Cooking, Again

I’ve been cooking today.

First off, I made this, lovely cheesecake today. Actually, the “lovely” as it applies to my cheesecake has yet to be determined, as it is still chilling in the fridge. But I have high hopes. If it turns out well I’ll share the photo with y’all tomorrow. How I wish that I could give all the nice folks who read my blog a slice. I’d really like a slice, too, but I won’t get once since I’m sending the whole thing to a banquet at my second oldest son’s school tomorrow night.

Next, I made Red Beans and Rice again. You see, I had leftover sausage, peppers, and celery. So, I decided to make more and freeze it so that I will have food for later. So, here’s hoping that it freezes well. I’ll keep you posted. For this batch, I used a red and yellow pepper instead of green bell pepper and browned the sausage in the oven prior to adding to the pot. Turned out well.

I made some Pico de Gallo for us to have with our chicken nachos and black beans tonight. I’m sorry if any of y’all come into our vicinity. There’s something about the combination of cilantro, onion and jalepenos. It just comes out of the pores of the skin or something. Tasty, though!

Last, I made spicy tomato soup for dinner last night. Five of my males ate it. Winner! You know soups that are precious and need to be petted and watched and are tedious as can be? This soup isn’t it. You can put it together in 10 minutes and be eating it in under an hour — sooner if you have an immersion blender. I had to do mine in batches with a normal blender. When Jon was eating it he declared it perfect — too perfect to corrupt with hot sauce. So, I reckon that he liked it a lot. You might, too.

Hope that y’all have had a good Thursday!