Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Recipe

For the Cheesecake : 4 (8 ounce) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
1 1/2 cups HONEY MAID
Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 (16 ounce) container BREAKSTONE'S Sour Cream, divided
4 eggs

DIRECTIONS
  1. PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. of the sugar; press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.
  2. BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup of the remaining sugar and 1 tsp. of the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 1 cup of the sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
  3. BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Mix remaining sour cream, 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla until well blended; carefully spread over cheesecake. Bake an additional 10 min. Cool. Cover; refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Lift cheesecake from pan, using foil handles. Top with strawberries just before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.
For Filling of the Strawberries : 24 Large Strawberries
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup of sugar
Graham Cracker Crumbs
Melted semi-sweet chocolate for dipping
Muffin Sized baking cups

DIRECTIONS For Filling of the Strawberries
  1. First start by making the cheesecakes in advance. Let them chill in the refrigerator.
  2. After you take them out put the cheesecakes in a Large bowl and mix it with your hands.
  3. Put that Bowl back in the Fridge to let to chill and firm up.
  4. After that is chilled combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a small bowl.
  5. Roll into balls and SHOVED onto berries shape
  6. Roll the berry in the Graham Cracker Crumbs
  7. Place them on a Muffin Sized baking cup put in the fridge to set.
  8. After that is done setting dip each strawberry into the chocolate and let it set. Enjoy!
How to Melt Chocolate
  1. Fill a saucepan with water and boil it on low heat
  2. Place chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate in the top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water and allow it to melt. Do not cover.
  3. When most of the chocolate is shiny, stir until smooth.
  4. Remove top of boiler from heat.

My Dream

I had a weird dream last night about me being pregnant and then giving birth to a baby boy. When I woke up I came online to look up what my dream meant and this is what dreammoods.com said : To dream that you are pregnant, symbolizes an aspect of yourself or some aspect of your personal life that is growing and developing. You may not be ready to talk about it or act on it. This may also represent the birth of a new idea, direction, project or goal.

I believe that this is towards my feelings for Tom. I am not ready to say anything and talk about it to him. I know that there is a time that it might happen.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

I am putting my own twist on these Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries from Emenger's Berries from Susan Emenger. She was located in Maine but she closed up shop in the summer of 2007. I have been trying to figure out how she does it. It's hard but I am putting my own twist for these recipe and recreating these Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries.

I am going to be trying different kind of recipes for this and I will not stop till I am satisfied these are to DIE for.

So Stay tuned for the recipe.

Listen to and follow your heart

What I have learned that it is to always better to listen to and follow your heart. NO matter what it is rather be love or your dreams.

Through love:I never thought I like a friend. I kept on denying my feeling and a when I did I felt this guilt feeling but when I let my guard down and told myself I did. My feelings came out and as time went on my feeling have gotten stronger. Like has turned into LOVE.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

First Tally Hall Concert


I just went to my first Tally Hall Concert and it ROCKED. I took some pictures and some video footage. It was at Comerica Cityfest. The show started at 7 pm and lasted about an hour.

The Ultimate Cheesecake Stuffed strawberries

The cheesecake stuffed strawberries are filled with rich & creamy New York cheesecake. This center has a vanilla accent. The graham cracker crust is crushed into the cheesecake filling. It is a real cheesecake... fit into the middle of the berry. Cheesecake stuffed strawberries are dipped in dark chocolate. They have elegant white chocolate petals on either side. The bottom is dipped in graham. This is the berry that was featured on the Food Network! From Eminger Berries.

Sadly the shop that made these went out of business but I have part the ingredients that are to this recipe. I will be working on it when I have the time to get it to where I saw it on the Food Network channel.

Favorite Quotes

Know the difference between instincts and fear. Instinct is that voice telling you to “go for it”. Instinct can make you rich. Fear is that voice telling you not to listen to your instinct. Follow people who can teach you how to crush the ‘fear voice’ and listen to your ‘instinct voice’. - ARMANDO MONTELONGO

Get Educated! It’s cheaper than the school of hard knocks - ARMANDO MONTELONGO

Knowledge + Business Systems + Action = Success! - THAN MERRILL

The goal is to work in your business for a short time period and then hire someone to replace you so you can work on your business. - THAN MERRILL

Find someone who is successful in the business and model what they do. Imitate then innovate.- THAN MERRILL

Failure is the first step. - THAN MERRILL

Don’t let fear stop you from living up to your true potential. - THAN MERRILL

Dream big, but start small and then work your way up to bigger projects. - RUDY MARTINEZ

Time is money. Use your time and money wisely. - PETER PASTERNACK

Excited

Today is the day that I will be seeing one of my favorite bands play. This is my first Tally Hall concert and I am excited. I will be seeing them at Comerica Cityfest in Detroit. I will be taking some pictures and some video with my camera. I will post some here.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

My Website

Well I created another Gmail account and I am moving my Detroit site to a whole new one. I have a lot to do on the new site. Transfer all the data from the old one to the new one. I will update later with more information.