exception.al cheesecake

It was Bryan's birthday on Sunday, so naturally, we made him a cheesecake (without the use of an electric mixer).
Note: none of the ingredients were obtained from the Marketplace. Recipe adopted from The Pioneer Woman


filling
2/3 cup sugar

3 packets (8 oz.) of cream cheese

1/2 cup sour cream
4 eggs

crust

1 package vanilla wafers
1/2 cup almonds
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup butter

topping
(we omitted this part because we forgot to get fruit)
2 cups fruit of choice
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water

[the birthday boy]

♥
ann and amelia

pseudo risotto

from the Marketplace
white and brown rice
cheese
scallions
lemon
zucchini
squash
mushrooms
onions
green bell pepper
spinach
red bell pepper
jalapeño

(I'm not sure if we got our money's worth on this one.)
(we didn't actually use everything because the squash was frozen, and I didn't feel like cutting up the red pepper and jalapeño)

from the farmer's market/home
1 eggplant (50 cents!)
cherry tomatoes
olive oil, salt, pepper

1. chop
2. throw in skillet (zuchinni and eggplant first) ((tomatoes were roasted separately last))
3. cook, stirring constantly
Can't get more simplistic than that.

Needed
more cheese
herbs

♥
ann and amelia