I Can Modify (and combine different) Recipes to Create a My Own Masterpieces

I came into the food blogging world with a host of restaurants, and a lot of money spent on food under my belt.  It has been my very public proclamation that I cannot cook, and have no real desire to.  In the last year or so, that has changed.  I still do not have the desire to cook professionally, but I am willing to mix up something in the kitchen on occasion.  Chef Noelle Carter, Test Kitchen Director at the Los Angeles Times, personally invited me to a Thanksgiving event at her home known as: Long Table Thanksgiving.  I was honored, and wanted to do my best to impress a woman with such culinary prowess, and whom I have personal admiration towards.

By the time the desserts were put out—around 7:00p.m. or so—I was well into a conversation about cars, and several other topics with Jeff (of Wreckless Eating), and George (of MotoManTV).  My cheesecake was a backyard smash, and smashed prior to me taking its glamour shots.  

I am thankful, honored, and humbled to receive an astonishing stamp of approval from a chef I admire dearly, her guest, and my friends.

Double Layer Sweet Potato Cheesecake