Omelette

This was my "Brunch" for the day. A standard Omelette, some bacon and a grilled tomato half with cheese.

I am getting better at mastering the Omelette. For someone who can cook all sorts of fancy things and have them turn out quite good on the first attempt, I still have trouble with the simple things such as frying an egg, or an omelette for that matter.

And I have learnt that using water in the omelettes, rather than milk or cream, turns out alot lighter.. And healthier I guess!! :) And it tastes no different.

For this one that took up half the size of the dinner plate.. was just 3 eggs and about less than 1/4 cup water. Whisk with a fork, add in some pepper to taste. Tablespoon of butter into a frying pan on medium until it's melted then pour in the egg mixture, covering the whole pan. Let it cook for about 5 minutes or thereabouts - turn the heat down if it starts to burn. Carefully lift one part of the side with an eggflip, if it comes away easily and looks lightly browned, get the flip under some more and flip half onto itself. It'll cook through in about 2 minutes. Serve, enjoy!

Cheesecake!

I LOVE cheesecake. It was one of the first things I learnt to make in grade 8 Home Ec class (1995!)  (and probably the only thing I made in that stupid class!) It's still the same recipe I use and it's very simple. No gelatine, no baking.. no fuss! It's usually a  lemon cheesecake recipe, but you can leave out the lemon juice if you wish to make something else. Today I made Cookies and cream. :)

Biscuit base -
1 packet of crushed biscuits (milk coffee, chocolate ripple, whichever. This time I used Malt o Milk.)
100g  melted butter.

Mix biscuit crumbs with melted butter and press firmly into a greased pie dish / flan. Put in the fridge to set.

Filling -
250g philly cream cheese softened
150ml whipped cream - I usually whip this beforehand and keep in the fridge.
1/2 cup condensed milk

In a large bowl beat the cream cheese until it's smooth, add the condensed milk and beat until smooth and creamy. If you're making this a lemon cheesecake, mix in 1/2 cup lemon juice, if you like it tangy!
Fold in the whipped cream until all is combined. Cookies and Cream - add a packet of crushed/broken (with your hands) Oreo biscuits and gently stir in.
Turkish Delight, Honey Comb, Chocolate Chip, Mixed berry and Caramel all make for a real tasty cheesecake. Just mix in at the end. Allow to set in the fridge for a few hours before attacking it! :)