Well, no.  I haven't really done much in the way of cheesecake making.  I've sort of wandered off into other things ^_^.  I've been keeping up with my Blogger blog.  I have been trying to hold it together and make a path for myself in this big marble of a world.  I have been catching some ideas that I want to share once I've figured out where I'm going with them.  They do involved making things.

I've picked up crocheting again and boy! am I good?!  Well, I'm okay.  I made a had, some arm warme...
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Okay, I won't even TALK about how long it's been since my last post!  As you can imagine, I've been really busy.  Unfortunately, it's been doing other things that don't involve cheesecake.  But fortunately, I have something new to offer!  Well, it's not new in the sense that it hasn't been done before.  It's just new to me and my site.

Earlier this year, my manager at work gave me two trashbags full of clothing she couldn't wear anymore.  One of my co-workers and I went through the bags togeth...
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It's been 3 months since my last post.  What's up with that?  Well, I've been pretty busy.  Not so busy with baking...but with other important life works.  I've been kinda swamped with housework and workwork and balancing the two.  I've got new projects that I want to undertake, but have gotten partially through.  I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed and unable to get anything completed (except the laundry).  I haven't been able to focus very well.

I've decided to work on that and create a pla...
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I forgot to mention last night that I didn't add any sugar to the pies.  My friend Luis is diabetic (and hypoglycemic) and you know how that goes.  He has to be very careful with what he eats and when he eats.  I used good old Splenda.  Now, I'm not at all a fan of artificial sweeteners.  They usually come with their own set of health risks, and they don't taste very good.  Splenda is by far the best tasting one I've come across. It tastes so much like sugar and there is no horrible aftertast...
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Happy February!  January seemed to have flown by so quickly.  Just yesterday we were giving New Year's kisses and making jokes about not seeing each other since "last year."  Now, we've consulted Mr. Phil (and he's declared an early spring) and we're preparing our hearts for love.

I've come up with something fresh just tonight. While preparing some pies for a Super Bowl party tomorrow afternoon, I decided to try something different with the run-of-the-mill strawberry cheesecake.  Since I first...
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Well, I've certainly been pretty "lazy" this year.  I didn't get all caught up and worried about what I was going to buy for whom.  I didn't go into convulsions with excitement over going out to see the lights. My kids also have been really calm and cool about presents.  We really just enjoyed the time we had together.  We spent time talking about Jesus Christ and I thanked them for being so good and not worried about presents.  They are with their dad this year for Christmas and I will have ...
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Well, yesterday was an EPIC day for muffins!

I have increased the awesomeness of muffins by adding the awesomeness of cheesecake.  I'm proud to introduce carrot cheesecake layered muffins.  I have added the recipe yesterday to allrecipes.com, but after checking just now, it's not up...I'll work on that again.

I will post pics soon.  Kawaii Five-Oh! will be adding a dozen cheesecake muffins to its store for $15.  ^_^

Be excited with me!

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I'm proud to announce that I have another webstore on Zazzle.com.  There you will find other fine quality gifts, to go along with your cheesecake-loving habits.  (I'm not the only one with "cheesecake-loving habits" am i? Of course not!)

It's not under Kawaii Five-Oh! it's under the screen name ardentgailla.  Perhaps that will be changed in time?  I'm so excited, I don't care if it was under Oogley Boogley!

Design a personalized gift at Zazzle.

I hope that you find it as exciting as I do!
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I've been really cooking it up tonight!  It's late...and I'm really tired, but I wanted to quickly share my newest thing! Pudding cheesecakes! ^_^  Today I made banana pudding and pistachio pudding.  I have a couple of pics...but since the pies are not for me, I don't have slice photos....rather, the banana pudding cheesecake isn't (I may be able to get some pics of a slice tomorrow...if I'm lucky) and I dropped the pistachio as I was pulling it out of the oven (so it's not the prettiest).


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I've been so busy lately.  Part of it has to do with things I need to do...another part of it has to do with things I need to do to get my mind off of being lonely.

This week, I don't have any of my babies.  My ex-husband picked this to be his summer week with the kids...so we don't go back to our regular schedule until Tues(too long away)day.  I've been fighting off the blues with activity that does not require me to stay in the house.  I saw a friend do stand-up Wednesday night. Tonight (and...
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I was at work yesterday, when a white Enterprise van pulled up in front of the hotel.  A man with a large basked of flowers walks in and asks, "are you Monique Charles?"  I nearly hit the ceiling!  I couldn't believe someone sent me flowers.  Not something that happens to me. ^_^  It had some of my favorite things in it.  Butterflies and a Sunflower.  Don't know why I capitalized sunflower...guess it's just that important. After driving home in the heat, and sitting in my car for a while, the...
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A new house!!!!

Come on down!  I can't say how excited I am these days.  Well, I could...but that may be going a little over the top.  Kawaii Five-Oh! is packing up and moving out.  It's like being called on the Price is Right and getting the opportunity to see just how far you can go.  I can't wait to start cooking up in the new kitchen, experimenting even more with the increase in space.

After this Saturday, March 20th, Kawaii Five-Oh! will be located in Rockville, MD. I have had a wonderful ...
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Eleven more to go!

So we made it out of January alive.  What's in store for us now? Six more weeks of winter? Bring it on.  I have dubbed myself Drift Queen this month. Needless to say, I've been enjoying all the snow we've been getting.  If it's going to be cold, snow is a good reason for it to be so.

Gone are the days of Christmas carols and merry-making.  Behind us are the first days of fulfilling our new goals.  We are now moving into the days of amor.  *wink*  I've seen so many things for ...
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It's really feeling like winter now.  After a warm autumn, I was really beginning to wonder about this winter.  Today, it started out in the 20's and hopefully it will rise to the 50's (okay, wishful thinking on my part).  I'm not too fond of the cold, but I am a huge fan of snow and ice and of the delicious flavors that this season brings about.

Gone are the days of fresh berries, now we are enjoying squash, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and nuts.  We are decorating our homes with evergreen garlan...
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It is the lovely month of September.  Soon, autumn will start.  The kiddos are back in school.  Cheesecake is becoming a thing of the past....

Wait! What?!

You didn't hear that last part...and from Kawaii Five-Oh! you never will.  I don't know who determines what foods are okay in certain seasons...fresh fruits and veggies in the summer, thick hearty soups in the winter....  But cheesecake is something you should never have to compromise.  NEVER. 

• At family cookouts, cheesecake is there. 
• Durin...

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There's something sweet floating in the air.  It's old, it's lovely, it's bite-sized.  It's the marriage of "Grandma" and "Buddy."  They are celebrating their 50th anniversary.  It is truly amazingly exciting to find that people stay together.  Our world has the mentality that marriage isn't sacred.  People aren't waiting until marriage for intimacy, they are living together as a couple, and they feel "if it doesn't work out, we'll just get a divorce."  People don't realize the how serious ma...
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It's 11:36pm and I'm baking cheesecakes.  Not just your regular Plain or  Cherry cheesecake.  I'm talking something new.  Something innovative....

Peanut Butter & Jelly!

Now, before you wrinkle your forehead and turn up your nose, you have to realize that I'm working for you...not against you.  I have been thinking up new and different flavors of cheesecake to try.  I've been thinking of Piña Colada, Coconut Lime, Milk and Honey, and even PB&J.  A friend of mine from school, has recently reque...
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