Heavenly Cheescake

I don't normally share recipes here but this one has caused a bit of interest  ~ enjoy

Ingredients -

2 X 250 g packets of cream cheese - softened
1/2 cup caster sugar + 1/4 cup extra
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup milk
3 teaspoons gelatine
1/4 cup just boiled water
1/4 cup lemon juice
Berries and mint leaves to decorate

Base -

220 g NICE or shortbread type biscuits
125 g melted butter



Method -

• Grease and line a 23 cm round springform tin with baking paper.
• Base - Process biscuits in a food processor until  fine crumbs form, with motor running pour in butter. Press crumbs firmly into base of pan. Chill 20 minutes.
• Use electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup of sugar for 3-4 minutes, until smooth. Add egg yolks one at a  time, beating well after each addition. Stir milk through.
• Stir mixture over double boiler for 10 minutes.
• In a jug, dissolve gelatine in just boiled water, whisking with a fork. Stir gelatine mixture and lemon juice into cream cheese mixture, until well combined.
• Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup of sugar until mixture is glossy
• Fold egg white mixture into cream cheese mixture. Pour over biscuit base. Chill for 2 hours or overnight until set.
• Decorate with berries and mint.

I used my Thermomix for this recipe - it is easily adapted.

Our Summer Garden

Yesterday I took some pics of our garden - hope you enjoy them.

 Our garden if fully enclosed to stop birds and possums from entering.

It is completely organic which has been a battle as we live on sand. Our compost consists mainly of Kangaroo poo - which we collect in the catcher of the lawn mower and chook poo - which we collect from our chook house.

We also make a "tea" which is in an old water trough. Anything organic is added which we can't compost eg crayfish shells, abalone shells, dead animals, weeds, ashes, seaweed and water. Quite a potion!



This is the wonderful gate to the garden

Our Strawberry patch

An old water tank we cut in half - the left one has Zucchinis and the other has Asparagus




Corn in the back and Pepinos in front. This is the first year we have grown Pepinos apparently they taste like sweet rock melon. We have fruit on them which are green, when ripe they are streaked with purple. The flesh is yellow and can be eaten fresh, peeled and chopped into a fruit salad or with cheese. Can't wait!




Our first tomatoes - not ripe yet but all looking very healthy



Lemon tree - no one has ever had luck growing citrus here - after much TLC ours is looking the best yet - just hope eventually we get lemons to go with our fresh fish

Peas - they are growing on branches from Tea Trees - we have already had a lot of peas this year - some are in the freezer




We also have a lot of herbs and other vegies - when you come to visit we are sure to have something fresh for you to try.