26th
April
2009
I tried this Banana cheese cake recipe and the cake is so good I’m sharing this cheese cake recipe on the same day.
If you follow my blog I hoped you already try my banana cake recipe, and I’m sure you’ll find this banana cheese cake recipe just as good.
Banana Cheese Cake Recipe Crust Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups quick?cooking oats
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
Banana Cheese Cake Recipe Crust Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Stir together the oats, pecans, brown sugar and butter until well combined
- Press the mixture firmly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9?inch baking pan
- Bake for 18 minutes or until golden brown
- Set aside till Cool
Banana Cheese Cake Recipe Filling Ingredients:
- 16 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 4 eggs
Banana Cheese Cake Recipe Filling Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat together the cream cheese, bananas, 3/4 cup sugar and lemon juice until well blended
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and pour mixture into the crust
- Bake for 40 minutes
- While the cake is baking, prepare Sour Cream Topping
Banana Cheese Cake Recipe Topping Ingredients:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Banana slices for garnish
Banana Cheese Cake Recipe Topping Preparation:
- Mix together the sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract until well blended
- Take the cheese cake out of the oven and top with the sour cream mixture
- Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes
- Keep in the oven till the cheese cake is cooled to room temperature
- Refrigerate overnight in a covered pan
- Garnish with banana slices before serving
OK, now the cake is finished, but sometimes when you finish following this banana cheese cake recipe you have leftover crust or filling - don’t throw it away!
Pull out any small baking dish, press the crust in the dish and bake it.
Once the crust is baked add the filling and bake again, when the baking time depends on the leftover you have left (it may only take 20 minutes to bake at the same temperature)
It takes a short time and you have your own personal cheese cake, I usually use it as a treat for my wife…
I hope you love this Banana Cheese Cake Recipe, as always, you’re welcome to send me questions, comments and pictures of the cakes you made following this banana cheese cake recipe.
BTW – You can now follow me on Twitter – just look for thecookduke
Happy Cooking
posted in Cakes, Cheese Cakes |
7th
March
2009
This Fish Samosa Recipe will get you a different taste of this delightful, exotic pastry.
This Samosa recipe is a Fish Samosa recipe, I’ve posted a different post for Vegetable Samosa recipe.
So, let’s start with this Fish Samosa recipe, you won’t find many fish Samosa recipe although it’s one of the best Samosa fillings.
Samosa recipe Ingredients:
For the Samosa recipe stuffing:
- One medium sized Mackerel
- 5-6 shallots
- 10-15 black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup freshly grated coconuts
- Salt and sugar to taste
For the Samosa recipe covering:
- 2 cups of unbleached flour
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1.5 tbsp. oil
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water
Samosa recipe Preparations:
The Samosa Recipe Fish Filling:
- Boil the in Mackerel in salted water till flesh is cooked, pick out the flesh and discard bones
- Ground shallots with the peppercorn; Pound the fish flesh together with the ground ingredients till finely grounded
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add in the grated coconuts and salt and sugar to taste
- Put about a teaspoon of the mixture in each Samosa
The Samosa Recipe pastry:
- Mix flour, salt and 1tbsp oil
- Add water little by little, form tight dough and keep aside
- Mix all the stuffing ingredients together in a bowl
- Take a lime sized ball of dough and roll out in a circle of about 6? diameter on a rolling board using a rolling pin
- Cut the round into half, each half makes one Samosa
- Add a big tablespoonful of the stuffing on one piece, fold into a triangle, holding the stuffing in carefully. Press the edges together to seal.
- Form all the Samosas in the same way
- Heat oil for frying and keep it on medium heat
- Add the Samosas into the hot oil and fry on both sides till they are golden brown
- Remove and drain well
And here’s how your Samosa should look like when you finish this fish Samosa recipe:

Samosa Recipe
The fragrances of pounded fish, shallots and pepper in this Fish Samosa recipe would definitely make your mouth drool!
If you want vegetables Samosa Recipe, please read my Vegetable Samosa Recipe post
Happy Cooking
posted in Pastry, Sea Food |
5th
March
2009
Meat Samosa recipe is one of the recipes a use most.
Follow This Meat Samosa Recipe to get a different taste of this delightful, tasty little savory pastry.
This Samosa recipe is a meat Samosa recipe, I’ve posted a different post for Fish Samosa recipe.
So, let’s start with this Meat Samosa recipe, trust me, it tastes just great!
Samosa recipe Ingredients:
For the Samosa recipe stuffing:
- 2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
- 3 small Cloves
- 1 lb. ground lamb or beef
- 2 thinly sliced large onions
- 1 tbsp. Ghurum Masala (add the Ghurum Masala after the curry is cooked by stirring it in before serving)
- 1 tbsp. curry powder
- 1 tsp. salt
For the Samosa recipe covering:
- 2 cups of unbleached flour
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1.5 tbsp. oil
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water
Samosa recipe Preparations:
The Samosa Recipe Meat Filling:
- Combine all ingredients in a large skillet or pan and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently
- Add a bit of oil if meat is too lean to grease the pan
- When meat is well browned, drain off any excess fat, set aside until ready to fill pastry
The Samosa Recipe pastry:
- Mix flour, salt and 1tbsp oil
- Add water little by little, form tight dough and keep aside
- Mix all the stuffing ingredients together in a bowl
- Take a lime sized ball of dough and roll out in a circle of about 6? diameter on a rolling board using a rolling pin
- Cut the round into half, each half makes one Samosa
- Add a big tablespoonful of the stuffing on one piece, fold into a triangle, holding the stuffing in carefully. Press the edges together to seal.
- Form all the Samosas in the same way
- Heat oil for frying and keep it on medium heat
- Add the Samosas into the hot oil and fry on both sides till they are golden brown
- Remove and drain well
And here’s how your Samosa should look like when you finish this Samosa recipe:

Samosa Recipe
This Meat Samosa recipe doesn’t take much time, and yet it’s a great Samoa recipe!
If you want Fish Samosa Recipe, please read my fish Samosa Recipe post
Happy Cooking
posted in Meat |
4th
March
2009
Follow This Samosa Recipe to get a delightful, tasty little savory pastry.
This Samosa recipe is a vegetarian Samosa recipe, I’ve posted a different post for meat Samosa recipe.
So, let’s start with this Samosa recipe, trust me, it tastes just great!
Samosa recipe Ingredients:
For the Samosa stuffing:
- 2 cups boiled and cubed potatoes
- 1/4 cup cooked green peas
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp Ginger paste
- 1/4 tsp fennel seeds or powder
For the Samosa covering:
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil
- Water to form dough
- Oil for deep frying
Samosa recipe Preparations:
- Mix flour, salt and 1tbsp oil
- Add water little by little, form tight dough and keep aside
- Mix all the stuffing ingredients together in a bowl
- Take a lime sized ball of dough and roll out in a circle of about 6″ diameter on a rolling board using a rolling pin
- Cut the round into half, each half makes one Samosa
- Add a big tablespoonful of the stuffing on one piece, fold into a triangle, holding the stuffing in carefully. Press the edges together to seal.
- Form all the Samosas in the same way
- Heat oil for frying and keep it on medium heat
- Add the Samosas into the hot oil and fry on both sides till they are golden brown
- Remove and drain well
And here’s how your Samosa should look like when you finish this Samosa recipe:

Samosa Recipe
This Samosa recipe doesn’t take much time, and yet it’s a great Samoa recipe!
If you want Meat Samosa Recipe, please read my Meat Samosa Recipe post
Happy Cooking
posted in Pastry, Vegetables |
4th
March
2009
Lobster bisque recipe is one of my favorite dishes, as it’s hard to beat this thick, creamy and highly-seasoned soup.
Bisque is a method of extracting every bit of flavor from imperfect crustaceans not good enough to send to market, or in this case, leftovers that cannot be used for anything else.
This lobster bisque recipe is easy to make, and it tastes so good that you must give it a try.
Lobster bisque recipe Ingredients:
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3 Tablespoons butter
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3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1/2 Teaspoon salt
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1/8 Teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 Teaspoon celery salt
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2 1/4 Cups milk
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3/4 Cups chicken stock
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1 1/2 Tablespoons minced onion
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1 1/2 Cups of cooked, shredded lobster meat
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1/2 Tablespoon paprika
Lobster bisque recipe Preparations:
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Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat
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Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and celery salt until well blended
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Gradually stir in the milk so that no lumps form, and then stir in the chicken stock
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Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the soup begins to thicken
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Add the onion and lobster; season with paprika
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Cook and stir for 10 more minutes
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Stir in the cream, heat through and serve
This lobster bisque recipe doesn’t take much time, and yet it delivers great lobster bisque!
You can find more lobster bisque recipe at the following links:
Lobster bisque recipe – recipe number 2
Lobster bisque recipe – recipe number 3
Happy Cooking J
posted in Sea Food |