No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

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Happy Friday to you!

Since we are in the middle of Wimbledon fever, I thought of celebrating the season of strawberries and cream with a luscious mousse like chilled strawberry cheesecake. No need to clean the oven - yay! Another great thing about this cake is that you can serve it with a side of more strawberries and cream. Hey, a wise woman once told me that watching tennis burns more calories than watching the Kardashians. I will believe anything at this stage!

I made the biscuit base with Digestives as they were cheaper, but if you can get Oreos - go for it, the colour contrast works for a better looking cake I think. You can also really unleash your creativity decorating this cake. Just be inspired by the strawberries. Make it as simple or as elaborate as you wish. I can't wait to see your photos if you make this :) 

Since it is summer and there are the occasional sunny day, I am thinking of making this again for a potential BBQ. I might make this with a different type of fruit. What do you think? 

Right, enough chatter, here is the recipe. Enjoy! Oh yes...don't forget to watch the tennis as well ;)

Quick Chicken & Butternut Squash

So simple and delicious

Cooking for one can be a chore sometimes. As my better half is away from home this week, I needed some quick and easy dish ideas. Spend less time in the kitchen and more time watching Mad Men. In times such as these, a quick one pan dish is a definite must.  

As I was looking despondently at the sad and few ingredients in my refrigerator, I decided to combine some butternut squash and coriander for a quick meal. I added some chilli for some heat and the combination worked well. The bright colours are an added bonus as well, plenty of antioxidants!

Coffee Infused Cake

Happy weekend everyone! Here are some photos of the trek I did last Saturday with some friends at the Lake District. We did the Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and Esk Pike Walk as found on this great walking website at The Walking Englishman

At the start of the trek

The Nutty Cinnamon Buns were a welcome treat up on the gusty and crinkly crags. It is a shame I did not take a photo of us scoffing them as my hands were frozen and there is only so much multi tasking I can do.

Cannot wait for the next trekking excursion! Last night, hosted a wee Wii Party tonight. Oh boy, it got pretty competitive!

The menu was a simple one of chicken curry and noodles and for a Geordie twist - stotties! For dessert I made this lush coffee infused cake. I like this cake because it is perfect to cap off any dinner party. Like eating coffee whilst you drink your coffee, if that makes any sense. I am very excited to share this recipe and I hope you have fun baking it.