The battle has begun, just as it does every year about this time. Old fashioned as it may be I love to sew and cook and bake. This time of year the baking is kicked into high gear not only by me but by most of our friends and family, so the battle to remain capable of fitting into my current wardrobe begins. Everywhere we stop lately there are tasty treats to indulge in, cookies and candies, many of them home made, all beckoning to me. Then of course there is all the recipe sharing, because once we tasted these fabulous morsels I must be able to recreate them for our family again later. That is of course for one exception, cheese cake.
My Aunt Rose has a fantastic cheese cake recipe. It is the absolute best I have ever tasted….I sooooo love it. That being said we all know that there are about 6 billion calories in cheese cake so I cannot ask for a copy of that recipe. I won’t even own a spring pan because I know if I do someday I will cave in, ask for the recipe, bake the cheese cake and then eat most of it. (I would have to share a little bit with the kids.) No this battle is difficult enough without the possibility of having an entire cheese cake in my fridge.
Every year I say, “I’m only going to bake a few cookies this year.” Then that turns into half a freezer full by Christmas. Oh well, I guess I’ll just be spending some more quality time with the treadmill and the Wii fit. Perhaps Santa can bring me some new sneakers?
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