Wicked Weekend

The big happening this weekend was that Whitney and I saw Wicked.

We had seen it before a few years ago in Tulsa but this version was so much better. The lead had played the part on Broadway and she was so talented. Almost gave me goosebumps. It was sold out...although the people sitting next to me left at intermission. I'm not sure why you would do that when our seats were $100 each. Whitney gets to go again in a couple of weeks and she can't wait.

We had started our evening at Cheesecake Factory. We both just got an appetizer so we could order cheesecake.

I got white chocolate caramel macadamia nut. It was so delicious. Only ate half of it and took the rest back to Whitney's dorm before the show since I had to drop her off after the show. She got oreo cheesecake and literally had two bites before boxing it up.

I got home so late that I forgot to set my alarm and slept to late to make it to church to serve. I did make the later service to hear the talk which was really awesome. And then Dan installed the new door knocker on the front door that we've had for a few months to match the new lock. We only need a new kickplate and hardware for the screen door and that project will be done. We also went and ordered a new mattress. We had bought one in July and absolutely hate it. So the store gives you one year to change your mind. Ended up buying one a few hundred dollars more than what we originally bought but you need a good one to sleep.

Cheesecake

Yesterday I went shopping with Whitney and since we were so far away from home at lunch, she talked me into going out to lunch. Specifically, Cheesecake Factory, because she had never been there. Of course we had to have dessert after lunch. I love me some cheesecake. They have two pages worth of cheesecakes to choose from. Oh my goodness, how could we ever choose.

I chose the carrot cake cheesecake. I love the whipped cream tower at the end. It was great carrot cake but there wasn't much cheesecake.

Whitney chose the red velvet cheesecake. It was definitely a hit with her. Plenty of cheesecake, plenty of cake, plenty of cream cheese frosting. Totally yummy.

Cheesecake!

I finally made a cheesecake. I have always loved this dessert, thought it was too hard to make, so never made it. I have had a springform pan for over ten years (I insisted one Christmas on getting it) and have used it once for a stuffed pizza recipe. But I've decided to make sure and try one new recipe every week.

This was Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake weekend!

I tried to follow the recipe. But I somehow didn't grasp the drop by spoonfuls and then swirl technique. I sort of dropped by spoonfuls and spread it out, then tried to swirl. So it doesn't look like the picture in the recipe. It also was one of the messier things I've made with lots of utensils and having to have someone come into the kitchen to clean up after me.

We are still waiting for it to cool completely (I did follow that rule) so don't know how it tastes. But if the batter is any indication, I'm going to be very happy.


The finished product