About Me

I live in a small poke town within an hour of the California coast where there are more vineyards than people with my husband and three children and various pets. James Dean's tree is within walking distance and the James Brothers were also known to ride these hills. I was born to the son of Lutheran missionaries and the daughter of Catholic hypocrites. I'm a Zionist. I was born and raised in California where liberal ideas become gods, and conservative ideals are evil. Unfortunately, it's illegal to have morals in California. I'm one of the evil ones. I take my frustrations out on my houseplants, all 300+ of them.

Recipes & Procedures


ARKANSAS CHEESECAKE

ARKANSAS CHEESECAKE

1 egg -- separated
1/2 cup skim milk
1 package gelatin powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons cool whip
2 medium graham crackers -- crushed
1 dash cinnamon
1 dash nutmeg

  • liquify cottage cheese and cream in blender until VERY smooth
  • Set aside.
  • Put egg yolk in top of double boiler beat well and add milk.
  • Add gelatin & salt.
  • Cook over boiling water until gelatin dissolves and mixture thickens. (about 10 minutes)
  • Remove from heat, add sugar
  • Cool.
  • Add cottage cheese, lemon juice and vanilla to cooled mixture.
  • Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon.
  • Beat egg white until stiff.
  • Fold egg white and cool-whip together into mixture.
  • Pour into graham crust.
  • Or pour into pie plate and top with crumb topping

Crumb Topping: crush 2 graham crackers fine. Mix with pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg.