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The next one, this (Easter Sunday) weekend will be a blood orange chocolate cheesecake with a Makers Mark bourbon, candy topping. And, of course, with whatever my overly creative / psychotic mind happens to comes up with.

I can't help but feel that a very special time is drawing closer, one that I've been waiting patiently for ( okay, you are all correct.....way too much drama !!) Time to bring the brand new cast iron BBQ down, so I can Season it and break it in with fresh Venison !!!

Here is my latest idea, of course we all know what little bearing it has on what I decide to do. Yes, I would consider that a bit harsh (we all know that line was my way of adding filler to this) but I do have access to local area growers, so that can make a huge difference. So far I am thinking of a...
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With Easter weekend coming up, I need to come up with a unique cheesecake idea. The one I make after this one will incorporate blood oranges (fresh, local grown ones will be available in a couple of weeks)

Once again it is time to consider another cheesecake. But this time I am really drawing a blank. My first thought was lime, but I haven't seen key lime anywhere for some time; so I thought maybe a tropical theme with lime, kiwi and pineapple. With this in mind, vodka was my first thought, but then I thought, how could I not go to Myers...
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The new cheesecake is on it's way. It's out of the oven and cooling. All I can say is that it smells incredible, and from what I've tasted, WOW. It is a Makers Mark, dark chocolate pear cheesecake, with a bourbon graham cracker crust. Tomorrow I will create the Bourbon, pomegranate, blueberry topping. Of course it will have some special twist that, at this time,...
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Since I couldn't decide which ingredients to use, or which one's would work well together, I figured I had better do a (small scale) trial run. And, I would have to say. it worked out well. I am now leaning toward a "drunken" cheesecake, similar to a Jack Daniels bourbon cake, but with Makers Mark Bourbon (upgrade) , chocolate cream cheese, ripe pears, and whole...
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Been a rough couple of weeks, lost my grandmother, and our cat, but tomorrow is my mother's birthday, and I did make a sample of my next cheesecake, and it was pretty good. So my mind is back working, and we will see.