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Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars are perfect anytime of year, for any occasion.  Like Wheel’s recent birthday.  He now loves dessert — a fact that amazes me since he never did before.  Take it or leave it and most times he would leave it.  But a moderate sweet tooth has definitely made its appearance!  I think […]

Almond Cheesecake Squares

Almond Cheesecake Squares are a rich and delicious dessert that makes an elegant addition to a cookie tray or a flavorful end to a holiday dinner.  It is a New York style cheesecake because it includes sour cream among the ingredients — another notch up on the flavor scale!  The toasted and ground almonds give […]

Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars

I love rhubarb, especially in the spring.  Put it atop a creamy cheesecake with a nutty crust —  mmmm.  Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars – heavenly.  So good you won’t want to stop eating until it’s all gone. One pound of rhubarb makes 3 cups of sliced rhubarb.  The redder the color of the rhubarb, the sweeter […]

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

This Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake is the BEST cheesecake recipe ever baked.  The toasted pecan crust has just the right flavor to set it apart from the run of the mill crust.  The cheesecake is divinely creamy, so very rich and smooth.  Make it plain without swirls and it is deliciously decadent.  Add the subtle flavor […]

The Ultimate No Bake Cheesecake

The Ultimate no Bake Cheesecake started out in January to be a St. Patrick’s Day post.   Cheesecake with a St. Paddy twist.  Sounds good, right?  Wrong. Total.  Fail.     Forget St. Patrick’s Day – this was personal now!   Never one to back away from a challenge,  I stirred my way through many cheesecakes  searching […]

White Chocolate Blueberry Cheesecake

When Bytes cousin was visiting several weeks ago, she challenged him to try a recipe for White Chocolate Blueberry Dessert she thought sounded really good.  He got the ingredients and “aged” them in the pantry.  The fruit was used in another recipe but a second container was later purchased and waiting in the fridge.  Then […]