Sphere: Pineapple Cheesecake

Pineapple Cheesecake + Sour Cream Topping
The Programmed Potluck

Sphere Magazine, October 1973

"Our hostess wears our elegant Greek-design embroidered apron to serve the creamy Pineapple Cheesecake dessert. You can make your own apron by ordering instructions through the coupon offer on page 65. Additional photos of the apron appear on pages 18-19."

I think the apron was cuter in the artsy photo shoot. At a regular old dinner party, it makes you look like a preschool teacher or the caterer. 

I've never heard of cottage cheese used in a cheesecake before, aside from German quark ("In Germany, quark and cottage cheese are considered to be different types of fresh cheese")

Sphere: Embroidered Apron

Embroider A Peasant Look

Embroidered apron with Greek motifs

Sphere Magazine, October 1973

I'm not much of an apron person, but that is some quality embroidery! Design: Virginia Bath. Embroidery: Sylvia Roe Bath

This breathtaking photo was shot by Jerry Salvati. Doesn't it make you swoon ?

Sphere: Island Party, Part 2

Feast Of The Islands

Tropical island themed party

Sphere Magazine, August 1974

“And when you emerge, create a special sensation in a simple but elegant sarong skirt. Mrs. John Schroder (opposite page, left), hostess for our island feast, wears the skirt with grace as she shows her husband and a party guest several servings of Tropical Dessert, pineapple halves filled with luscious fruit."

Is it just me, or does Mr. Schroder look like Kody Brown from Sister Wives ? And no lie, I recently saw a real estate listing with a bathroom in the same color & pattern as the party guest's outfit. Yikes.

I know some of you are singing Les Poissons from The Little Mermaid right now! The salads look pretty tasty.

“Once your guests are convinced they’re on an island paradise, bring out the entrees”

That might take a while. In the mean time, the Schroders might want to pass around whatever Early Coachella Lady at the end took because she sure looks...happily in her own little world. 

“Island Dream Pie (below) is nothing less than fattening, filling & irresistible”

 Nothing motivates a 1974 gal to plan a party for three weeks & sew her own party outfit like "Your food is fattening." Coincidentally (or not), there's two weight loss ads in this issue; one is for Weight Watchers & the other is for a diet plan approved by a "noted woman diet specialist."