impress the ladies
Note: the strict recipe calls for exact amounts. Not generous amounts. And only 1 tsp of vanilla, regular strength, 1 tsp zest, 1/4 cup of heavy cream, an exact 1/4 cup of sour cream, and only 55-60 minutes in the oven, with the water bath going 2/3 the way up. Some folks avoid the lemon zest too. This makes a very nice cheesecake, but it’s the same New York style water bath cake everyone else makes. Granted, the pale ones are a bit softer, and are slightly better for topping with fruit. Mine is a little sweeter, a little creamier, a little more sour, and a little bit lemonier. It’s been taken up a notch all around. Like I said, experiment; be inventive.
Yes, I bet you could flavor one of these with Kirschwasser. I bet that would be awesome.
Drew, do I have it right? Boy meets girls and gets her to help make a cake? Puts her to work before they even have a relationship?
A woman’s work is never done. Especially by men? lol I read that someplace.I have the best cheesecake recipe - made a heavenly one - but for some reason I can not get cheesecake right. I shall try again - finally have gotten soup, sauce and puddings (even just with an online course) right. I could not find Panna Cotta in the store of my international choice - so I found a recipe. And the same with Tembleque (Puerto Rican Coconut Pudding). Did Goulash by the seat of my pants, as Hungarian is one of the languages you have to pay to translate (oh my!). I think I now have something to do today other than the cleaning of the house.
On the Springform pans - I have reached the point of having full size (8, 9 inch pans) and then the mini pans - as we have gone from 6 people to two who eat anything baked. So I now have 3 sizes of springform pans - I use the bigger ones to pack cakes into the freezer - as you can cover the top with foil and/or freezer wrap and when needed - the side springs out and you drop the cake down. I learned from Alton Brown - multi-tasker is the way to go.
A man who can cook (and will) is worth his weight in well, cheesecake!
I go for the classic, Cherry Cheesecake, or strawberry made like for shortcake.
Try it with fresh diced pineapple mixed in, that is also a winner as long as the pineapple is not canned. Too wet and usually sweetened.Oh, and Wardmama, goulash isn’t all that hard. I have made it with beef, venison and veal (not at the same time) the key is keeping a good eye on the noodles. (I usually make my own if I have the time.) It’s also better the second day, like chili, gumbo and jambalaya.
BillOkay, can one of the admins PLEASE ban adampastec’s account? That’s two spam comments in reply to two separate posts.
Be still my heart ... a man who can make cheesecake. Got a brother, a father unattached?
I’m not sure about having your relationship interest have to do half the work. Somehow, let’s have a relationship, you do the schlep work in the kitchen, just doesn’t cut it romantically.
Hey P2P, all I had her do was use the spatula, twice. Nothing in there about her doing half the work. More like 1/32nd. Just a little involvement so that baking becomes a bit of togetherness, not merely entertainment for her benefit. Plus, she gets to lick the beaters and direct the flavorings. I’d be perfectly happy for her to watch the oven, test for doneness, or even handle the big heavy mixing bowl. Unless you’re saying she ought to do more? Well yeah, but if we split the work 50-50 we become each other’s helpers, aka a team. All great, yeah, but that loses the Impress The Ladies bit, doesn’t it? So I’ll do most of the work this time around, and the next one we make - with chocolate rasberry swirl - we’ll do together. Fair enough?
Oh, and that photo came out a bit dark. The cake was actually butter colored, just slightly brown in a few spots. Using the blog engine to downsize photos tends to darken them.
Ah Drew, I was just poking at you a bit. All in fun.
However, I do think you should think about that inclusiveness in any of the prep. Sometimes a gal likes to think you are willing to treat her like a Princess and prepare her a scrumptious cheesecake all by yourself as a gift just for her. I guarantee you’ll reap more rewards for that than you imagine.
I’m reminded of how I had to sit my relatively new hubby down and patiently explain that although a pressure cooker, electric can opener, and a waffle iron are nice household items to have (even items I might have mentioned I’d like to have), they are not appropriate “romantic” gifts to give to your wife for her birthday, anniversary, or Christmas.
All that said, I do agree that it is always more fun to share the prep and cooking and finding someone to be your cooking partner in crime is a real plus.
I hear that. Partner in crime, indeed.
What Im wondering is if you get a commission for every Ove Glove you sell from viewing this photo ;)
Oh, about 15 or so years ago, I went through a stage where I was baking a cheesecake every two weeks or so. I got to be pretty good at it. I got a bunch of cheesecake recipe books, and started to go through them, marking some of the recipes for further “exploration.” Lessee . . . there was a banana cheesecake, a “grasshopper” (creme de menthe) cheesecake (for St. Patrick’s Day), a chocolate swirl cheesecake, and I finally settled on a white chocolate cheesecake recipe that I liked. I started with full-fat cream cheese, but soon found that low-fat or no-fat cream cheese could be pretty good, too.
My wife has been trying to get me back into that stage since we met. (I wonder why . . . )
Posted by BlueStateSaint
01/04/2010 at 07:38 PM
Nah, no commission for the Ove Glove. I bought them as last second Christmas gifts for folks, and they turned out to be really good. They’re made from Nomex and Kevlar, with little silicon grip strips in all the right places. Work great, but you have to stop to put the glove on, so it’s not quite as convenient as grabbing a pot holder.
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