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Cheesecake is one of the most recognizable and popular desserts. You may assume its origins trace back to France or possibly Italy, as the fluffy cream cheesecake has become a staple of traditional bakeries. But cheesecake has a very different origin: ancient Greece. The original cheesecake is thought by researchers to have been created on the Greek island of Samos, where anthropologists unearthed cheese molds for the dessert that were dated back to 2,000 B.C. There is evidence people served athletes cheesecake during the first Olympic games in 776 B.C., as it was believed that the treat was a viable...

(Last Updated On: February 28, 2023) NATIONAL WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE DAY National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day on March 6th offers another way to celebrate one of our favorite desserts. This indulgent day inspires bakers across the country to wow us with their delicious creations! #WhiteChocolateCheesecakeDay Cheesecake is a sweet dessert that is a mixture of soft fresh cheese, cream cheese or cottage cheese, eggs, and sugar on a crust made from crushed graham crackers, crushed cookies, pastry, or sponge cake. Cheesecakes can be prepared baked or unbaked and are often served topped with fruit, chocolate, or whipped cream. There are...

We have another month or so of Summer left, and I received a suggestion that we do a thread on ‘Summer Desserts’ - preferably no-bake ones, as my correspondent was recalling days before air conditioning :-). From the website ‘Catherine’s Plates’, comes a ‘Pina Colada Cream Pie’, made with pineapple, coconut and rum extract: https://catherinesplates.com/pina-colada-cream-pie/******************************************************* Freeper 'Nopardons' has submitted some of her recipes, including this ‘No Bake Strawberry Jello and Cool Whip Pie’: 1 package of strawberry Jello 2/3 cups of boiling water 1 cup of ice cubes and cold water 8 oz of thawed Cool Whip 1 cup of...

It's a big book, but reading it is an important part of our spiritual walk. From morning devotionals to more in-depth studies, everyone needs to carve out a little time in their day to crack open that sacred tome and spend some time in serious reflection and devotion. We're talking about the Cheesecake Factory menu, of course. And the best way to read through the menu is to have a plan. Here's how you can read through the Cheesecake Factory menu in just one year. The key is to spend 15 minutes a day on the sections indicated for each...

Kraft is using its cream cheese shortage as a marketing opportunity. For just a few days this holiday season, a limited number of people will be able to spend $20 on dessert and charge it to Kraft, owner of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. The premise: People who can't bake cheesecakes because they can't find cream cheese can get another baked good on Kraft's dime. Here's how it works: People interested in the offer can visit a special website set up by Kraft. On December 17 and 18, up to 18,000 of them will be able to nab the right to get...

A pair of German volleyball stars who threatened to boycott an upcoming tournament in Qatar have won their case. Officials in charge of the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup, a tournament scheduled to take place in the Muslim nation of Qatar had planned to make competitors ditch their traditional bikini wear and don sand trousers instead. However, German volleyball stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude threatened to boycott the event unless they could wear their bikinis in the expected 85-90 degree heat. “We are there to do our job, but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes,” Borger reportedly told...

This is the moment a woman was filmed walking away from a looted Cheesecake Factory carrying an entire dessert. Wearing a mask the Seattle, Washington resident appeared live on air Saturday as local news station KIRO7 covered George Floyd protests in the area. The reporter tells viewers: 'You see someone actually walking away with a cheesecake there after the Cheesecake Factory was looted. 'Unclear where they may have got that.'

A Wisconsin father is accused of beating his 5-year-old son to death for eating his Father's Day cheesecake. Travis Stackhouse, 29, of Milwaukee allegedly admitted to investigators that he punched son both in the gut and face after becoming“ upset that others were eating” his Father’s Day cake, a criminal complaint obtained by WITI in Milwaukee stated. A 911 call on Saturday led to first responders finding the boy unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on the scene. He had suffered bruising to both of his eyes, a cut on his sternum and on his lip, according to WITI. Initially the...

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The Cheesecake Factory is investigating an incident at one of their Miami locations after a black customer claims he was verbally attacked by staff over his “Make America Great Again” hat, the Daily Wire reports. Eugenior Joseph, 22, was reportedly dining with his girlfriend’s family at the Dadeland Mall location of the restaurant on Mother’s Day. His MAGA hat allegedly drew the attention of a female staff member, who gathered her co-workers to confront him, a witness told the site. The witness further claims about a dozen of those employees circled his table, pointing fingers.

We’ve had a lot of posts about the Instant Pot over the past few months, and many of us have marveled at how well it cooks meats; but you can do a lot more with it than that. Cheesecake is something that does well in the Instant Pot, and there are recipes all over the Web for various versions. Here is the recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake with an Oreo crumb crust, from the Instant Pot website - https://recipes.instantpot.com/recipe/raspberry-cheesecake/- and one of my favorite YouTubers, Dale Calder, shows the process in ‘real’ time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw9F5d7pBzMYou will need to find a 7-inch springform...

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn -- A Russian native from Brooklyn has been accused of poisoning her look-alike with a cheesecake and then stealing her identity and other property. 42-year-old Viktoria Nasyrova of Sheepshead Bay was arraigned Tuesday on attempted murder, burglary, assault and other charges and ordered held without bail. She was arrested in March last year. Her lawyer declined to comment. Prosecutors say Nasyrova visited the Queens home of the fellow Russian speaking victim in 2016 bearing a cheesecake tainted with a tranquilizer. They say the 35-year-old victim ate the cheesecake, fell ill and passed out. She was found the...

Full Title: They're beach body ready! Miss Universe hopefuls flaunt their super-trim figures in skimpy swimwear... before covering up in show-stopping sequin gowns Miss Universe hopefuls have flaunted their super-trim figures in skimpy swimwear for the competition's hotly-anticipated bikini round. The pageant queens donned the barely-there bathing outfits during the preliminary stages of the glittering contest, which is taking place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Las Vegas' famous strip. As the 81 competitors prepare to do battle for the jewel-encrusted tiara, it seems an eye-watering amount of effort has gone into making sure their tans are the right...

Gulledge was charged with neglect, aggravated child abuse, and domestic assault while the boy's mother, Katrina Johnson, was charged with aggravated child abuse for not doing enough to stop the beating and for not seeking medical attention for her son until the next day, according to WREG-TV. The boy was originally taken to a Germantown, Tennessee, hospital before being transferred to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis. He was listed in critical condition on Monday with a dislocated vertebrae and a broken femur. The Commercial Appeal reported that the boy also has numerous bruises, including on his lungs. Gulledge had...

EXCLUSIVE While Santa Barbara killer “rotted in loneliness,” his father, Peter Rodger, was anything but unable to enjoy women. Peter Rodger isn’t just the second assistant director on “The Hunger Games.” He is also a photographer. His specialty? Women’s backsides. Arses, as it were. (He’s British.)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cheesecake in hand, the police commissioner personally apologized Friday for the 50 or so mistaken, door-pounding visits that police have made to the home of a bewildered elderly Brooklyn couple in the past eight years. It seems a glitch in computer records had led them over and over to Walter and Rose Martin's modest home in the Marine Park neighborhood, about 7 miles southeast of the Brooklyn Bridge. The most recent intrusion came Tuesday, with officers pounding on both the front and back doors, yelling "Police, open up!"

<p>Some think politics is monotone and parliamentary sittings are boring. However, real beauties can sometimes be in these seats. We have compiled a list of ten successful women who rule the world and their beauty is breath taking.</p> <p>1. It was a bit difficult to decide which beauty to assign to the first place, we will start with exotic Japanese Yuri Fujikawa, who was named the most beautiful politician in the world by bloggers. She is a representative of the city Hachinoha and was recently involved in a sex scandal, when she was spotted entering a hotel embraced by a married man. However, nobody held it against her and he is famous for being too beautiful for politics.</p>

From The Daily Squib: Ah, the old Studio 54 days.

Amanda Carpenter became an author at 23 with her expose, T"he Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton." Now a national reporter for Townhall.com, Carpenter also blogs for Glamour magazine's Glamocracy. She is wearing a black-and-red three-quarter length sheared mink jacket by Miller's Furs. (Courtesy 2008 Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute/Photography by KochFoto)

know many of you use summer as the time to jump-start your lifestyle change. I thought it would be important for you to hear helpful tips from people who have lost 50-100 pounds. But before you blast through these tips, let me just ask you one thing: Aren't you ready to make the change? Come on, the sun is warming up our bones, and it's time to seize the chance to be healthier. As a result of improving some of your habits, you'll look and feel great. So if you want to go for it, make the decision, and then...