Gluten -Free Caramel Cheesecakes
19 ounces cream cheese
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

caramel:

1/2 cup granulated sugar 
2 tablespoons water 
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk 

 crust:
1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine Sea Salt
1/4 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 cup melted butter

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Crush your slivered almonds. 

In a mixing bowl whisk together the almond flour, almonds, baking soda, salt, sugar and cinnamon. Add the butter and combine with a spoon.

Line a muffin tin with liners. Push the almond mixture into the bottom of the liners. 

Bake for 10 minutes to set. 

Turn oven down to 300°.

In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese, vanilla, sugar and eggs. Beat until light and fluffy. 

Spoon mixture into the muffin tins with prepared almond crust. 

Bake for 40 minutes. 

While cakes are cooking, start on the caramel.

Combine granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring gently for 3 minutes. 

Stop stirring and continue cooking 10 minutes or until the color of light brown sugar. Remove from heat; carefully stir in butter and milk. Place pan over medium-high heat until caramelized sugar melts. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute. 

Remove pan from heat; cool caramel to room temperature. Cover and chill 1 hour or until slightly thickened. 

Take cheesecakes out of the oven when they are done. Once cool, the middle will slightly fall and this is the perfect indent for the caramel.

Spoon about 1 tablespoon caramel over each cheesecake. 

http://whatsfordinner-momwhatsfordinner.blogspot.ca   

found at the above site .. YUMM 

a must try 

I highly recommend checking Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day’s blog post for tips on baking with a dutch oven. There is a lot of useful information in the comments. You can find that here.  There is lots of useful information about frequently asked questions here. Also, make sure your dutch oven does not have a plastic knob – these cannot stand temperatures above 450 degrees and your kitchen will *stink* [believe me, I learned from experience]. There are replacement knobs you can purchase, or else you can rig up a knob [again, the above mentioned post goes into detail of all that]. This bread can be made without a dutch oven, but again, check the site for information on that.  This recipe can be cut in half to make a smaller batch.

**The dutch oven I personally use is smaller than typical dutch oven. On the website, the authors of the book used a 7 1/4 quart dutch oven for a 1 1/2 pound piece of dough. I put a one pound piece in mine. You many have to adjust cooking times according to the size of your dutch oven – see links in the above italics for help**

3 cups water, lukewarm
1 1/2 tablespoons yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
6 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

In a 5 quart plastic container or bowl [preferably a resealable plastic container], mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water [about 100 degrees]. Stir in flour, mixing until there are no dry patches. Dough will be quite loose. Cover, but not with an airtight lid. Let dough rise at room temperature for 2 hours.

Bake at this point or refrigerate, covered, for as long as two weeks [It's best to let dough refrigerate at least three hours - it is less sticky and easier to work with. Also, more flavor will develop if it sits longer].  When ready to bake, sprinkle a little flour on the dough and cut off a grapefruit-size piece with serrated knife [about 1 pound]. Sprinkle flour on work surface and lightly knead dough 5-6 times to form a ball, adding flour as needed so it won’t stick to your hands. Put dough on a piece of parchment paper, and let rest 40 minutes. Refrigerate the rest of the dough.

About 30 minutes before baking, adjust oven rack to the upper middle position and place the Dutch oven (with lid on) on the rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees. Lightly flour top of dough and, using razor blade or sharp knife, make one 6-inch-long, 1/2-inch-deep slit along top of dough. Carefully remove pot from oven and remove lid. Pick up dough by lifting parchment overhang and lower into pot (let any excess parchment hang over pot edge). Cover pot and place in oven. Bake covered for 25 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 450, remove lid and continue to bake until loaf is deep brown and/or instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 210 degrees, 12 to 15 minutes longer. Carefully remove bread from pot; transfer to wire rack and cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.

Lemon Blueberry cheesecake cookies

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies
Ingredients

4 oz softened cream cheese
1 stick butter, softened
2 Tablespoons shortening
2 eggs
1 lemon zested and juiced
2 7 oz boxes Jiffy Blueberry Muffin Mix
¾ cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 11oz package white Chocolate Chips (I used Ghirardelli)
Instructions

Grease baking sheets and set aside.
In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese, butter, shortening and brown sugar until creamy. Add in the eggs one at a time. Stir in lemons zest and lemon juice. Fold in muffin mix and flour until thoroughly mixed in. Stir in white chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for 30-60 minutes.
While dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350. When dough is ready, roll dough in 1” balls and place on baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until edges just start to brown. Remove to cooling racks.
http://www.lemonsforlulu.com/2013/07/29/lemon-blueberry-cheesecake-cookies/

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Corn Chowder

Yum yum!!!
Here is my recipe for my corn chowder , I made this the other night ...
I made a large pot so this makes a ton and lots of leftovers if you want to take some for lunch or share with a neighbor .. I have boys who eat it up!

8 to 10 potatoes skins on and cut into 1 inch cubes
1 small onion diced 
4 ears of corn roasted on the grill for the deep dark color and yummy flavor or if you wish 1 package of frozen
6 cups ish of water give or take how large the pan is and how much stuff you are using
2 or 3 cups of milk ( you may use heavy cream but I dont )
1 lb of bacon now here is my "secret" to the bacon ..
I use my scissors and cut the strips up into small pieces fry it up and render it off as much as I want the drippings for the onion and corn to cook up and get tender ..  
Then I drain the bacon leaving a few tsps of the drippings in the pan and transfer it to a cookie sheet and let it finish cooking down till its to my liking  . Some of us like it crisp some not so much so you decide.

After You have cut the bacon up and let it do its thing , while it finishes in the oven add your onion and corn to the pot and let them get all tender and translucent. While they do that cut the potatoes up and add them and the water to the pot. Cook till tender add the milk , salt and pepper to taste and dont forget to mix in that bacon . Now this will become thick but if you have a impatient crowd then grab those potato flakes and add a cup or so of them that will thicken it right up and be ready to serve asap!

Bacon and Cheeder Frittata

Ingredients

8 eggs

1 1/2 c. milk

2 green onion, minced

3 tbsp. butter, melted

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 pkg. Cheddar cheese, shredded

Half package of Bacon cooked and crumbled .. I bake mine on a cookie sheet for about 15ish min till done to my liking
How to make Egg and Bacon Frittata
Stage1-Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit . Grease 10 1/2-inch round pan or 9 x 9-inch baking pan.

Stage2-In a bowl, with wire whisk, beat eggs, milk, green onion, butter, salt and pepper until well blended.

Stage3-Pour mixture into baking pan.

Stage4-Sprinkle cheese and bacon evenly over top.

Stage5-Bake 30 minutes or until set and golden brown.

Chili Verda

 I will be making this for a chili cook off with my family ! I think I'll make it a few times before just to see and check the recipe and add my own touch .. I'll let you know more as I do it and the results from the cook off
Ingredients

    * 6 pounds cubed pork stew meat
    * 1/4 cup vegetable oil
    * 2 large yellow onions
    * 6 cloves garlic, minced
    * 1 tablespoon sea salt
    * freshly ground pepper, to taste
    * 1 tablespoon ground cumin
    * 4 1/2 quarts chicken broth
    * 8 fresh poblano chile peppers, seeded and chopped
    * 4 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
    * 2 yellow bell peppers, seeded and chopped
    * 3 pounds fresh tomatillos, husks removed
    * 1 bunch cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped

Directions

   1. In a large stock pot, over high heat, sear the pork in the vegetable oil until golden brown. Remove the pork from the pot, reserve 2 tablespoons oil in the pan, and . Cook the chopped onion and garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper, in the reserved oil until onions are tender. Season with cumin, then stir in pork and chicken stock. Simmer for 1/2 hour.
   2. Stir in poblanos, jalapenos and bell peppers. Puree the tomatillos and cilantro in a blender, and add them to the pot. Cook an additional 30 to 45 minutes