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


How to Make Chocolate Goat Cheese

I found this wonderful looking cheesecake recipe it called for chocolate goat cheese. I asked my friend, Atsiylah, how to make it. She said this:

Chocolate cheese is a piece of cake! Make the cream cheese as below, add a 2 to 3 ratio of bakers chocolate to a 1/2 and 1/2 combo of white and powdered sugar after cheese has been dripped. Mix well! I've heard of some old timers adding bakers chocolate to the culture the day before use too, it supposedly gives a hint of that dark chocolate flavor with out too much.

I asked her what to do with the chocolate before adding it, thinking bakers chocolate comes in a bar. She said use powdered baker's chocolate, I assume she means cocoa. We'll see. Anyway, this recipe really looks good, so I'll be willing to try it.

Chocolate Goat Cheesecake

Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons melted butter

Filling (all at room temperature):
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
25 oz chocolate goat cheese
1 tablespoon flour
1.5 tablespoons sweet liqueur (rum, cognac, etc.)

Topping:
2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Melt the butter for the crust in a saucepan and blend with the sugar and vanilla wafers.
  3. Press mixture into the bottom of the spring form pan (and up the sides about an inch, if you can) and refrigerate.
  4. Blend the ingredients for the filling until smooth. (Use a standing mixer or hand mixer on medium speed.)
  5. Pour the mixture into the spring form pan and bake in the oven for about an hour.
  6. When done, take out and cool for 10 minutes.
  7. While it is cooling, mix the sour cream and sugar for the topping until smooth.
  8. Spread topping over the cheesecake and put back in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and refrigerate immediately.

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