My First Attempt

So, I have finally decided to create a blog. Not because I believe that people will actually want to read it, but because I need practice writing. To be honest, I rarely even read blogs, so this is an experiment.

I am sure that the whole cooking thing has been entirely overdone on blogs, but for my first attempt, I think it will be an easy subject, and I just happen to have attempted my first cheesecake last night. What would make someone attempt a cheesecake on a Friday night? Well, ever since my bridal shower, where we did not get a springform pan, my wonderful husband has been asking me to buy one so one of us could make a cheesecake. His mom makes them often, and they are one of his favorite foods. So, the other day I bought a springform (thank you TJMAXX), and last night I hunted down a recipe.

Of course, I picked the easiest recipe I could find, with the fewest amount of ingredients. It turned out to be a great choice. 2 pkgs of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of sugar, melted chocolate, three eggs and a graham cracker crust later and I had a superfab marble cheesecake. Who would have thought?!

And, being that I was still home alone and had a container of strawberries, I melted some additional chocolate and dipped the berries to add to the top of the cheesecake. Contrary to my usual first attempt at recipes, I would not change a thing. It turned out awesome and I have to say I suprised myself.

For the absolute verdict however, I had to have my husband's opinion. I love him to death, but he does not sugar coat anything so I was totally ready to hear "this needs...." or "next time you should add...." and to my complete amazement, he loved it. This being a wife thing is not so bad :).

I believe that I will try to post on this regularly. My little sister is in Florida and I am sure will give me some good material soon, and we are headed to dinner to night so I may decide to review my meal. We shall see....this could be one of those projects I start and never stick with....neither scenario would suprise me!