Best Recipes: Peppermint Cheesecake
This festive cheesecake is pretty in pink and perfect for Christmas or Valentine's Day. Crust1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs3 tablespoons margarine, meltedFilling1 envelope unflavored gelatin? cup cold water2 (8-oz.) containers soft cream cheese? cup sugar? cup milk? cup crushed peppermint candy1 cup whipping cream, whipped2 (1.45-oz). milk chocolate candy bars, finely choppedToppingswhipped creamcrushed peppermint candychocolate shavingsDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.Soften gelatin in water; stir over low heat until dissolved.
Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add gelatin, milk and peppermint candy, mixing until blended. Chill until firm.Garnish with additional whipped cream combined with crushed peppermint candy and shaved chocolate..
© Donna MondayBrownies, Cheesecake, Fudge and more . . .http://www.best-brownie-recipes.com/Cheesecake_besteasyrecipe.htmlLast Minute Gifts: Retro Halloween Candy Baskets Are Available at the Gifted Ones of Greenwich Village, NYC.
(ContentDesk) October 25, 2005 -- For all last minute shoppers, The Gifted Ones, a New York City based gift basket service, has a wonderful collection of Halloween and Fall themed gifts and gift baskets, ranging from a ceramic Witchs Shoe cookie jar loaded with treats to vintage Halloween candy, witch hats stuffed with goodies and spooky snack mix, Halloween fortune cookies, and other delectable sweets.
Standing guard over these fabulous baskets is a hysterical screeching black cat, all available online at www.thegiftedones.com. There is still time to ship anywhere in the continental U.S. in time for Halloween on October 31st, and The Gifted Ones is also offering hand delivery by messenger in New York City.The Halloween collection is true to The Gifted Ones' reputation for personalized service and tasteful, stylish products; they still eschew anything mass-produced and change their inventory to match the season.With...
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Take Your Vitamins - But Take Them Sensibly
When it comes to vitamins, the more you take the better off you are, right? Actually, that's not true and you can be wasting your time (and money) or even doing yourself harm by overloading on vitamins. To get the ultimate advantage from vitamins, be smart about what you're taking.
The first thing to remember about vitamins is that pills or supplements shouldn't be your only source of vitamins. Nothing - not even a daily vitamin regimen - is a substitute for eating right. Some people tend to eat less healthy because of their lifestyles. They're just too busy to stop for a real meal.
Dieting is a common problem because those on a strict diet may not be getting nearly all the vitamins the body needs to stay healthy.
If those situations sound familiar, there are some things you can do.
Don't do crash diets or diets that require you to only eat a specific food. The grapefruit diet was popular a few years ago, but it doesn't take a rocket...
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Daily Candy features LA Cityscape Paintings by Leora Lutz
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk) November 18, 2004 -- Just in time for the holidays- and with thoughts set on spring's bold palette- DailyCandy.com, "the ultimate insider's guide to what's hot, new, and undiscovered" featured a glowing review on 11-15-04 of the scrumptious, little paintings by Los Angeles artist, Leora Lutz. Daily Candy praised Lutz for creating "skies that look both vaguely toxic and heartbreakingly beautiful at the same time."Within hours, fashionable shoppers from New York to Australia placed numerous orders on AuntBeep.com. An original City Silhouette by Leora Lutz is quickly becoming the ultimate gift item for the holidays. The City Silhouettes are 5x5 inch one-of-a-kind paintings inspired by the skies of Los Angeles as the sun sets.
Each piece is completely original, and painted in a variety of hand-mixed color combinations.
All works are signed and numbered by the artist. Priced at $75 each (wholesale options available for stores and galleries), they...
Daily Candy features LA Cityscape Paintings by Leora Lutz
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