Cheesecake

I have been looking up cheesecake recipes, and for all you cheesecake recipe-ers, here is the list of the best sites I could find.
~http://www.food.com/recipe-finder/all/cheesecake?pn=2
~http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/cheesecake/index.html
~http://allrecipes.com/recipes/desserts/cakes/cheesecakes/
~http://www.momswhothink.com/cheesecake-recipes/cheesecake-recipes.html
~http://www.cheesecake.com/cheesecake-recipes

Also, here is a favorite I found, and the link at which I found it.

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Truffles

Yield: About 3 dozen truffles

Ingredients:

24 chocolate cream-filled cookies, divided
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup nonfat dry milk
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Coarsely chop 12 cookies and set aside. Place the remaining 12 cookies in a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Place crumbs on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper and set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, dry milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, at low speed, until mixture is smooth. Stir in reserved chopped cookies. Refrigerate 2 hours, or until firm. (The mixture will still be a bit sticky).

Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of cream cheese mixture into balls and roll in reserved cookie crumbs. The mixture might still be a little difficult to form into balls, but just get a general round shape, then when you roll it in the cookie crumbs, it should look much better. :) Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2011/12/cookies-and-cream-cheesecake-truffles.html

Egg Nog

Ingredients

·                                 6 eggs

·                                 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

·                                 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

·                                 1 quart milk

·                                 1/3 pint heavy whipping cream

·                                 1 pinch ground nutmeg

·                                 1 pinch salt

Directions

1.                       Beat eggs; mix in condensed milk, vanilla, quart of milk and salt.

2.                       Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold in to egg and milk mixture and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve chilled.

Hummingbird

The Hummingbird
by Harry Kemp

The sunlight speaks.  And it's voice is a bird:

It glitters half-guessed half seen half-heard

Above the flower bed. Over the lawn ...

A flashing dip and it is gone.

And all it lends to the eye is this --
A sunbeam giving the air a kiss.

Hawk

I was running towards the scent. I knew I was almost there- the scent was so strong I could almost taste it. Sun-roasted acorn. Mmmm.... yum. I heard a screech above me and looked up, frightened, though I did not know why. I giant bird was glaring down at me as he started to dive. His beak and talons glinted in the son. Somehow I knew, he was not my friend.

I started to scamper away, gaining speed until I felt ready to collapse. I saw a small hole beneath a tree root and dove in. I was safe.

I decided to explore this hole I had found. For some time now I had been looking for somewhere to move. Mine was much to far away from everything. As I explored I became aware of a familiar scent. I knew it well. Beairii. I jumped for joy. I had found her at last.