Timelies all!
Happy Birthday sj!
Happy Anniversary Beverly and DH!
Well, we've had an interesting day so far.(Interesting in the proverbial sense) Our flight was 8:55 this morning. Our hotel was about 50 minutes away, and we had a rental car. I set the alarm clock for 6, figuring that would give us enough time for quick showers before we checked out. I was woken up by G, who had just woken up himself. It was 7:30.The alarm never went off.
We hurriedly dressed, packed up, checked out and hit the road. Just before the airport we stopped to fill the car's tank and I grabbed some muffins and juice from the convenience store. We return the car(luckily, the rental place was at the terminal), ran to security(it was 8:40 at that point) and started to go through. I went through with no problems, but G got stopped and both he and his roller bag were searched. At this point I hear an announcement for our flight, looking for us(mangling our names in the process). They finish with G and we head to the gate. We were on Southwest and had already printed out our boarding passes. We were in group A, but obviously, that was a moot point by then. We stowed our bags and got seats.(I was one row back from G, but right behind him)
The flight was uneventful, other than me spilling apple juice all over my pants. We got home to find that the power was out. We both needed showers so we showered in the dark, more-or-less. We went out to do some errands, and the power was back on when we got back.
Corn muffin:
The wedding itself was very nice. There were a lot of women in strapless dresses, not all of whom should have been wearing them. Ah, well, in the crowd that was attending I guess it's more important how much you spent on the dress than whether it fits.
Do I need to do anything useful today?
I have a cheesecake crust question for the hivemind. I'm making a cheesecake in a couple of weeks for a group of folks. One of the folks in said group is deathly allergic to nuts. I've always made the crust for the cheesecake with nuts as the main ingredient. Does anyone have suggestions for a different way to make the crust, please?
Does anyone have suggestions for a different way to make the crust, please?
Mine are graham cracker crumbs and butter and a bit of sugar.
Does anyone have suggestions for a different way to make the crust, please?
Smoosh the hell out of a couple sleeves of Ritz crackers & mix it with melted butter, a pinch of brown sugar, and nutmeg until it holds together. Teh Yum.
That's quite an adventure, Sheryl. Gla dthe power came back on.
I don't see why, Lee.
I've always made cheesecake crusts (when I've made crusts for them) with graham cracker crumbs. I believe you can also use GrapeNuts (which I think is nut free, but I could be wrong about that).
From ichef:
1 1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/3 c Sugar
1/3 c Melted Butter
Instructions
1. Mix ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes; cool and fill.
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I'm interested in the nut recipe now.
Hmmm. Graham crackers and/or Ritz crackers and/or GrapeNuts. OK, I'll check those out. Thanks!
It's one of those things where I don't really need a recipe for the way I usually do it, but the thought of changing my cooking habits leaves me all, "Buh, wuh, huh, no nuts? Er . . . "
Yep, grape nuts are nut-free -- it's "nut" as in "ridiculously hard little nubbin" and "grape" as in "sweet". Ah, truth in advertising....
I'm interested in the nut recipe now.
I've always made nut crusts pretty the way I make graham cracker crusts, only with ground almonds (or more rarely, hazelnuts) in place of the crumbs. And only enough butter to make 'em stick, since they won't absorb it.
