Sunday, August 12, 2018
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cheesecake
Finally found some time to share a few amazing desserts that I've tried in the last few weeks. This one was a request from a neighbor for her mother's birthday. "Something chocolately and gluten-free". Challenge accepted! It was a very easy substitution with gluten-free "oreos" as the crust, and you can't go wrong with ganache?! One caveat--a normal cheesecake usually has 24 ounces of cream cheese. Knowing this, I followed the recipe and put the extra in a small pie pan. The hubby was excited there was some for him.
Monday, July 9, 2018
Loaded Butterscotch Cheesecake
I've really been having fun with cheesecakes lately. There are so many varieties. It's fun to have so many willing neighbors as guinea pigs too. I attended a party this weekend and had the pleasure to make this one. It's very rich and decadent--loaded is an understatement. If you like butterscotch, you'll really enjoy this one!
Orange Gelatin Pretzel Salad
This one was emailed to me as an alternative to Strawberry Pretzel Salad. A neighbor was having a birthday, so it was the perfect time to give it a try. It definitely was worth the time (and very little effort)! I ended up using fresh mandarin oranges (3) instead of the canned. I think they taste so much better. Something very refreshing about oranges and pineapple in a jello salad in the summer. Definitely one to take to parties and potlucks.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Homemade Dog Food
Well, apologies for taking 2 years to finally start serving our dogs homemade food. Actually, they told us they were done with dry, store-bought food. Over the past couple months, they barely touch it. We have been giving them bones and meat scraps with the food. They end up eating just the meat and the birds get the dry food. I think they've been watching the cows and pigs eat better than them and went on strike. So, I did some research and discovered, it's a little more work, but a nutritious meal is pretty easy to put together. Now, I don't have time to do it daily so I used the big roaster starting with ground yak, white rice, sweet potatoes, peas and garlic and lots of water. Then after cooking for 12 hours (overnight), I take a masher and mash it all up for easier digestion. We have 2 Anatolian Shepherds that get 2 cups each twice/day. It's a lot of food, but overall cheaper than the dry food and looking forward to watching their energy perk up and coats improve. After a week, I can already see a difference. The next thing I'm going to do is get a mortar/pestle and add powdered egg shells for calcium. A roaster full will probably last 4-5 days. It's really important to read the reviews for additional information and food variety ideas. Going to change grains, meats and veggies every time.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Banana Cream Cheesecake
Ok, I'm in love with banana extract. I pretty much like banana anything--especially banana laffy taffy. Now I just need to learn how to make my own taffy and I'm set. I came across this recipe on Facebook and KNEW I HAD to try it. But....out of fear of eating the whole thing by myself, I decided to recruit guinea pigs. Thankfully I have many willing neighbors (and spouse). So this blog is a thank you to all the compliments on this dessert and a BIG thank you to Lindsay for posting this recipe online. There are many steps to this recipe but as long as you have a good springform pan and a Kitchenaid mixer (with whip and paddle), it's easy! [Rather than piping the whipped cream and slicing bananas, I delivered slices of cheesecake with an intact banana and put the whipped cream in jelly jars on the side.] I think next week, I'm going to try Red Velvet Truffles.....
Monday, May 28, 2018
Smores Cookies
We recently stayed the weekend up in the mountains with friends. The hubby requested smores cookies so I found this recipe. Now, I'm not a marshmallow fan, but this was amazing! I used pre-crushed graham cracker crumbs and Hershey chocolate bars. I've been thinking about making them again (and again lol). Definitely a winner for a real smores alternative.
Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
I had so much fun last year with my new (to me) electric Ice Cream maker, that I decided to branch out from Vanilla Bean to other flavors. Strawberries were on sale, so, after scouring Google, I found this one. I liked that it was eggless, required no cooking and added lemon juice and honey. I doubled the recipe and probably could have tripled it. I did use the blender to mix ingredients before putting it in the mixer. It took about an hour to mix and then transported to a container to continue to freeze. It was a big hit at a friend's Memorial Day BBQ. The best part was that it didn't require any cooking and chilling prior--ice cream ready in 1 hour!
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