On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 9:22:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 8:53:28 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >
> > > For a cheap but decent cheesecake, try Sara Lee plain cheesecake.
> > > Ingredients be damned but it's pretty tasty and does have the
> > > graham cracker crust which is necessary, imo.
> >
> > Not worth the calories. I'll hold out for my husband's cheesecake.
> > It's light years ahead of Sara Lee on taste.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Naturally a homemade one is the best. Best one I ever made, I
> used homemade chocolate chip cookies for the crust. That was a
> good one as I like both.
>
> Tried an all crushed ginger snap crust once. Good idea but the
> crust overpowered the filling. If I ever try that one again, I'll
> use half ginger snaps and half graham crackers.
>
> BTW, no cheesecake is worth the high and worthless calories but
> sometimes the taste buds need a treat. I'll have one or two in a
> row but then no more for a few years. Moderation.

One or two cheesecakes, or one or two slices?

What we usually do is bake cheesecake on a Sunday, have a couple of
slices, and take the remainder to work.

> I love deep-fried food too but rarely do that. It's actually been
> several years. I do have a wish-list for the next time I do this.
> French fries, onion rings, fried chicken livers, breaded clams
> and oysters. When I do one, I'll fry for several days in a row
> but then quit again for years.

I don't deep fry at home. I get all the fried food I want in
restaurants. I don't need to climb that learning curve.

Cindy Hamilton