastelitos de guayaba can be found here.)

Comments

[Lori]

Yum! I will finally try this.

[Michele Caridad]

you made me laugh out loud (not just the assumed LOL) with the Guava-to-hip part! that was hilarious! yes...Kikita's pictures of guava last night @ 9pm sent me into guava search but to no avail. aand now i'm sitting in my office wondering who's passing by versailles or La Rosa (actually even Don PAn will do right now!) so they can bring me some! i dont think this qualifies under fruit serving on my new healthy eating plan...but since i make the plan we'll just say YES! will def. try this recipe!

[Ivis Suarez]

Does this recipe work with cream cheese only? I don't like pastelitos de guayaba :/
Also, I got the BR coupons!! THANKS AGAIN!!

[Ileana]

I have got to try making those; they look DEE-licious. I'm just afraid of the pastry part. I suffer from Fear of Pastry.

[Marta M. Darby]

Michele,

Ahh...to have the Versailles/La Rosa/Don Pan options...*sigh*

[Marta M. Darby]

Ivis,

Even though I don't understand not liking the guayaba part....you can totally fill these with anything. The cream cheese by itself would totally work.

Enjoy your ice cream!

[Marta M. Darby]

Ileana,

This is the beauty of this recipe! The pastry is pre-made and frozen. So you just thaw and go. I personally think it's brilliant in it's simplicity, but that's not important right now. =D

[Diana]

Marta,

Your hubby was right! I found you by googling pastelitos de guayaba. This warms the heart of a lonely cuban in Massachusetts. Keep up the good work!!!!