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Orangette No-Bake Cheesecake

Cheesecake anybody? Yes, please! What I don’t have to bake it? NOPE! This cheesecake is something I adapted from an old recipe that my mother had, but with significant changes. In fact by the time I was done revising the recipe, there wasn’t much left of the original. I have found that letting it set in the fridge for 4 to 5 hours, as my mom’s recipe suggested, it not enough. There are two fixes for this: OR you make the cheesecake very early in the morning to serve in the afternoon for coffee, OR you can use gelatin sheets to help it along. I chose the first option, and it worked out just fine. After ample time in the fridge (or even overnight!) the filling is the consistency of a baked cheesecake… like a mousse. Very yummy! And husband approved. His favorite candy is orangettes, and he’s my favorite …

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Chicken Chili with Mogettes

Whilst I’m a very selective fan of the slow cooker, there are some meals that just demand to be prepared that way. This chicken chili is definitely one of them, but I would never cook a lovely Texas Chili Con Carne or Spaghetti sauce in a slow cooker. They demand a thickness that this chicken chili doesn’t really need. So, as the fall/winter season knocks on the kitchen door, this is definitely an easy favorite in our family. The original recipe is not mine, but I have adapted it e.g. to include our Vendéen mogettes, and I have also devised a vegetarian version which I’ll share at a later date. Note: I made this while on holiday, and shopping for ingredients locally, I was lucky to find canned black beans – otherwise I would have made dry black beans first and then rinsed them. The mogettes I had with me …