Friendship...
can take different forms.
It can run like a river,
quietly and sustainingly
through life;
it can be an intermittent
sometime thing;
or it can explode like
a meteor,
altering the atmosphere
so that nothing ever feels
or looks the same again.
~Molly Haskell

Fresh Strawberries and Cream Cheescake Recipe

Hey Lynn..as requested..here are the recipes dat u wanted.

This recipe is taken from Chef Wan's Sweet Treats book..
Its pretty simple also if you choose to buy the jelly roll. I haf da recipe of jelly roll if u choose to make it urself. Simple too.

Ingredients:
1 raspberry or strawberry jam jelly roll (15cm long and cut into 2cm slices - can be bought ready made)
500g Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup castor sugar
2 Tbs powdered gelatine, dissolved in 1/3 cup warm water
1/2 cup yoghurt
2 cups fresh strawberry puree
1/2 cup heavy cream, slightly whipped

whole strawberries to decorate
powdered sugar for dusting

Method:
1. Arrange jelly roll slices on the base and up the sides of a 20cm springform pan.
2. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add Gelatine, yoghurt and strawberry puree.
3. Gently fold in whipped cream and pour batter over the jelly roll slices.
4. chill until firm. Decorate with strawberries and dust with powdered sugar.


So give it a try and tell me how it turns out ok.
~aya~