Toblerone Cheesecake recipe

Ingredients

Base:
1 pkt (250g) chocolate biscuits (not chocolate coated), e.g. Chocolate Ripple
1/3 cup butter, melted

Filling:
500g Philly cheese
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup caster sugar
200g Toblerone chocolate, melted
additional Toblerone shavings or chunks for decorative topping


Method

1. Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs. Combine the crumbs with the melted butter and press firmly into a springform cake pan, then place in the fridge to harden. (This will harden enough in the time it takes to make the filling.)
2. Beat the Philly to soften. Add caster sugar and beat until fully mixed. If using an electric mixer use a low speed.
3. Add melted Toblerone and cream and mix thoroughly.
   
4. Pour into now hardened base. Top with Toblerone shavings or chunks and return to the fridge to set. For best results, leave in fridge overnight.

Fi's Tips

The Philly is easier to work with if it has been slightly softened at room temperature. So leave it out of the fridge while you are making the biscuit base.

When melting the chocolate, remember to use a water bath rather than melt it directly in a saucepan. For best results, microwave at medium level in 20 second bursts, stirring between each.

Bad touch!!!!

I've been feeling a little stressed lately and felt that it was high time that I had a massage. I used to get massages quite regularly when I worked at the Australian College of Natural Medicine. As library manager, I felt it was helpful to have a first-hand knowledge of what the students practiced so I could serve their needs better. I steered clear of acupuncture (due to fear) and homoeopathy (because I don't believe in it).

Anyway, back to the massage...

I made an appointment a few days ago for a massage and I was told by the receptionist at Chi Link that if I wanted to claim it on my health fund it needed to be a remedial massage. So I duly went ahead and booked that and indicated my intention to claim from my health fund. I actually would have preferred the softer, more relaxing Swedish massage but that is apparently not claimable.

So I show up today. The massage therapist asks if I want deep tissue." No!" says I. "Nice and light, please." She proceeds to pummel like I was stiff clay. "Is that too hard?" "YES! Can you please go lighter?!" "Ok." She did not! It was as though she completely ignored me...or went even harder on my poor tenderised back.

I offered it up for my sins and hoped that it would be therapeutic and I would feel better for it. (I do not)

When the hour was finished, I go out to pay. I remind them of my intention to claim but they say I needed to tell them this first. I tell them that I did mention in when I made the appointment. It seems the receptionist did not record this at all. I was very annoyed.

One of the more senior members of staff intervened and told me that I needed to tell them these things and I continued to state that I had stated quite clearly to the receptionist my intention to claim health benefits for this treatment. That is the very reason why I was having the less pleasant remedial massage instead of the soft, relaxing Swedish treatment that I really wanted.

Their answer: "Oh well you know for next time." (head tilted, insincere smile, look of disdain in the eyes)

My thought: There won't be a next time,

This can all be summed up as MISCOMMUNICATION...and a sadistic massage therapist.

My back feels bruised and sore and I am no less stressed. Actually, I think I might be even more stressed than before. To make matters worse, I'm tired and it now hurts to lie down.

Not happy, Chi Link.

iPhone blogging

I've found an app for my iPhone which will allow me to blog from my phone. This might mean that I blog more often. Hey, one can hope, right?

This is a little weird. I'm lying in bed, having barely woken up and yet I'm blogging away like a nutcase. Not sure if this is how I'll post from now on but at least I have the option.

Fifi's versatile cheesecake

Ingredients

Base:
1 pkt (250g) biscuits - either plain, chocolate or gingernut
1/3 cup butter, melted

Filling:
500g Philly cheese
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup caster sugar
100mL boiling water
1 pkt jelly (lemon is one of the best flavours for this)

Method:

1. Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs. Combine the crumbs with the melted butter and press firmly into a springform cake pan, then place in the fridge to harden. (This will harden enough in the time it takes to make the filling.)
2. Beat the Philly to soften. Add cream and caster sugar and beat until fully mixed. If using an electric mixer use a low speed.
3. Add boiling water to jelly crystals or concentrate and stir until fully dissolved. Add this to the Philly mix and beat until fully combined.
4. Pour into now hardened base* and return to the fridge to set. For best results, leave in fridge overnight.

*Optional:
Before refrigerating, top with your favourite fruit or chocolate pieces or shavings.

Post via email

So, this is a little weird. Blogger tells me that you can now create blog posts directly from email. I wonder how it will look. Will the template be applied or will the post maintain the formatting of the email message? Who knows?

Well, we all do now because this was posted via email! Ha!

Feels odd not to sign off like a normal email so I will anyway...

Fwibi

Contracted speech

The trend towards contracting various words to form totally new ones is not new. Contractions are a part of everyday speech. How many times a day will you hear isn't, don't, wouldn't, it's, etc? In the United States you will hear "y'all" and in Ireland and parts of the UK you'll hear "amn't".

So why am I posting? Well here are a few that I heard at work...one was even typewritten into the presentation!

Adjunction = adjudication (that was the written one)

Qualitive = qualitative

Quantive = quantitative

I'm all for progress but that's just bloody stupid and lazy. Take a millisecond out of your day to use the extra syllable you missed.

Friday Frustration

Don't be too alarmed. I'm just a little frustrated at trying out different RSS readers. This is essentially a test message to see if a particular setup worked...I suspect not.

However, if you happen to know a good feed reader please let me know via the comments section.