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


Oreo Cheesecake

Oreo Cheesecake
12 servings
1¾ hours 30 min prep
1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (about 18 cookies finely chopped)
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 lbs cream cheese
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup flour
8 ounces sour cream
5 Oreo cookies (coarsely chopped for the batter)
7 coarsely chopped Oreo cookies, for the top of cheese cake

  • Mix melted butter with Oreo crumbs and press in the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan.
  • Cover bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides with crumbs.
  • Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  • Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  • Keep mixer on a low setting during the mixing and beating process.
  • Add sugar gradually and continue beating cream cheese until mixed through.
  • Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat until blended.
  • Stir vanilla, salt and flour into cream cheese and egg mixture.
  • Add the sour cream.
  • Turn off the mixer and gently fold in the 5 coarsely chopped Oreo cookies.
  • Pour mixture into springform pan; top with the 7 remaining coarsely chopped cookies.
  • Place pan on top rack and in the middle of a preheated oven at 325 degrees and bake for 75 minutes.
  • Turn off the oven, prop the door open several inches and let the cheesecake stay in the oven for one hour.
  • Cool on wire rack.
  • Refrigerate overnight.