No bake cheesecake, my way

• Playing with a recipe so I’ll have an easy dessert to serve.

  
  

  
  
  
  

  1-8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature

• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 

• 1 teaspoon lemon extract (Optional)

• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip), thawed

• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar

  1- 8 oz. Sour cream

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  I used bottom

  Of Tupperware cup to flatten crumbs.

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Beat above thoroughly so cream cheese has no lumps.

• I lb. Sugared fresh strawberries for topping

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• Crust:
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• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs(about 16 full sheet graham crackers)
• 1/3 cup (67g) packed light or dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, melted

In this recipe I used an 8 x 8” baking pan.  I wanted a deeper looking cheesecake.  You can use 9 x 13”

But it won’t be as high.

Bake crust at 375° 6 to 8 minutes.  Remove and cool completely.  

***Note you can refrigerate for one hour if you do not want to bake the crust. Also you can use an already prepared graham cracker crust.

Today’s topping is my lightly sugared fresh strawberries but you can use canned pie filling.

Enjoy!

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Million Dollar Pie

I came across this recipe when I googled an “easy dessert”so here is Million Dollar pie.

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 small tub of Cool Whip
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 can crushed pineapple, drained (8 oz)
• 1 graham cracker pie crust

Mix sugar and cream cheese until blended.

add drained pineapple, coconut and chopped pecans... Pour into prepared shell and refrigerate for several hours.

Note: I added chopped pecans on top instead of in pie and used the leftover cool whip to top the pie. Cool

Whip then pecans.  Enjoy!

Quick and easy dessert!

1- store bought Angel food cake cut across.

1-can cherry pie filling or pie filling of choice ) save a few cherries fot top)

1- pint heavy cream beaten with 3 T confectioners sugar

1- tsp. Vanilla 

Beat with electric beater until fluffy 

Scoop from the can as many cherries and filling to the layer.

Top with other layer and press down slightly,

Spread  whipped cream all over cake.

Top with a few thicker cherries 

Refrigerate a few hours and ENJOY!. 

Pepper chicken

I 1/4 lb. Boneless chicken breasts sliced lengthwise across t***They cook much quicker. Pound to thin if desired.

 About 1 tsp. Salt, heavily ground pepper.) I placed all in a large zip lock bag.along with about 5 tablespoons vegetable oil.

Note: add lots of ground pepper. I did not add enough imo.

Lock bag after  ground peppercorns ,adding a few whole peppercorns and some vegetable oil to bag.

. Allow to marinate about 1/2 hour.

Corn and rice and veggie mix as sides.

I’m using my grill Pan since we do not have a grill.

Place grill pan on stove to heat thoroughly.

Place chicken on heated grill pan 

with vegetable oil.  Grill

 for approximately 5 minutes each side . Repeat on lower heat and as long as there isn’t any pink it’s ready to serve.

Angel food cake with strawberry pie filling between layer and real whipped cream to cover top and sides of cake.