First, oooo look! I enabled rolling archives. You can scroll around that little bar up there to go back into my archives and view older posts…WITHOUT RELOADING THE WHOLE PAGE!
amazing.
Second, OK, yes. The cheesecake did not turn out exactly as planned. But it’s delicious. It’s lighter than most cheesecakes, so you can eat a big piece without feeling you’d just ingested a brick. A delicious, cheesey brick. And the flavor of the lemon and the blackberries is almost magical: tangy and sweet. Almost sorbet-esque. In cheesecake form. And shut up with your “cheesecake should be pure and not messed around with” bullshit. If that were true, The Cheesecake Factory would not have a two hour wait every damn night. Cheesecake is a way of combing two of the most perfect foods known to mankind: cheese and chocolate. If someone ever find a way of adding bacon to that equation in a way that would be equally delicious, that person will be instantly taken up to heaven and given a place of honor among the angels.
I am determined to keep experimenting. I can add more cream cheese, or I can try baking it longer. This one baked for an hour 15 minutes. Any food chemists out there want to chime in? (right, like alton brown reads my blog. ohh…wouldn’t that be awesome, though?)
as far as the REST of Kev’s birthday celebration…welll….rest assured, he was well taken care of 
Third…OH MY GOD!
We got our FIRST OFFICIAL WEDDING GIFT FROM A BLOGGER!!! From Nicole! She of the un-updated blog! It came yesterday, and when I saw the box at the front door when I got home, I thought it was a birthday gift for Kev. But it had MY NAME ON IT! A gift for MEEE!
OK….us. BUT it was the pie plate from the registry, and seriously, how many pies will Kev be making in our marriage? Zero. That’s how many.
(I’m hoping he will take offense at that statement and maybe make me a pie. Mmmm….pie)
So THANK YOU, NICOLE! You need to email me your address so I can send you a proper thank you card. And for everyone else, NICOLE is officially now my favorite blogger friend.
UH UHHH! NO BITCHING!! Did I get a pie plate from YOU? No. You are not favored.
Damn, if I knew it would only take a pie plate to win your favor, I’d have done it a long time ago. And here I thought my charm would win you over.
Turns our it’s the cooking utensils. Damn you’re easy.
Uh, but worth it, right?
totally. I would have slept with Kev on our first date if he’d shown up with a bouquet of spatulas.
You are a kitchen gadget whore.
And I am so still your best blogger friend! You just haven’t seen what I’m getting you yet, so shut up or I might change my mind. PPppbbbbttthhhh!
You’re welcome. But seriously… NOT that big a deal yo’ that I was first (and I’m going to go update now…). ::: sheepish grin ::: I’m glad you are so excited about it.
Aimee - what’s wrong with liking kitchen gadgets? Now if she takes to sleeping with it… then I’d worry.
Also - I am SO with you on the Cheesecake Factory. Have you tried their pumpkin cheesecake? And the Godiva chocolate cheesecake? Seriously… BEST… STUFF … EVAH.