Since yesterday was National Cheesecake Day, and cheesecake is a big family favorite around here, another cheesecake it was. I had a big container of really nice dark cherries and of course, chocolate goes with anything so I had to throw some of that in. I used my favorite cheesecake recipe modified a little and […]
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I recently made this for a graduation dinner party for a friend who went back to college and completed her degree. I found the recipe at Food.Com and modified it slightly. You can get their recipe Bavarian Apple Cheese Cake Tart or here is my version. The crust is very light, the filling sweet but […]
I’ve had such good luck with the summer fruits I just couldn’t resist getting more. This time they were even better, the raspberries and cherries were great and I have never seen such large white peaches – only 5 of them weighed over 4 pounds and they were sweet and juicy! Since Son is about […]
This dessert was inspired by a recipe I saw in Food & Wine magazine, Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake Parfaits. My kids are not big fans of blueberries and red seemed like a better holiday color, so I substituted dark sweet cherries. I also decided to use the Cranberry & White Chocolate Shortbread recipe from the Joy of Baking with […]
I made this as we were having some friends over for dinner. I took these before the guests arrived, intending to take some pictures of individual slices later (there were only 5 of us so I assumed there would be plenty left). However college son had a couple of his friends over later to watch a movie after […]
As I’ve mentioned before, Son loves cheesecake in pretty much any flavor. I wanted to make some bar cookies and he wanted something”peanut butter”. I have to admit I think I’m finally rubbing off on him because when I asked if he wanted a chocolate layer on top, he said “how about a drizzle.” So […]