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Hmmmmm......you say you want cheesecake? Okey dokey.

Impossibly Creamy Dulce de Leche Cheesecake
Hands down the creamiest, most flavorful Dulce de Leche Cheesecake ever. The chocolate chip cookie crust is foolproof, as is the indulgent, smooth cheesecake. You’ll never buy from a store again!

Ingredients-—For the crust
1 ½ cups chocolate chip cookie crumbs
4 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
2 Tbsp granulated sugar

Ing-—For the filling
2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
¼ cup dulce de leche (melted (canned is fine!))

Instructions-—Preheat oven to 325 F. Combine 1 ½ cups cookie crumbs, 4 Tbsp butter, and 2 Tbsp sugar in a small bowl. Pour into a greased 7-inch springform pan, then press into an even layer along the bottom, reaching up maybe a ¼” on the sides. Wrap the bottom and sides of the pan tightly in heavy duty aluminum foil (trust me on the ‘heavy duty’ part) and bake for ~10 minutes, or until the crust turns a deep golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool while you make the filling.

Make the filling——Beat 16 oz cream cheese, ⅔ cup sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides, then add 2 eggs and beat on medium-low until fully incorporated and mixture is well mixed and fluffy.

Pour the cheesecake mixture over the cooled crust.
Pour ¼ cup melted dulce de leche on top of cheesecake mixture, then use a knife to swirl into the batter.
Place springform pan in a large baking pan, then fill about ~1” with hot water. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until edges of cheesecake turn golden brown and pull away from the sides. The middle of the cheesecake will be a little jiggly.

Turnoff the oven and crack the door just slightly. Let cheesecake cool for an hour in the oven, then remove and continue at room temp til fully cool. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight before serving.

Notes Cheesecake can be frozen...will last up to 1 month (hah).

Not garden thread related, but I had horses back in the day, including a Thoroughbred mare who had 3 foals, so I love horses.

The premier races in the fall are the Breeders Cup races. They just ran The Dirt Mile and a horse named Cody’s Wish was running, his last race before retiring to stud. A boy named Cody Dorman was there to see Cody’s Wish run .... and the horse WON in a heck of a race - the fairy tale had a happy ending. Not too many dry eyes at the track & mine aren’t dry either (& I was yelling the whole way as CW made his move on the last turn & battled for the win!).

Here is the story of Cody Dorman & Cody’s Wish (story written after he won the Dirt Mile in 2022 & before the win today):

Breeders’ Cup miracle: the tearjerking story of the racehorse and the boy who wished upon a star
https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/5659/breeders-cup-miracle-heartwarming-story-codys-wish-and-boy-who-wished-upon-star/

Cheesecake does not taste like cheese

Put the new gas tank on my splitter and cleaned the carburetor as best I could but it won't run. It's got spark but the spark plug gets soaked in a couple of pulls of the start rope. Came in and checked ebay and I now have a new carb on the way for $16.

So I moved on to the next project, a more fun project. I went out this morning and got those fittings to be able to install my new inverted micro-sprinklers. Everything worked out well with that so I'd call it a half way decent day.

They're like a nice gentls rain with small drops and I can see how they'd do a 4 foot wide table perfectly. It's amazing how they don't sling around while hanging from 2 foot of flexible 1/4" drip hose. Senninger is good stuff. I'll probably add some weights to them so they don't sling around in high wind. I wouldn't be running them then but don't want them to wrap up around the trellis board. I think a 1/2" nut slid over the tubing and sitting on the sprinkler would do the trick.

I left the middle one out for this 9 foot bed and I think it will be fine. On the bed that's closer to 12 foot long, I'll do three.

I'll do that here shortly so I can moisten that bed and get the Bok Choy and Tatsoi planted today or tomorrow.

Tomorrow is mostly going to be raking and burning. There's actually a driveway on the other side of the garden in the video above. Need to hunt for one of the rakes. I may have leaned it against something and the goats knocked it over and then the leaves came down and covered it up. Need to lightly rake the lettuce bed too. It's densely planted so I'm not worried about losing a few.