Tags: food, months 10-12
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Tags: food, months 10-12
As a beginning rhythm exercise in music class, the teacher put stuffed bears on a line and we clapped and said "bear" when she pointed to each bear. Students got to remove one bear at a time, and when the teacher pointed to that space, we held our palms up and whispered, "rest." So a typical rhythm would sound like this: "bear [clap], bear [clap], rest, bear [clap]."
The following is a guest post by my handsome husband, Ben, who has been fulfilling my desire for cheesecake on my birthday since 1999. His cheesecake is so good I will no longer even consider ordering one at a restaurant, because no slice I can buy is close to as good as his.
Cake adapted from Cook's Illustrated The Best Recipe
Crust adapted from Cook's Illustrated Magazine May/June 2003
Time required:
It usually takes me four hours from start to fridge.
Crust Ingredients:
Cake Ingredients:
Equipment:
Crust first:
Batter:
Bake:
Enjoy! Refrigerate max 4 days, or freeze some for long-term enjoyment.
Note: My foil wrapped pan has leaked nearly every time. This makes the crust soggy, but this has never affected the taste. Just after baking Version 2010 I realized that we have a flexible silcone pan that just fits around our springform pan. Next year our cheesecake will be in a springform pan inside the silcone pan inside the bath in the roasting pan. Stay tuned!
Rich and Creamy Cheesecake for Elisa's Birthday
Cake adapted from Cook's Illustrated The Best Recipe
Crust adapted from Cook's Illustrated Magazine May/June 2003
It usually takes me four hours from start to fridge.
- 2 1/2 oz/70g crumbed biscuits/cookies
- U.K. - Rich tea biscuits
- Australia - Marie biscuits
- U.S.A. - Animal crackers
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 2 pounds ~ 900g full fat cream cheese - room temperature if you lack a mixer
- 1 1/4 cups of sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon minced zest from a lemon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sour cream/creme fraiche
- boiling water
- Springform pan
- Pan bigger than your springform pan - roasting pans or large metal-handled skillets (not cast iron) work well - The cheesecake needs a bath.
- Aluminum foil
- Mixer (optional)
- Setup middle rack of the oven, preheat to 325 degrees Fahrenheit or 170 degrees Celsius
- Line bottom of 9" springform pan with pieces of foil, fold extra foil down around pan base, assemble pan, fold foil up around sides of pan.
- Crush or blend biscuits/cookies
- Mix or blend with sugar then melted butter - go for wet sand consistency
- Press mixture into base of lined pan. Wipe crumbs off sides of pan (we prefer a crust-less side to the cheesecake)
- Bake crust just enough to get a warmer brown color, nice aroma ~ 12-15 minutes
- Beat cream cheese until smooth
- Slowly add sugar and beat until it dissolves
- Add each egg one at a time, and scrape down the bowl after each is mixed in (anti-lump steps)
- Add vanilla and zest, and mix
- Stir in both creams by hand
- Pour batter into pan
- Check that boiling water is ready
- Set roasting pan into oven
- Set cheesecake into roasting pan
- Pour boiling water into roasting pan, half-way up the side of springform pan (the bath)
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Tap the side of the pan, outside should remain, center should wiggle like Jell-O (UK/Aus: Jelly)
- Turn off heat, prop open oven door, but leave the cake in the oven for another hour
- Cool the cake on a wire rack
- Cool the cake in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving
I recently started making my own homemade yogurt.
I met a new father at the Independence Day Fair yesterday. I sat down to nurse Vi while Baba stood in line for hot dogs, and the man showed me a lovely picture of his nearly two-month-old daughter. He said his wife couldn't make it to the fair because she was still adjusting to life with a newborn.
That's when the lady next to him leaned over to me and said, "He didn't realise babies wake their parents up at night."
Well, it's true. Parenting young children is both tiring and rewarding.
photo credit :: Jen
photo credit :: Jen
Tags: food, parenting young children
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Few things are as endearing as an enthusiastic toddler mispronouncing the name of one of his favourite foods.
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