cheesecake

Tweet This is a very special edition of Slow Cooker Monday. It’s been a while since I’ve shared a slow cooker recipe, and this one is pretty darn amazing. In fact, it’s so good that I entered into the first ever Ultimate Crock-Pot Crock-Star contest a couple of weeks ago. What’s that? Crock-Pot is hosting a contest to challenge...

I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'. It just tastes better, doesn't it? For that reason I've asked my Mom to submit some of her favorite recipes for me to share with y'all each Monday. Let's get c...

   I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'.  It just tastes better, doesn't it?  In a veiled attempt to get more home cooked meals I've asked my Mom to...

 Luscious, gorgeous and oh, so good!These were so fun to make and so easy, really.  Trust me, I don't do complicated on a whim.  I made these, literally, on a whim one Sunday afternoon.  I had all the ingredients, some time on my hand...

This maple cheesecake is a nice departure from the pumpkin cheesecake that graces most Thanksgiving tables.  No doubt, pumpkin cheesecake is delicious, but this maple version is truly something special.  I made it for a party that I had at my house, and everyone raved about this cheesecake.  They could not exactly put their...

Remember Dug the Dog's line in the movie Up? You know the one I'm talking about: "Squirrel!" It's my favorite movie line ever, BTW. (Well, it ties with "Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now.") Funny thing, it actually h...

I have a thing for madeleines.  A big thing for them.  When William was a baby, we used to go to Starbucks and share a package of vanilla madeleines.  He loved them so much I always bought an extra package to have in my diaper bag for emergencies.  Donsuemor contacted me and asked me...

I have a much healthier, non-dessert recipe to share with you, I swear; I just couldn't let today go by without properly paying homage to one of the greatest desserts of all time: S'mores.  It's National S'mores Day today, and we're gonna celebrate it...

I decided that it was the perfect time to try my hand at a baked cheesecake. I had the wine/cheese party (above) coming up and I certainly didn't need an entire cheesecake in my frig. Although I would love every bite, I'm sure my scale would not. So ...

What a weekend!  I spent the last 5 days in San Jose with the family.  Cooked a lot, ate A LOT, laughed a lot and played with a cute little kid and snuggled a baby.  I missed the usual Black Friday shopping, but the upside was that I got to eat the famous Singleton...