Everyone's Favorite Dessert

Spring and Easter Time holiday is here, ready or not. Do you want to bake a dessert that is fool proof and enjoyed by all? Sure you do, luckily I have the solution - my New York Style Sour Cream Cheesecake Recipe. This recipe has been adapted from a recipe that requires 90 pounds of cream cheese, yielding some thirty 10-inch cheesecakes. So, I can say that it has been well tested by thousands; plus more importantly, my own family. I hope you and your family enjoy it just as much!

P.S. Feel free to improvise and use any of your favorite kind of cake or cookie crumbs for the bottom of the cheese cake and put on your own signature.

 George Hirsch Cheesecake Recipe 

image credit: JurgaR | istock

All Occasion Hors D'Oeuvre

With all those eggs that are being colored in your house during the next few weeks, it's a good opportunity to make deviled eggs. It's one of those hors d'oeuvre platters that spans the occasion ladder from high brow to low brow; and which always empties fast because it is so difficult to have just one.

The name deviled implies hot, but need not be. It is simply hard boiled eggs chilled and halved with the yolk whipped into a flavorful filling of a wide variety of flavors such as; mayonaise, sour cream, yogurt, Dijon mustard, etc.. You can even spice it up for a grown up palate with a touch of cayenne, hot sauce or wasabi. Use a touch of fresh herbs like dill, cilantro or chives. Make special occasion up-end garnishes such as; chopped proscuitto, crisp chopped pancetta or a sliver of smoked salmon, sour cream and caviar. Optional, sprinkle with paprika, like mom did.

Knipschildt

The Maitre Chocolatier.

Easter is meant to be enjoyed for grownups too, especially when it comes to sharing good chocolate. Knipschildt chocolate quail eggs are made with more than cleaver packaging, containing exceptional chocolate. Ritz Knipschildt, award winning Maitre Chocolatier was born and raised in Odense, Denmark and his roots run strong in his traditional craft. Fritz creates top quality artisan chocolates and confections using classic recipes delivered with a modern twist. Fritz worked as a chef in Denmark, Spain, France + New York before opening Knipschildt Chocolatier in 1999, creating somewhat of a chocolate cult following.

Fritz tips: do not refrigerate chocolate + chocolate are best eaten at room temperature.

Super Six

Even the Girl Scouts have gotten back to basics, touting their new simplicity cookie sales plan for 2011. This year they are only offering six of their top flavors for sale. Now $4 a box. Did your flavor make the cut? Mine did, Thin Mints.

All Girl Scout Cookie Flavors

Thin Mints

Samoas® or Caramel deLites®

Tagalongs® or Peanut Butter Patties®

Do-Si-Dos® or Peanut Butter Sandwich

Trefoils or Shortbread

Shout Outs!™

Thanks-A-Lot™

Lemon Chalet Cremes™

Thank U Berry Munch™

Dulce de Leche

Lemonades™


thin mints

The 2011 Super Six, "Made The Cut" List:

Thin Mints 

Do-Si-Dos

Trefoils shortbread

Samoas 

Tagalongs

Lemon Chalet Cremes