Cheesecake...

We went out to dinner to a friend's house and I offered to bring dessert. I l-o-v-e making desserts and I made a frozen cheesecake a-la LJ (Sister). Sounds kind of like a frozen Sara Lee number but it is sooooo NOT and it is delicious! AND I don't even like cheesecake! LJ made it over the Christmas period and the bonus is you can make it days ahead because it kindly stays in the freezer until you are ready. IF it lasts that long. It is surprisingly rich and creamy...Want the recipe?

Base:

1 packet of sweet biscuits (any: Nice, Ruffles)

Melted butter, about 3 tablespoons

Crush biscuits to crumbs, mix with melted butter,  press into a spring-form cake tin. (I use the bottom of a glass to press it in evenly and to compact it down) Pop into the freezer

Filling:

3 packets Philidelphia cream cheese, room temperature (I use the low fat variety)

1 1/2 tins Condensed milk (Again the low fat version is fine)

Zest of 1 lemon

Juice from 1/2 lemon

Put cream cheese and condensed milk with lemon zest into a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add lemon juice. Pour into cake tin on top of base. Put back into the freezer. To serve crumble a Flake chocolate on top or add berries or... nothing! To cut, use a knife dipped in hot water.

Bon apetito!!!

Ciao for now

just Martha

Besties are the Best

Master T and I are off to visit his and my best friends who happen to be Mother and Son and have a sleep over. Cool huh? Our little boys are 2 weeks apart and firm friends. They have the same interests and are both pretty sporty. The boys haven't seen each other for a while but, as with boys, it won't matter, give them a soccer ball and they will be off...  When one has a growth spurt, the other won't be too far behind. They were our next door neighbours for 6 years.

We moved away about 5 years ago now. We sold out house, packed it up and moved into a dreadful 'little' unit for 10 months until our house was completed. The rush was to start Master T at school for his first year. Some months later it was revealed that Master T did not actual know that we had moved! He thought we were on holidays! He was horrified that (1) he did not live next door to his best friend and (2)that he didn't have a remote control to the garage any more! Not really sure how he did not know with the selling, the packing, the moving..... Made me more aware to explain the obvious to him. So sleep over here we come. Pool and park for the boys. Dinner and a chat for us. Heavenly

Here are the boys when they were 4.

What are you doing this weekend? It is a long weekend here and the weather is ghastly so hopefully it will get better. Seems a pity to have wet weather on school holidays, don't you agree?

Have a good one folks and see you next week...

You are my sonshine.  ~Author Unknown

 
Ciao for now 

just Martha