cheesecake for one.

Today is turning out to be a great day. It’s been the perfect balance of relaxing and being productive at the same time. And I think my dad is really enjoying his birthday =) You see, my dad is a really hard worker. He’s always the person that people come to when they need help with something, and I’ve never known him to turn anyone down. So a nice, relaxing day at home for his birthday is just what he needed. My mom and I couldn’t wait until later to sing happy birthday to him, so as soon as the cake was done we popped some candles in:

It was a boxed carrot cake mix topped with homemade cream cheese icing and coconut. Not bad for being baked in a toaster oven, huh?

I didn’t have any (yet ) because I kind of ruined my appetite with a tahini-topped Flatout wrap:

And an ice cold, foamy “milkshake?” I don’t really know what I’d call this, but it was good.

I combined 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk and 1 tbsp of heavy cream and then frothed it in the milk frother. YUM!

Since I’m not able to bake today, I’ve been trying to think of fun new recipes to try. I finally came up with something, which I decided to eat for lunch (since I wasn’t very hungry to begin with). I present you with:

Cheesecake For One

Ingredients:

crust:

• 1/4 tbsp butter
• 1/2 oz almonds (I used cinnamon brown sugar almonds)

filling:

• 100g (about 3 oz) plain Greek yogurt
• 1 oz cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 packet of stevia

Start by melting the butter in a small ramekin. Then crush the almonds, stir into the butter, and press down. Place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.

Combine all of the filling ingredients in a separate bowl.

When crust has set, pour filling into the ramekin and put in freezer for 5 minutes. Then, dig in!

Let me just say - you have to try this simple recipe. It really tastes exactly like cheesecake. It doesn’t gel up like cheesecake usually does, but I actually enjoyed the yogurt-like creaminess. I might try making a graham cracker crust next time, but the almond crust was still delicious and added a great crunch. Clearly it wasn’t the most balanced meal, but who ever said you can’t have cheesecake for lunch?

I’m off to catch up on some reading. I think I need to take more advantage of this Saturday by unplugging as much as possible. Ta-ta babes! xoxo G

What is your favorite type of cake? Mine is coconut =)