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It All Started at Cool Cat Cafe

A few weeks back my husband and I had some shopping to do in San Luis Obispo. It was evening and we were hungry so he suggested Cool Cat Cafe. They have really good sandwiches and burgers so I agreed. That's where I had my first taste of their vegetarian burger called the Jack La Lanne. Oh my gosh!! It was so good I had to ask the waitress what type of burger it was. I wanted to go home and recreate the same thing at my house. It was a Veggie Burger from Don Lee Farms and unfortunately, I can't lay my hands on any in my area.... yet! I'm bound and determined to locate them. That's when I started thinking about the easy, everyday choices that could be made to better my diet with fresh, wholesome food. I went to Borders bookstore and found a really cool vegetarian book. There are seriously good, easy to make recipes in this book. The focus is at your "typical" college student living on campus with limited area for supplies, cooking appliances and time. I lo...

Brownie Swirl Cheesecake

Yesterday, I shared on Facebook that I was making Brownie Swirl Cheesecake and found several people who wanted a piece so today, I'm going to share the recipe and the pictures with you. It's not hard to make and the results are to DIE for!! Recipe: 1 Pkg. (8oz.) Brownie Mix (make according to the package directions for chewy fudge brownies) 2 8 oz. packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 C. Sugar 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract 2 Eggs 1 C. melted milk chocolate chips Whipped cream and miniature chocolate kisses, optional Step 1: Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Mine called for an egg, 1/2 c. water and 1/3 c. Vegetable oil. Oh, and we CAN'T forget that package of fudge included in the box. Remember, its whatever brownie mix you choose to use. Mix according to box directions, mine said, "stir about 40 times". It ends up looking pretty put together, I was surprised! And here it is in the 9" Springform pan after cooking for 15 min. at 350 degrees. (The...