cheesecake recipe

Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe w/Toasted Pecan Butter Rum Sauce & Vanilla Whipped Cream

  Here’s a little bit of personal info about me: I’m kind of weird about the winter holidays.  I’m not a very traditional person and I don’t always agree with particular aspects of what certain holidays stand for, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, both of which I grew up celebrating with my family despite my reservations.  That aside, I do appreciate paid days off work and quality time spent with family who I don’t get to … Read more…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

Over the past few years I’ve been honing my baking skills, and subsequently it’s become tradition for me to bake a celebratory dessert when MC and I are travelling to see our families for [insert special occasion of choice here].  Seriously, I’ve pretty much got a dessert up my sleeve for all major holidays at this point.  Most recently we visited for Father’s Day, which always falls within a week of my Dad’s birthday.  When … Read more…

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe

One of my best friends, the lovely and notorious Frankie, had a birthday last weekend and requested a cheesecake when I asked her what kind of special dessert she would like for the occasion.  Once in a blue moon I get to experiment with different types of dessert recipes, but the vast majority of the time that I offer to make a dessert for someone, cheesecake it is!  I also like to give the person … Read more…

Layered Mocha Cheesecake Recipe (with gluten-free option)

  We’re a bit behind with the blog this week, so sorry about that, but it’s for a good reason!  Let me explain.  We were busy hot tubbing it up at a cabin retreat last weekend.  Haha!  We spent most of our time eating delicious food, lounging in the hot tub, and of course drinking beer and socializing around the fire pit–the fire pit that we dug and then filled back in ourselves because there … Read more…