What Shall We Bake Today?

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September rings in Fall and Fall makes me think of…pumpkins! Today’s recipe is Pumpkin Cheesecake!

Ingredients

CRUST:

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 cup butter, melted

FILLING:

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten

1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin

1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

TOPPING:

2 cups sour cream

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

12 to 16 pecan halves, chopped

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-in. springform pan; chill.

For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Stir in the pumpkin, spices and salt.

Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.

Meanwhile, for topping, combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over filling; return to the oven for 5 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.

Refrigerate overnight. Remove ring from pan. Top with chopped pecans. Refrigerate leftovers.

ENJOY!

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  1. “Florida man arrested after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel vessel — Reza Baluchi calls the contraption his “bubble”

    By Max Matza, BBC News

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “A Florida man was arrested after trying to “run to London” across the Atlantic Ocean in a homemade vessel resembling a hamster wheel. The US Coast Guard intercepted Reza Baluchi about 70 miles (110km) off Tybee Island, Georgia on 26 August. Officials said the 44-year-old marathon runner refused to leave the vessel for three days.

    Mr. Baluchi has tried three similar voyages before, all of which ended in Coast Guard intervention. The makeshift contraption he was using is shaped as a wheel, with paddles that are designed to propel it forward as the wheel revolves. “Based on the condition of the vessel – which was afloat as a result of wiring and buoys – [US Coast Guard] officers determined Baluchi was conducting a manifestly unsafe voyage,” the criminal complaint says.

    Mr. Baluchi’s voyage began as officials were preparing for the arrival of a major hurricane. Officials said he refused to step off the vessel and threatened to kill himself. He also claimed that he had a bomb on board, according to court papers. On 1 September, he eventually surrendered and abandoned his vessel after being brought to a Coast Guard base in Miami. Officials later determined that the “bomb” had been fake.

    He is now facing federal charges of obstruction of a boarding, and violation of a Captain of the Port order. It is unclear whether he has obtained a lawyer to represent him in his criminal case. This was not Mr. Baluchi’s first arrest for taking to the ocean in his vessel, which he calls a “bubble”.

    In 2021, he was arrested after being rescued while trying to ride from Florida to New York after drifting 30 miles south of his departure point. In 2014, he had to be rescued from a similar contraption near St Augustine, and then two years later he again had to be rescued off the coast of Jupiter, near Palm Beach in Florida. According to previous interviews, Mr. Baluchi said he was attempting the voyages to raise money for a variety of causes, including for the homeless and the Coast Guard.

    “My goal is to not only raise money for homeless people, raise money for the Coast Guard, raise money for the police department, raise money for the fire department,” he told WOFL-TV in Orlando in 2021. “They are in public service, they do it for safety, and they help other people.”

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  2. SEATTLE (AP) — A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back. Assistant Bremerton High School coach Joe Kennedy made the announcement on his website, citing several reasons, including that he needed to care for an ailing family member out of state. He had been living full-time in Florida, and before the first game last Friday he said he didn’t know if he’d continue coaching.

    “I believe I can best continue to advocate for constitutional freedom and religious liberty by working from outside the school system so that is what I will do,” Kennedy wrote. “I will continue to work to help people understand and embrace the historic ruling at the heart of our case.”

    Kennedy was not immediately available for comment Wednesday. His publicist, Jennifer Willingham, told The Associated Press he was on a plane back to Florida. In a statement, the Bremerton School District confirmed Kennedy had submitted his resignation. School officials declined to comment on his exit, calling it a personnel matter.
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    Kennedy was back on the sideline for the first time in nearly eight years last Friday night, but he said beforehand that he had mixed feelings about it and wasn’t sure he’d keep coaching. “Knowing that everybody’s expecting me to go do this kind of gives me a lot of angst in my stomach,” Kennedy told the AP. “People are going to freak out that I’m bringing God back into public schools.”

    After the game — a 27-12 win over visiting Mount Douglas Secondary School — Kennedy strode alone to midfield, then knelt and prayed for about 10 seconds. Kennedy was not joined by any athletes or others on the nearly empty field. There was scattered applause from the modest crowd.

    Kennedy’s fight to get his job became a cultural touchstone, pitting the religious liberties of government employees against longstanding principles protecting students from religious coercion. He appeared at a 2016 rally for Donald Trump. He and his wife recently had dinner with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a GOP presidential hopeful who asked for his help on the campaign trail. Kennedy declined, saying he’s loyal to Trump.”

    https://apnews.com/article/praying-high-school-football-coach-supreme-court-461b92b19ea395677657518914825573

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  4. YUM!!! – Love this pumpkin recipe idea. I’d gild the lily a bit, adding finely chopped pecans and dark brown sugar to the crust, and sprinkle pecans on top of the sour cream layer before baking – because I love toasted pecans. A caramel brandy drizzle to garnish couldn’t hurt… :8->

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  5. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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      1. It just has no taste for me. I mean if there’s nothing else there I’ll eat it but it’s not my favorite
        My dog however loves canned pumpkin

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