Name: Chocolate Praline Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 c Pecan halves; 3 tb Butter or marg; 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese; Softened; 1 c Packed light brown sugar; 1/3 c Cocoa; 3 Eggs; 1 ts Vanilla extract; Sweetened whipped cream

I tried to get my mind around the arguments from the so-called “pro-choice” position. Most of them could seem very defensible from the surface. Who am I to determine a woman’s “reproductive rights?” What’s wrong with removing meaningless tissue? Why not stop a pregnancy when you can spare a child the pain of entering this world disabled or subjected to a life of poverty? Why would any humane person willingly deny women access to “health care?” But when you dig just a little below the surface, you see how ridiculous these claims become. A baby with a face and heartbeat, sensitive to pain (early in the pregnancy) is not meaningless tissue. Taking a person’s life is not “health care.” It’s just the opposite. Personal reproductive rights are between a woman and God, but don’t ask me to fund it in any way with my tax dollars. For a moment leave out the Bible. Leave out what science says about DNA. Leave out a picture from an ultrasound. Can we please just get back to simple common sense?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Pecan halves
3	tb	Butter or marg
2		(8 oz) packages cream cheese
		Softened
1	c	Packed light brown sugar
1/3	c	Cocoa
3		Eggs
1	ts	Vanilla extract
		Sweetened whipped cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare Chocolate Crust (see below). Set aside 12 pecan halves for
garnish; finely chop remaining pecans (will have about 3/4 cup). In
medium skillet, melt butter; add chopped pecans. Saute over medium
heat, stirring frequently, just until golden. Place pecans on paper
towels to drain. Heat oven to 400 degrees. In large mixer bowl, beat
cream cheese and brown sugar until well blended. Add cocoa; beat
until blended. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Stir in chopped pecans;
pour into crust. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250
degrees; continue baking 45 minutes. With knife loosen cake from side
of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Refrigerate at least 6
hours. Garnish with whipped cream and pecan halves. Refrigerate
leftovers. 10 to 12 servings.
Chocolate Crust
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1/4
cup butter or margarine, melted
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, stir together crumbs,
powdered sugar and cocoa. Add butter; blend well. Press mixture onto
bottom and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8 minutes.
Cook slightly.
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