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Cheesecake

Snickers Cheesecake and Vlog

August 25, 2010
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If you read my blog on a regular basis, you may recall that I am a huge fan of cheesecake. As a matter of fact, I love it…I could probably eat it every day if I had an amazing metabolism; but unfortunately I do not. You may also remember that I use a specific method [...]

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The Best Cheesecake

July 20, 2010
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Cheesecake. I love cheesecake. It is truly one of those desserts that I simply cannot resist. I’m guessing it’s the combination of the crisp, slightly salty graham crust paired with the sweet creamy texture of the cream cheese filling. Regardless of the reason, cheesecake equals bliss in my book. Although we will pretty much nosh [...]

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Lemon Cheesecake with a Redux

June 12, 2010
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Today’s recipe is a guest post from the fabulous Naomi of the blog, Bakers Royale. Naomi and I became acquainted on twitter and with our mutual love of baking, blogging and tweeting, we became immediate friends! If you have never visited Bakers Royale, definitely check it out, it’s full of amazing recipes, writing and photos. [...]

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Pumpkin Streusel Cheesecake Bars…

November 17, 2009

I have quite a few Thanksgiving dishes to post in the next week, but I wanted to start off with an amazing, simple and delicious recipe. Sweets are what I do best, so dessert was an obvious choice when deciding what my Thanksgiving kick-off recipe would be, plus my twitter peeps helped me decide! I [...]

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Happy Halloween…Candy Corn Cheesecake

October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween…if you frequent my blog or follow me on Twitter, you may remember me saying that I am not a huge fan of the spooky side of October 31st. I am a BIG baby when it comes to horror movies and haunted houses; instead I choose to celebrate fright night with a super cute [...]

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No Bake Cheesecake Recipe

October 7, 2009

No bake cheesecake a.k.a. easy deliciousness. One of the few co-workers of mine that knows of my blog asked me about a “thick, fluffy, creamy cheesecake…like the kind you get at Mediterranean diners.” I had absolutely no idea what she was taking about. I love Mediterranean food, but never order dessert from my favorite place…I [...]

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Vanilla Bean Cheesecake & Winners Announced…

August 3, 2009

If you follow my blog, you may remember that I have a thing for cheesecake. It’ s textural thing for me…the thick and creamy filling and crunchy, buttery crust is just a magical combination. Since I was announcing the givewaway winners in this post, I wanted to provide you with another recipe that utilizes vanilla [...]

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Nana’s Cheesecake Gone Modern…

June 23, 2009

If there is one recipe that I remember from my Nana it is her cheesecake. Although this is not your typical cheesecake, it was cheesecake to me and our entire family and we all swooned when she made it. Essentially her recipe was a shortbread crust, a cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar filling, a layer [...]

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Key Lime Pies…

May 8, 2009

With summer right around the corner I find myself compelled to make citrus-y desserts and cannot seem to walk out of the grocery store without a bag of key limes. Wednesday night I had some free time, so I figured I would try making a few mini key lime pies…one for the boyfriend, one for [...]

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Orange Cheesecake…

April 27, 2009

I cannot believe that April is almost over which means it’s time for this month’s Daring Bakers reveal. The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. If you ever browse my blog, you know this dessert is quite popular in my house. Jenny [...]

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Oreo Pie…Oh My!

March 21, 2009

From the moment I saw this recipe on The Repressed Pastry Chef’s blog, I knew I would be making it at some point in the very near future. Em posted this recipe for Pie (Pi) Day and it looked easy and delicious. When I was at the market last weekend, they had pie crusts on [...]

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cheesecake brownies…

March 17, 2009

People love cheesecake, people love brownies…so why not make combine them and make one hell of a dessert? I have heard of cheesecake brownies, but I have never attempted to make them. However, last week I was feeling uninspired and decided to search for this concoction on foodgawker. There were several recipes that came up, [...]

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Tall and Creamy Banana Cream Cheesecake…

December 30, 2008

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was chosen by Anne of AnneStrawberry. Anne selected Dorie’s recipe for Tall and Creamy Cheesecake. If you frequent my blog, you know I love cheesecake and have made my fair share of them. I was going to skip this week’s recipe simply because I was not feeling cheesecake at [...]

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