Fine Food Fridays

I made one of my husband's favorite desserts last week, as I said no to having it added on New Year's Eve to our cornucopia of 7-layer dip (actually 6 layers at our house because a couple people have a little avocado hangup), sherbet floats, etc., etc.  Hey, he was angling for Chinese food that night too, and I have to put my foot down somewhere.  So we made what to some people is known as Irish Cheesecake.  Now, my MIL and SIL and husband called it Lizzard Gizzard Pie, so that's typically what I call it.  

Kids like the sound of it. :)

Obligatory most of the ingredients pics

 Adding hot water to the lime jello, thus recreating the innards of a lizard

 This is where you put it when you want the jello to set, in case you don't know what a fridge looks like.

Meanwhile, crush graham crackers.  If you don't have a food processor, do this:

It's totally sanitary!!!

This is the speedy way of making the graham cracker crust-in the 9 x 13. 

Meanwhile, The Hulk started grabbing graham crackers and stomping them on the floor without the ziploc bag around them.  Before he got too far, he sat down for a break...luckily. 

 Next, you get to use the blender.  No fancy Blendtec or Vitamix here yet...or probably ever.  For those of you not familiar with blender usage, safety tip.  Do not add non-food items to the blender.  It's never as cool as they make it look on TV.

BAD IDEA

GOOD IDEA

An aerial view into the eye of the storm.  You can't pay for this kind of excitement!

 Approval from The Quiet Man

 Approval from the husband.

 YUM!!!

Irish Cheesecake (Lizard Gizzard Pie)
1 small pkg lime jello
1 cup hot water
12 oz can evaporated milk
1 pkg + 4 graham crackers crushed
1 stick margarine/butter melted
1 cup + 2 TB sugar
8 oz cream cheese, chunked
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 TB lemon juice

Chill can of evaporated milk in refrigerator.  Thoroughly mix lime jello and hot water and let set in fridge.  Don't let it get to set or you will have green chunks in your final product (which really do look like lizard gizzard).

Prepare crust by mixing crushed graham crackers, 2 TB sugar and butter and pressing into bottom of 9 x 13 pan, leaving enough to sprinkle over the top of cheesecake.

Whip 1 cup canned milk and then add and whip 1 cup sugar, cream cheese chunks, vanilla, lemon juice, and set jello.  Pour over crust and refrigerate until set.