Gluten Free Chocolate Crumb Cheesecake Pie

I’ve never been a big fan of desserts.  I do love, I mean love, cookies, but desserts such as cakes, pies, and pastries, really do little for me.

However, (isn’t there almost always ‘however’), I do have a weakness for cheesecake bars.  If you’ve never tried any one of the gazillion variations on cheesecake bars, well, you must.  The base crust is topped with a simple cheesecake filling, then finished with crumbs….huge, sweet, delicious crumbs.  Everything is baked to perfection, then chilled.  For me, these are the perfect dessert.

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Cranberry White Chocolate Cookie Bars (Gluten Free)

Cranberry and White Chocolate are the perfect match in these gluten free cookie bars.  One batch, ready in no time flat.

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Gluten Free Cranberry and White Chocolate Sheet Pan Cookie Bars

Cookies are by far my favorite dessert to make.  The possibilities of shape, flavor, and texture are endless.   Cookies can be a casual, rustic treat like the classic chocolate chip cookie or can be formal and refined like the Macaron or Palmier.  Any way you cut them, I just love homemade cookies.

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Gluten Free Mac & Cheese Topped Cottage Pie

As a cook, I find my happy place while preparing homestyle, comfort food.  Soups from scratch, sauces that simmer all day, and homemade Salisbury Steak with real gravy just about make me swoon.  You won’t find much fancy flair in my humble kitchen.  You won’t have to question which piece of cutlery you should use while dining in my home.  You won’t be left looking at your meal and asking, “What is that, and how do I go about eating it?”   I find comfort in the simplicity of food.

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Gluten Free Chocolate and Pumpkin Crumb Muffins

My earliest memory of my dad involves a snowball, a mailbox, and my face.

My second earliest memory of my dad, the one that I prefer to remember, involves Sunday morning drives to our local bakery.

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