Promised Cheesecake Recipes

So Friday was Anthony's birthday, and he doesn't like a fuss made about it. Well, for those of you who know me know that I don't listen to others well, so I decided to make a fuss. I called up Liz (his wife) and asked for his favorite dessert.... Cheesecake! I love making cheesecake and so I was eager to find out what was his favorite type of cheesecake.

"I don't know, he likes plain cheesecake with fruit on top". Needless to say that was not the answer I was looking for.

Now I had to make a difficult decision, make a cheesecake that I knew Anthony would like or risk making a fabulous cheesecake... that he wouldn't like. I chose plan B (I also love making people try new things). So I went hunting through my list of cheesecakes that I've saved on Allrecipes looking for just the right one.

That's when I found this one.

Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sopapilla-Cheesecake-Dessert/Detail.aspx

We had just had homemade sopapillas the other night and Anthony ate more then his fair share, so I knew he liked sopapillas. I had to try it, and I'm so glad I did :) Everyone raved over it and went back for seconds and thirds.

There is only one change I will try with this recipe the next time time I make it. I'm going to cut the sugar that was added to the cream cheese mixture. I found it a really sweet dessert, but no one else seemed to mind.

The second recipe I made Friday is an old favorite...

Rhubarb Cheesecake

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Rhubarb-Cheesecake/Detail.aspx

By: Barb

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter

3 cups chopped rhubarb

1/2 cup white sugar

1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese - softened

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup sour cream

2 Tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheate oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until crumbly and pat into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.

2. In a medium bowl, toss together the chopped rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon flour. Pour onto crust. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until creamy. Beat the eggs one at a time. Pour over hot rhubarb in the pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Cover with sour cream mixture while still hot.

4. To make the sour cream topping: In a small bowl, combine 1 cup sour cream, 2 Tablespoons white sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well and spread on top of the cheesecake.

Ok, so this is the original recipe, here are some of the changes I made.

I made a graham cracker crust instead of the flour crust. I mixed 1 1/2 cups of cinnamon/sugar graham crackers (finely ground) with 6 Tablespoons of melted butter and pressed it into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan and baked for about 7 minutes in a 350 degree F oven.

I also doubled the rhubarb mixure.... You can never have to much rhubarb :) And it all does fit into a 9 inch pan.

I tried to post a picture of this yumminess, but the blog page is giving me issues, so you'll just have to go to the site or make it to see it for yourself!

One last thing.... Because I am new to this blogging thing, I would really love your input about what I post and how I post it. I will try to post more pics in the future (meaning I have some trouble shooting to do), but I'd also like to know which formate for the recipes did you like? Just posting a pic with a link, or posting the whole recipe?

Your opinion will help me to make this into a very cool (and useful) blog :)

Day One

Well, I've finally decided to do something I never thought I would.... Write a blog!

I love to eat, but more importantly I love to cook. Especially new and, sometimes, exotic foods. However, I'm not patient enough, nor do I have the time, to create my own concoctions. So I rely on others to do the creative part for me. I currently have five food blogs I am following - the ones that I've actually tried their recipes are listed on the side bar over there ---> I am also a HUGE fan of Allrecipes. So this evening, while I was making a tried and true favorite, I came up with the brilliant idea of putting all my findings in one place and sharing them with you. I liked the idea so much that I started creating one right away (even though it is now past midnight). So now I sit here, enjoying a glass of wine, and am trying to stay awake and not make to many errors (I apologize now for any ramblings that have or will happen). Due to the late hour I will not be sharing the creations of today with you, except to tease you with the fact that my two master pieces are both cheesecakes (one of my favorite indulgences). And they are both sinfully delicious. I shall share them with you soon.

One final thing you should know... I will not be posting everyday (I doubt you would want to hear about the spaghetti I threw together for the kids this evening.), but I will try and share any and all fabulous findings :)