FoodFixe

Hooray! It's National Cheesecake Day!

This Saturday, July 30, is National Cheesecake Day. To celebrate the occasion, I thought I’d share some of my favorite cheesecake recipes—sweet and savory. What’s a savory cheesecake, you ask? Think of it like an appetizer, warm and cheesy spread on crackers or crostini. If you’ve never tried savory cheesecake, you don’t know what you’re missing! (And nothing smells better baking in the oven. Yum!!) I’ve also included some tip that will help ensure cheesecake baking success.

Sweet

Peach Buttermilk Crisp Cheesecake

Pumpkin Hazelnut Cheesecake

Savory

Stilton-Port Wine Cheesecake

Wild Mushroom-Smoked Gouda Cheesecake


Tips & Tricks

Peach Blackberry Crumb Pie

Back in June, I saw a post cross my Facebook feed from Gluten-Free Girl Shauna James Ahern. She was organizing a pie party on the Internet to encourage folks to bake a pie to help them get over their fear of making pie dough from scratch. I enthusiastically jumped on the bandwagon.

I love pie, especially this time of year when fruit is at its best and the variety is spectacular. So any excuse to make pie was a no-brainer. Also, I really enjoy making pie, specifically pie dough. I have always loved tender, flaky crust (almost more than the filling), and I have fond memories of my mom baking little pie crust cookies for me from the leftover dough when I was a kid. And, I have a crust recipe that works every single time. So any occasion I have to pass along this recipe and hopefully encourage someone to try making pie crust, I’ll take it.