Tag Archive: cream cheese

May 30

Blueberry cheesecake French toast casserole

Hey, did you know May 26 was National Blueberry Cheesecake Day? I did, and that’s why I made this tasty blueberry cheesecake French toast casserole! OK, so I’m definitely using the term “cheesecake” loosely here. But you’ll forgive me when you taste it!

Mar 09

Mardi Gras king cake with cream cheese filling and lemon icing

A consequence of never having spent much time in the Southern U.S. is that I've missed out on delicious regional treats. Like king cake! Apparently king cake is a really big deal in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. But living here in California, I'd never seen or even heard of king cake until I was …

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Feb 23

Margarita cheesecake bars

Since today is National Margarita Day, I thought I'd celebrate by sharing a recipe that contains no alcohol whatsoever! These margarita cheesecake bars are really only margarita-flavored in that they're made with lemon and lime juice. No tequila or salt here!

Nov 15

Pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling

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OK, everyone. I’ve found it – the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving.

Oct 14

Spiced sandwich cookies

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This recipe should look pretty familiar to those of you who follow this site. Any guesses?

Sep 30

Chocolate cupcakes with pumpkin spice frosting

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So many autumn recipes. So little time.

Aug 09

Mascarpone cheesecake tart with fresh nectarines

Cinnamon graham crackers!

Doesn’t it seem like nectarines kind of get short shrift compared to other summer fruits? You always hear about tasty dishes incorporating peaches and cherries and various types of berries. Not so much with nectarines, though. So I’ve been on kind of a nectarine kick lately, to make up for years of inattention. My latest …

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Jul 23

Zucchini-pecan cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Hey, look! A zucchini!

Everyone I know keeps trying to give me zucchini. My friends. My co-workers. My mom. I imagine that if I got out more, I might even be offered zucchini by total strangers. Because for some reason, everyone who has a zucchini garden (and that’s about every third person I talk to) suddenly has more zucchini …

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Jul 05

Red white and blueberry four-layer cake

Raspberries and oranges!

“Wow.” That was my brother’s text-messaged response to the phone pic I sent him of this cake, in all its berrylicious glory. It’s a pretty “wow” kind of dessert: Four layers of pound cake doused with raspberry-orange sauce, slathered with cream cheese frosting, and piled high with fresh berries. But it’s not fussy — it’s …

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Apr 23

Orange rolls

Yeast and warm milk.

I am way into orange these days. I used to be all about lemon: Lemon pancakes! Lemon pound cake! Lemon fettuccine! But lately, alls I want is orange. I think it started the day I tasted the sticky buns that Larissa had made. She put orange zest in the dough, and they turned out amazing.

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