Here’s some urban myth for ya…greasy food is good for a hangover. Basic Google research indicates that this is not the case. Now, I grant you, greasy food does slow down the absorption of alcohol through the stomach lining. But by the time you have…

The flavors of summer! Intensified vanilla and orange on a vanilla wafer crust. Please note the cream cheese batter is actually made in two steps, the cream cheese, creme fraiche etc. part and then (after we make the orange curd), the sabayon part which is…

1905. A pivotal year in dessertdom. That’s right, I said it! Pivotal. Frank Epperson, at the tender age of 11, mixes powdered soda pop and water. He leaves the blend on the porch overnight in a cup with the stirring stick still in it. Now…

  For lots of folks, no bake is where it’s at. Quick, easy….no added heat factor in the middle of summer. But are no bakes as good as full on cheesecakes? We think so, ‘cept…different. We’ll have a better grasp on this as we move…

This crust is modified from a nut crust recipe in Myra Chanin’s excellent book “Mother Wonderful’s Cheesecakes and Other Goodies.” No nuts, just the vanilla wafers combined with white chocolate to form a candy crust for the no bake batter. If you prefer: Skip to…

Bacon. Cheesecake. More accurately, candied bacon cheesecake. Whoa. This is decadence, my friends! I wanted to do a bacon cheesecake for the sheer audacity of it, to watch feathers being ruffled. I wanted to experience…stinkeye…when I laid it out on the dessert table. Bacon cheesecake…

(The baking time for this recipe 45-55 minutes. To jump to the full cheesecakeMAX tutorial, click here.) To view the YouTube video, click here Just like the Lemon Lemon Tart Cheesecake, the Bacon Cheesecake is not for everyone. It features bacon. And sweet potatoes. Two…

The lemon lemon tart cheesecake is going to be controversial. This recipe is designed to be real puckery, to get a crowd reaction yay or nay. And you’ll get one, believe me. People who like sourball candy will be fans! To make a tamer version,…

Let’s consider the lemon. Ahhhhhhh. Bright yellow. Sour. Tart. Sublime. Lemons were first seriously cultivated in Italy in the 15th century. How they came to Italy I’m not really sure, Asia? But this is the important part. Somewhere between then and now the French got…

Go to full tutorial with tips and technique Go to Snickers Cheesecake YouTube video Snickers is the most popular candy bar in the world, and that’s for a reason. It is a combination of nougat, peanuts, chocolate and caramel that is, well, classic. Recipe card:…