Forever Isn't Over Yet

I baked a cheesecake last night and I'm now enjoying it one soft velvety spoonful at a time. Since I've never liked graham cracker crusts I did a pate-brisee instead. Flavored the cake with vanilla, almond extract and Amaretto liqueur, and spooned on a sour-cream Amaretto topping. (This is not my own recipe. I can't remember where it comes from. Maybe the Silver Palate series?) My own addition to it was to slice up some strawberries after the cake had cooled, arrange them on the top, and brush them with a glaze of strawberry jam and brandy. Very nice.

We're up to our chins in strawberries in this house because they were on sale a couple days ago and I couldn't NOT buy them. Unfortunately, there are only so many strawberries we can put in our morning shredded wheat. I had to get rid of some, hence the cake.

So you see, it was really very self-sacrificing and frugal of me.