Pumpkin Streusel Cheesecake Bars I wasn't able to get the oatmeal cookie mix (missed the opportunity to pick it up) so I had an idea... I've made cheesecake bars with gingerbread base before and the result was AMAZING. So I searched for a gingersnap shortbread recipe (can I say this here? www.recipe.com has the recipe I used for this). I used this as the base, reserving 1 cup of the mixture as directed, for the topping. I did the filling as directed, and would have used the topping drizzles if I had had them on hand. An excellent alternative if you don't have the oatmeal cookie mix on hand!

Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars Excellent! The only thing I thought was that the streusel might have been a bit pasty... but was tasty! I had to weigh another brand of cookie mix and in that I included some leftover gingersnap crumbs I had in my pantry. I made it for our monthly church potluck and had only good comments. One lady even asked where I got the apples. I snickered for a few seconds before telling her, "The pie filling aisle!" I have made another variation of this before, the Cherry Almond and so I knew th

Easy Tiramisu I haven't made this particular recipe yet but it is very similar to one that is another BC recipe from a few years ago, using frozen pound cake as a base (the cream cheese filling is almost identical, using whipping cream). That one I've made a few times and is decadent and wonderful... this recipe is so similar I'm making it for the first time as a dessert for my Lutheran Ladies group to serve at their rummage sale luncheon. In fact my boyfriend's birthday is a few days before the sale so I'm going to sneak two cupcakes worth of batter out of it and make two "mini" tiramisu's. These might be ideal for individual servings.

Easy Sloppy Joe Pot Pie This was awesome although I wasn't sure about the soggy texture of the biscuit layer at the bottom near the filling. I did come to the conclusion that it was from the cheese though. My boyfriend LOVED it because he said the bisquick layer was thoroughly cooked but not the least bit dry. I may try mixing some of the cheese in with the bisquick mixture next time. He doesn't have an ovenproof skillet so I put it all in an 8" square glass baking dish and baked it at the recommended temp and time.

Maple-Pecan Cake My first attempt at baking this cake is still cooling on the rack... however, as I had trouble getting it out of the pan in one piece I had the opportunity to taste some of the little chunks that stuck to the pan. (Well, what's a girl to do? If they won't stick back onto the cake, they won't stick... so I ate 'em!). Live and learn - next time (and there WILL be a next time) I'll remember to run a plastic knife along the edge to make sure it's completely un-adhered to the pan. Not only did this cake smell absolutely divine while it was baking, the maple flavour is just right. Not too subtle and not too strong. The only thing I did differently was that I didn't toast the pecans (I'm too lazy), and I didn't have enough for 1/2 cup, but otherwise the rest of it was followed to the letter. I very much look forward to sharing this cake tomorrow with my boyfriend when we have our "Late Thanksgiving" dinner after church. Dear friends and neighbours across the street will also benefit from this baking endeavour!