Epic Cheese Cake Birthday Blog

Today was Bear's 1st birthday!!! 

She LOVES cheese cake! So I decided to make her a Lemon cheese cake with blue berry sauce and whipped cream to celebrate. 

Short bread cookies getting crunched up for the crust.

Butter and cookies mixing.

Crust ready to be baked.

Mixing the filling.

Zesty!

Mixing the filling.

Taste test...

Ready for its water bath.

Ready for the oven.

Movie magic and a second latter its all ready to take out.

Perfection!

I forgot to get photos of the blue berry sauce cooking, so just picture bubbling blue berries.

Whipping the cream to top our pieces.

And there it is, Bear's 1st birthday cake!

We quickly realized the plate was a bad idea!

I think everyone agreed it was a great cake and an awesome birthday!

All Photos in this blog are the soul property of Full Knitted Jacket. Please contact me for permission before using any images from my blogs. All recipes and directions, unless other wise specified, are my personal recipes. Please do not copy or redistribute these recipes, instead please share this blogs link. Please enjoy these recipes while remembering they are the creative property of some one else. All  product designs, descriptions, recipes, directions, and images copyright Lae Morae / Adina Higdon and Full Knitted Jacket unless other wise specified.  All rights reserved. 

Corned beef pockets

These are a great alternative to some of the over processed microwave pockets on the market. As you all know I love fewer ingredients and more fully home cooked. These can easily be made with home made dough instead of the short cuts I listed below.

Corned beef pockets on salad plates for size reference. (c) Full Knitted Jacket, 2012

Place corned beef brisket in crock pot with enough water to just cover the meat. For one brisket season by adding a small handful of each of the following seeds. Coriander, mustard, and pepper corns, thyme is also a great addition. Cook meat till tender and falling apart. 10 + hours we usually cook ours over night. 


For pot pie like pockets use Jiff wholewheat pizza crust mix according to box. 1box makes two meat pies! 


For biscuit pockets use Bisquick biscuit recipe. 1 batch makes 4 meat pies.


Preheat oven to 350 F


Either dough you use, get it kneaded and rolled out. A pizza cutter works well to cut rolled dough into sections. I prefer to mix all my dough then divide in half before kneading and rolling. I then cut the rolled dough in half for a total of 4 pies. 

Half the dough rolled out and ready for stuffing. (c) Full Knitted Jacket, 2012

Set rolled dough aside to rise slightly while you prep filling.


For corned beef and cabbage you will need a small head of cabbage, a head of garlic, and your cooked brisket. 


Saute chopped garlic in butter or oil till aromatic, add chopped cabbage and cook till wilted, add chunks of corned beef to mix making sure to remove fat. Cook till warmed. 


I wish I could tell you exactly how much to make, but much of it is eye balling how big your crusts are. I like garlic, so I use about a half a head and about 1/4 head of cabbage then I add meat till the meat and cabbage look to be about equal ratios, this seems to be about right for 4 meat pies. 

Perfect amount of filling for 4 meat pies. (c) Full Knitted Jacket, 2012

Divide filling evenly between crusts, setting a scoop in the center of each.

Perfect amount of filling for crusts. (c) Full Knitted Jacket, 2012

Wet a finger with water and run along the out side edge of the crusts, fold dough over and pinch closed at edge.

Arrange pies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Ready for oven. (c) Full Knitted Jacket, 2012

Cook till dough firms up and begins to forma  crust. Remove, butter, return to oven and cook till golden brown. 

Enjoy! (c) Full Knitted Jacket, 2012

This recipe would also be perfect for chicken pies, just use chicken and maybe some carrots, potatoes and peas, heck just about anything could go in these. Just remember to cook your filling before adding to your crusts!


All Photos in this blog are the soul property of Full Knitted Jacket. Please contact me for permission before using any images from my blogs. All recipes and directions, unless other wise specified, are my personal recipes. Please do not copy or redistribute these recipes, instead please share this blogs link. Please enjoy these recipes while remembering they are the creative property of some one else. All  product designs, descriptions, recipes, directions, and images copyright Lae Morae / Adina Higdon and Full Knitted Jacket unless other wise specified.  All rights reserved. 

Truffles

Ok so I haven't posted in a while, uh like a year, haha. SO I am more than a  little behind . So here to make it up to you I will share some recipes and some bloggy yummy goodness.

These truffles are super easy and oh so good!

3 cups of chocolate chips

1 package cream cheese

3 cups of powdered sugar

Flavor to taste

Mix all ingredients except chocolate (I usually make a double batch and divide it up depending on my flavors. Peppermint and orange are my two fav, but you can also do almond for cherry and coconut or any other flavor you think of. I bet maple would be really good.)

Melt your chocolate in a double boiler thingy or in a metal bowl over hot water. Stirring frequently to prevent burning.

Mix chocolate into your cream mix.

Let it cool so you don't burn your hands and roll into balls.

You are then going to want to roll your balls in something, I like just powdered sugar, but you can do cocoa, coconut or anything powdery and tasty.

You can also chill these truffles then dip into melted chocolate for a layered truffle. Which is excellent with white chocolate centers and a milk chocolate shell.

Set balls on parchment paper covered baking tray and pop into fridge or freezer till chilled and firm.

I usually tick them in the freezer after I fill a tray, then they are set by the time I finish the next tray and ready for bags.

Remember to store them in the fridge. Chocolate and cream cheese do not like the freezer. And they won't last long enough for storage to be much issue!

I forgot to get pictures when I made these so just picture little balls of chocolate heaven!

All Photos in this blog are the soul property of Full Knitted Jacket. Please contact me for permission before using any images from my blogs. All recipes and directions, unless other wise specified, are my personal recipes. Please do not copy or redistribute these recipes, instead please share this blogs link. Please enjoy these recipes while remembering they are the creative property of some one else. All  product designs, descriptions, recipes, directions, and images copyright Lae Morae / Adina Higdon and Full Knitted Jacket unless other wise specified.  All rights reserved.