Two days posting in a row for me! This has got to be some kind of a record, okay well it is a record. I'm very proud of myself, even if no one is out there reading. So I found the Cucumber Melon Salad recipe in my lovely "College Cooking" cookbook. The Red Velvet Cheesecake recipe is a Cheesecake Factory recipe, found in my daddy's new cookbook that he got for Christmas. Can you tell we like to cook?
So having to stay away from the middle of the kitchen - dad put up a new ceiling fan and it isn't too steady - while cooking all this is a challenging task. The Cucumber Melon Salad was, once again, quite easy. All you need is a canteloupe, a lime, two cucumbers, a couple tomatoes, sunflower seeds, chives, oil and vinegar. Mix it all together, and there you go! I'm not even a huge fan of salads, but it was great :) It would make for an awesome summer treat, maybe for a pot luck or something?
The Red Velvet Cheesecake however ... much different story. It just started off bad because I somehow lost the red food coloring, had to go all the way back to the store and buy another $2.50 teeny tiny bottle of the damn stuff. Cheesecake in itself is a difficult task, then there's the red velvet cake. Everything was fine until the cutting of the cake... the final product is layered - cheesecake, red velvet, cheesecake, red velvet. So, in turn, I had to cut the stupid red velvet cake in half. (Can you tell I'm frustrated?) Obviously it ended up very uneven, but its just about the taste, right?? I keep trying to tell myself that ... then the cheesecake part was difficult to spread on - once again, I just dug in and used my hands. I find that much easier. Then you have to chill the entire Red Velvet Cheesecake - FOR SEVERAL HOURS. Let's just say I decided to just give up on it for tonight and start back on it tomorrow because I started this whole shin dig at about 6 PM and its already 9:30. Once chilled (or not) then its time for the frosting. Frosting. Really?!? As if this needs to be more fattening. I'll let ya'll know how that goes tomorrow when I make it. Pictures will be posted as well :)
Day 2:
Alright so the cheesecake is finished! It tastes great - kinda chewy, I think. But oh well, I tried my best!! We've got about 6 inches of snow in here in Georgia, yeah GEORGIA! So today has been filled with sledding and snow ball fights. I'm ready for it to be gone now though, bring on the sun!
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| yummy cucumber melon salad! |
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| not the prettiest thing in the world ... just as long as it tastes good, right? |
Yum! I want both of those things. I think the Red Velvet Cheese Cake is actually very pretty. Throw some chocolate or fruit for decoration or garnish and its gorgeous :)
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