ANOTHER CHEESECAKE!

So looking forward to dinner at Julia's with the Naults and the Lyons, my course was dessert, just for a change! I had planned to do the cover recipe on the current 'Bon Appetit', it looks so great and is bit of a challenge so would be fun. Luckily, a couple of nights before embarking on this I read through the recipe to figure out my game plan and generate a shopping list. I had a pretty busy weekend, and thought I had it figured out BUT luckily, noticed that you had to refrigerate the cake for 6 hours after making it! This was not going to work for me - I panicked and looked through the rest of the magazine to find something that would fit in with my schedule. There it was, a Maple with Cranberry Compote Cheesecake, looked pretty good, and I have made enough cheesecakes to evaluate the recipe and know it would be good. Anyway, it was very well received and I was pretty pleased with it, will make it again.

PARTY WEEKEND DESSERTS

Chelsey, Dave & Harlan are visiting so lots going on, and it's all fun! Had the family over for a BBQ, did a sausage fest which was pretty popular, fun and easy. I enjoyed doing the desserts:

CAPPUCINO CHEESECAKE, a Nigella Lawson recipe which is a bit of a staple of mine, good friends Val & Angela are big fans of this. I have included link to Nigella's London Cheesecake, of which his is a variation, nearest I can find for now, sorry!

Next is the NO BAKE BERRY PIE. This is a crumb crust with a berry puree, topped with fresh berries. Pretty easy, looks stunning and tastes mighty fine. One shortcut I take is not to sieve the cooked berries. I do not know anyone who is offended by those berry pips and blueberry skins. I also think it looks better with the 'marbled' effect you get. Enjoy, berry season pretty much over. Thanks again to Cooks Illustrated, please make your recipes more accessible!