Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Mama Jo’s New York Style Cheesecake



CRUST:

1/2  cup melted butter
1  1/2  packages of graham crackers - pulsed into crumbs
1/4  cup granulated sugar
1/2  teaspoon cinnamon

Crust Instructions:     

 Mix well and press firmly into a springform pan.



FILLING:

2   8 0z. pkg. cream cheese, softened (NO COLD SPOTS!) warmer than colder is better...
3  eggs - beaten
½  cup  AND  2 Tablespoons  granulated sugar
1  teaspoon  vanilla  (Mexican vanilla preferred)

Filling Instructions:    

 Mix soft (slightly warm) cream cheese with a hand mixer on MED-HIGH for 2-3 minutes until smooth.  
ADD SUGAR.  Mix again on MED-HIGH until smooth and well combined.
ADD eggs and vanilla.
Mix all ingredients at HIGH speed until smooth and well combined.  

Pour filling over pressed crust.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes in a springform pan.

 Cheesecake is done with its first bake and ready for the topping when edges are sightly brown and middle is firm.

 While crust and filling are baking, prep the following topping and then bake a second time as noted in the additional baking instructions.

TOPPING:

1 cup  sour cream
1  ½  Tablespoons granulated sugar
¼  teaspoon vanilla

Topping Instructions:    

 Mix, add to the top of the baked crust and filling portions AFTER the first 30-40 minute bake. 

 Bake again for an additional 10 minutes.

 Cool.

When cooled completely, refrigerate 8-10 hours or overnight before serving.



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Monday, September 30, 2019

Baking With Natural Yeast - Breakfast Sausage Gravy AND a Basic Loaf




Substitute a basic loaf of natural yeast bread for traditional buttermilk biscuits... 

CLICK HERE FOR LINK: Baking with Natural Yeast - BASIC LOAF

:0)  I have a buttermilk biscuit recipe, but you'll have to marry into my family to get it.
(Along with a few other recipes worthy of their own food truck.)
A family favorite for breakfast (or dinner... I've yet to hear complaining if this shows up as a dinner) it is often a birthday breakfast request, or a Christmas morning request, or a Father's Day morning request.  Basically y'all will either like it or LOVE IT.  


Milk Gravy:
2 pounds breakfast sausage - COOKED - SET ASIDE with grease
NOTE: use (1) HOT (1) MILD

3/4 cup melted butter
1/4-1/3  cup GLUTEN-FREE or all-purpose flour
5 cups milk - hot/warm
1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons Kosher salt (taste before adding salt)
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper


Heat and melt butter in LARGE cooking pot. 

Add the flour you’ve decided to use and  and whisk into the butter slowly on LOW HEAT until smooth. 

Add the hot/warm milk 1 cup at a time and bring to a simmer. 

Keep the heat at a low simmer and stir, until thickened, about 5-8 minutes, adding milk as necessary to control the thickness. 

Season the gravy with salt and pepper. 


Serve hot over toasted Natural Yeast Bread and a pair of fried eggs.























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Friday, September 13, 2019

TABLE of CONTENTS ...Did y’all know this blog is essentially a RECIPE BOOK???




Have you ever noticed?  No advertising...

I don't get any payment for posting through my blog since I don't allow advertising.

Essentially this blog is a RECIPE BOOK.

Mostly for my kids so they have instructions on how to make the food they ate throughout their childhood (with a sprinkling of my personality throughout).  :0)

BONUS for me:  It's become an incredibly slick way of sharing a recipe with friends; and I love having an arsenal of some of my regular recipes of what I cook ready for use wherever I travel.

Let's be honest here for a moment...
Since I don't get paid - I'm not going to pay to upgrade my platform.

I figured since we are more than 4 years in on this project, a Table of Contents was due.

Under each section are the shared recipes.  Just click on the blog title and you'll be taken straight there.

NOTE #1:  I am fully aware of posting some in more than one section...   Chocolate cake for BREAKFAST???  YES.

NOTE #2:  
To locate the newest recipes: click on the “Mama Jo’s” at the top of the page of any blog post when using a phone or iPad. On a computer: use the tool bar on the right to navigate through the posts listed by date. 

NOTE #3:  
"Birth of The Basics" story in the original requested recipe.
Click LINK for:  the basics:  WHITE RICE


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the basics  RECIPES:












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YOGA  RETREAT  RECIPES:








SMASHED! Potatoes  (edited from Emma's recipe 2024)


GLUTEN-FREE:




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GLUTEN-FREE  DRINKS/SMOOTHIES:

Ginger Green Smoothie - My Jamba Juice CopyCat





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GLUTEN-FREE  BREAKFAST (or DINNER Y'ALL!):


SMASHED! Potatoes  (pair with scrambled eggs)
















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GLUTEN-FREE  SIDES:












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GLUTEN-FREE  SOUPS and CHILI:

















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GLUTEN-FREE  SNACKS:









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GLUTEN-FREE  TREATS:
























Gluten-Free Light As A Feather Pancake

Mama Jo's Cornmeal Pancakes - Gluten-FREE and Original Recipe

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Waffles

Oatmeal Waffles - (original recipe)  

Gluten-Free UPDATE for Coconut Pecan Granola

Coconut and Pecan Granola - (original recipe)




Baking with Natural Yeast - Kolache BREAKFAST Loaf

Baking with Natural Yeast - Breakfast Sausage Gravy and Basic Loaf

Garden Green Smoothie - (recipe at the end of blog post)

Ginger Green Smoothie - My Jamba Juice CopyCat

GREEN Smoothie - Berry/Banana


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SOUP / CHILI:

Dave's Camping Chili

Red Chili




Chicken Noodle SOUP - Gluten-FREE Egg Noodles

12 Bean and Sausage Soup

CREAMY White Bean, Potato and Bacon SOUP

Ham and Lentil Soup

Split Pea Soup - Tried and True

Roasted Butternut Squash SOUP - (recipe at the end of blog post)


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DINNER:





Cheesy Spinach and Sausage PASTA - (recipe at the end of the blog post)



Shrimp Diane BY Mama Jo - (recipe at the end of the blog post)

Baking with Natural Yeast - PIZZA



Pork Taco Bowls

Baked Dijon and Lime Chicken

Lemon Garlic Grilled Pork

Best EVER Pork Tenderloin




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BREAD:


Mama Jo's Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Mama Jo's Banana Bread - (original recipe)

Gluten-Free Cornbread


Baking with Natural Yeast - BASIC LOAF




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DESSERT /  COOKIES:

Peanut Butter Popcorn


Chocolate / Hazelnut GELATO


Frozen Chocolate Bananas








Gluten-FREE Snickerdoodles




A Birthday Wish ...Come True!





"FOOD  IS  LOVE"

From my kitchen -
(and from your's too!)
FOOD  is an expression of  LOVE.

Love to you all -
and I hope that these recipes
help you express your love.

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