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


CHEESECAKE SQUARES

CHEESECAKE SQUARES

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup whipping cream
16 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1/4 cup softened butter
1/4 cup ground almonds

  • Combine coconut, butter and almond and press into 8 inch baking pan and chill.
  • Use a blender with a 5 cup capacity to mix ingredients:
  • Heat 1/2 of the cream until it is about to boil.
  • Sprinkle gelatin on remaining cream [cold] and let stand 3 minutes.
  • Add hot cream and blend at low speed until gelatin is dissolved, about 2 minutes
  • Add cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, and blend at high speed.
  • Pour all but 1/2 cup over coconut crust in baking pan.
  • Add cocoa to last 1/2 cup and blend then spoon over cheesecake.
  • Chill until set firm.
  • Yield: 8 servings.

Note: You may wish to swirl the chocolate layer gently with a knife to marble it with the cheesecake before chilling or you can leave it as two layers.

Posted by Mentha at 8:36 PM  

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