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


Westphalian Cheesecake

Westphalia is a provence of Germany. I had to look it up :)

Westphalian Cheesecake

1-1/2 cups cottage cheese, small curd
1/4 cup sugar. granulated
4 each eggs; large, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon cornstarch
6 tablespoon butter

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Press the cottage cheese through a sieve.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar, do not beat, then add the egg yolks and vanilla.
  • Blend until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  • Add the cream cheese, cottage cheese and cornstarch and blend well.
  • In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks; then fold them into the cheese batter.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for about 1 hour or until the top is a golden brown.
  • Leave the cake in the oven to cool for 2 hours then chill.