(this is what I got for Christmas from Superman. He did a great job!)
It is January or Feburary of 1981.
In a small middle school in St. Mary’s, Ohio there sits a girl in the library.
Her note book is sprawled on the desk and she is scribbling fast and furious in it, completely oblivious to her surroundings.
Is it because she is brilliant?
Is it because she loves to write?
Or is it because 4 weeks prior, her 7th grade English teacher assigned her entire class a project to write a childrens story and it was due to be handed in in 20 minutes?
I’ll let you decide.
But here’s a hint.
I barely got it turned in on time.
Barely.
I got an A on my book. Not because it was brilliantly written, but because Mother illustrated it for me, and her illustrations far exceeded anything else in the entire class.
Being Queen of DeNile is easy because I am also Princess of Procrastination.
Which is also why I spent yesterday afternoon furiously making today’s TWD.
Anne of Anne Strawberry picked today’s recipe of Tall and Creamy Cheesecake.
When I saw this recipe just a brief 4 weeks ago, I thought ‘yippee…….cheesecake. A chance to show Chefboy that I can make cheesecake too.’
Then Christmas happened, and the glut of presents and baking and wrapping, and bows and family and parties…well, I just put it off.
I mean, why do something today, when tomorrow is just as good?
Because of all the yummy, but heavy desserts, treats, etc. of the season, I decided to make this a bit lighter.
I used shortbread cookies to make the crust, and I added the zest of an orange, and the juice of that orange in the filling. It is light and just barely citrusy. Kind of like an orange creamcicle.
The texture of this cheesecake is light, airy and silky. The best cheesecake recipe I have ever tasted.
Perfect for the after Christmas parties, before Christmas parties, or just parties in general.
Go check out Anne’s blog. She has the recipe.
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Why? Oh, why do I torture myself so? I haven’t even made breakfast yet, and I see the most perfect looking cheesecake right there, calling my name! It looks so yummy and I know that it would taste heavenly with a cup of hot tea! I would love to make it, but I promised myself that I would stay out of the grocery store for one week (I have a little obsession with food shopping!) Please enjoy a nice big slice for me!
I love the look, I can even feel the texture and taste the orange – YUMMY!
Haha, I did mine last minute too. Yours looks great; shortbread cookie crust sounds amazing! Best cheesecake recipe I’ve ever had too!
Mmmm, the orange sounds like the perfect touch. Glad you squeezed this recipe in… it was worth it.
Oh I hear you with the procrastination…I played “Beat the Clock” with the TWD “Grandma’s Sugar Cookies” a few weeks ago–trying to make them and post all on a Tuesday after work…trying to get the post ‘up’ before Tuesday ended! But that recipe was a lot quicker and easier than this one, so kudos to you! Your cheesecake looks divine! Great job!
Woo Hoo….a Kitchen Aid food processor. He done good. Cheesecake is my favorite dessert. Can’t wait to try this, although it will certainly sink my latest quest to diet.
– Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife
I love your Christmas gift! I have been procrastinating all month with cooking and baking, so I hear you on that! Your cheesecake looks delicious!
This is extremely tempting, but since I did not receive a Kitchenaid blender/food processor? for Christmas, I’ll behave.
Shortbread crust??? Excellent idea.
Your cheesecake looks wonderful. It was the best cheesecake recipe I’ve had, too!
can someone send me this wonderful recipe . Tall and Creamy Cheesecake
with shortbread crust ? wow
please send to nikwana54@yahoo.com
god bless
a great site and a wonderful family
palmdale ,california
“Being Queen of DeNile is easy because I am also Princess of Procrastination.” <– hilarious! Your cheesecake looks fantastic! A shortbread crust sounds great, I’ll have to try that one.
Your photos are always GREAT and I love your stories in between! Goodness, that looks amazingly tall and creamy and I love the orange addition! Glad you found time for it, last minute or last month, it looks great!
Happy New Year!
Oh my – how fabulous is yours! Simply stunning. I bet the orange gave it a great flavor! Happy New Year!
Procrastination obviously works for you! Your cheesecake is scrumptious looking.
Nancy
I love the way you writ eyour posts and you pictures are always lovely! Orange….Yum!!
I got a KitchenAid Mixer for Christmas too! Fun!
Cheesecake looks yummy, but I can’t have any. Boo hoo.
OMG! I love your cheesecake! The texture is fantastic, isn’t it? 🙂 I agree with you that this recipe is a keeper. The pictures look too good to eat. Yum yum in my tum tum!
How come we are not blog buddies?! I am so loving your blog! Happy New Year!
Beautiful photos – you really captured the creamy deliciousness of this fantastic dessert! I need to learn how to use my camera properly to take those kinds of amazing shots!
Your cheesecake looks great! As for being a procrastinator, well, I remember doing the exact same thing for my 7th grade health class term paper – 20 pages on a health issue, with two visual aids. Yeah. I threw it together the night before and still got an A. Sometimes I think we just do our best work under pressure. : )
Happy New Year!
Wow, that looks amazing. Glad you got it done!
~Cat
Your cheesecake looks perfect! Love the orange combination. It must have tasted divine.
I thought I was the Queen of Procrastination!! lol Perhaps we are twins? I Love your cheesecake. It looks delicious and light and I can only imagine how wonderfully fresh it tasted! I bet it was totally delicious! Congrats on the great Christmas pressie!! I have a Kitchen Aid blender that I won in a contest and I just love it. I am angling for a Kitchen Aid mixer machine!! That’s my dream gift! You are a lucky girl!
Looks delicious! This cheesecake I might eat. 😉
Many of my best writings have been at the last minute though I’ve never had the help of a great illustrator to increase my grade.
As for the cheesecake….I am so glad that there are 3000 miles between us other wise I’d be at your door very soon to help eat that luscious bit of delectable dessert!!
That looks delicious.
Lucky you with the new blender, it’s lovely! And so is your cheesecake!! This almost tempts me to try TWD, but I am such a lousy baker.
Woah… I’m about to fall into your realm, and perhaps make you one of my new favorite blog (a good resolution for 2009, d’ont ya think? LOL)
Your pictures are to die for, just as the cake’s final result… wow. I’m totaly impressed!!!
I love creamsicles!
Shortbread was a great idea for the crust. I found the graham interfered with the nice, light flavour.
Good thinking!
YUMMMMMMY!
I got you beat. I waited until last night to make it. I absolutely love the shortbread crust you did.
What a tall, beautiful cheesecake!
Yum… I love the flavors you used! Your new present looks wonderful and I can’t wait to see what you make with it!
Sugar B~~I don’t know why were not blogging buddies, but we should be.
Elaine~~you come and visit, and I will make this for you.
I love your shortbread crust! I thought this cheesecake was awesome and plan to make it again (with your shortbread crust!)
Beautiful Cheese Cake. Procrastination works!
Oh, Great Present.
orange creamcicle! yum
Hehe – I probably have a whole handful of stories just like yours. That cheesecake looks fantastic, procrastination and all 🙂
I’m glad there is a fellow procrastinator on board TWD. Orange creamsicle cheesecake…I love it.
Mine was down to the wire, too. =) It went into the fridge at 11pm last night. I managed to get pictures of it this afternoon.
I would never have thought to put orange in it. I do lemon all the time, but never orange. Interesting.
Ah, yes…another Partner in Procrastination here! Nice to meet you! Your cheesecake is stunning, though. Nice job. And the shortbread cookies look SO GOOD!
Ohhhhh, this looks so light and creamy and TEMPTING. I see a Dorie Rewind in my future.
I haven’t gotten the chance to taste mine yet, but yours looks quite lovely and creamy – I’m glad to see such a rave review for it.
Great looking cheesecake! It is a perfect dessert for any party.
Mmmm… orange cheesecake creamsicle. DELISH! I totally wanna make this version now. I am a little bit of a creamsicle nut. LOL
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
It looks great! I bet orange zest would be excellent in this!!
looks fantastic, and a good way to break in a great gift! happy new year!
This WAS great. And I completely identify with the procrastination gene.
man, that is good looking cheesecake 🙂 i hope i get to try out the recipe soon!
happy new year 🙂
My middle name is procrastination! 🙂 I love your cheesecake. It is fluffy and yummy! Happy New Year! 🙂
Orange creamsicle cheesecake. Wow, I want some now! 🙂
I have got to make this…yours looks so wonderful. I thought maybe I would just be sad that I had to skip a couple of weeks and not worry about catching up, but after seeing this…no longer part of the plan: I must make this! Yours looks stunning!