Cheesecake Recipe

Some ginger biscuits went a bit wrong so I made them in to the base for a cheesecake.
18cm cake tin. This is a recipe for a very small cheese cake.

300g biscuit crumbs
450g cream cheese
200g sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence

Our eggs make it very very yellow.

Snow at the house

We usually only get a few days of snow at the house each year. Which is good because it is hard for the animals and hard on us getting enough hay to them.
There is also the rather poor insulation and airtightness in parts of the house that makes cold weather rather... well... cold. You can see the outside here through the spaces above and to the side of this upstairs window.

It is very pretty though.

The forecast says it is going to be -10 tonight and max temp during the day of -2. Brrrrrrr.

Ginger Biscuit Recipe

50g golden syrup
50g soft brown sugar
50g butter
100g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ginger (or more or less depending how gingery you like it

For a softer biscuit add an egg yolk
50g golden syrup
50g butter
50g light soft brown sugar
1 egg yolk
150g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground ginger (or to taste)

or use a whole egg

100g golden syrup
100g butter
100g light soft brown sugar
1 egg
300g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground ginger (or to taste)

Melt syrup, butter and sugar
Let the mixture cool a bit
Add the other ingredients and mix
Make approx walnut size pieces on a baking sheet. The cookies will flatten out as they cook.
Cook in a preheated oven at 170°C for about 10 minutes until golden brown. A lower cooking temp will also give chewy-er biscuits. They are quite easy to over cook...
When you take them out the oven they will be quite soft and they will harden as they cool, so you need to experiment a bit till you get them exactly as you like them. I always forget when I haven't made them for a long time.

Bedroom ceiling is finished. Hurrah!

Isn't it beauuuutiful

Now we are finalising the lighting and about to start on the floor. Then there will be the shelves and skirting to do and we can move in. Soooo close.

Vet visit for Owen and Daisy

Just their annual vaccination, but it is good because the vet checks them out as well. Heartbeat, teeth and for Owen he checked his joints too because we are a bit worried about an intermittent pain. Vet says old abscess that is slowly growing out. Joints seem good

Daisy is in tip top health apparently :)

The vet also took a blood sample from the Highland cows which was a NIGHTMARE because they didn't want to be caught and don't like strangers.

Cute pictures of cows

Myrtle

Myrtle eating Bluebell's hay, dangerous game for anyone but her daughter!

Bear is looking a bit glaikit. His mum thinks bowl cuts are cool obviously.

Painting the bedroom

Hoping the final coat will go on tomorrow.