I tried a recipe I saw

[Marthe48]

I had all the ingredients on hand, except one, heavy cream for no-bake lemon truffles. I had half and half. I decided to use a little of that and some cream cheese. I used the ingredients, but didn't follow the recipe. I ended up with a nice lemon cheesecake

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Sounds really good to me!

Consider yourself innovative!

[global1]

2. Sounds Yummy ......

Please post the recipe. (the original for the truffle & your modification for the cake)

We love anything lemon.

Thanks!!!!

[Marthe48]

4. Have fun with it!

Here is a link to the recipe I used: https://twosugarbugs.com/lemon-truffles/

For the cheesecake, I made a crust with a mixture of graham crackers and vanilla duplex cookies, 3/4 sleeve of graham crackers, about 3 cookies with the frosting. I added enough melted butter to lightly hold it together. I baked it for about 10 minutes and let it cool.

I used about 6 oz. white chocolate chips, splashed in some half and half (a scant 1/4 cup, but that's too much, a TBS might be better) and about 1 1/2 TBS lemon juice. I ended up using 8 oz. of cream cheese to get a cheesecake consistency. I poured the filling into the cake and chilled it for an hour or so. It set up. I think I could have added some sugar, but the flavor is okay. (Note to self: stick to the recipe! lol)

[SheltieLover]

5. Ty, Marthe!

We love lemon anything here! Lol

Sounds delicious

[global1]

9. Thank You!!! Will Try... .nt

[TommieMommy]

3. A great way to create something delicious

[Phoenix61]

6. That sounds yummy! nt

[Diamond_Dog]

7. That sounds delicious

My family loves anything lemon.

I made a 9 x 13 dish of “Lemon Lush” dessert last weekend and my guys devoured all of it except for 3 pieces.

[Marthe48]

13. Lemon Lush sounds good

I made chocolate lush a long time ago, when there was a crowd to share it with. My s-i-l likes lemon more than other flavors. I went to Ollie's a little while ago and saw lemon Oreos and lemon KitKats! I didn't get either. I was virtuous and got oatmeal bars

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Lemon anything is my favorite. Cooking is so much fun. ...

I love fiddling around with recipes. You are very creative, Marthe48! Sounds delicious! ❤️

[Warpy]

10. That's what we all do when the subs don't work out but it's still edible

We just rename it something else and serve it.

[Trueblue Texan]

11. I blame ADHD for never following recipes...

...I've had a few disasters, but mostly things work out to be pretty yummy, if not completely different. I've grown to enjoy my culinary surprises.

[Marthe48]

12. I usually follow baking recipes

I've been in some kind of mood all week, took a walk on the wild side I'm glad to hear someone else takes a chance in the kitchen

[Diamond_Dog]

14. I almost never make a recipe directly as written!

Creative Cooks Unite!

[Marthe48]

15. If I'm baking I am more careful

I have made soggy bread (!) and ruined cakes, so I learned to pay attention to the recipes.

When I'm cooking, anything goes. My Mom didn't follow recipes because she liked the things to taste different every time. She liked soup, too because every bite was different I learned from the best

[Morbius]

16. When baking, I follow recipes closely...

...if not exactly. Baking is a science; it's really easy to have a disaster. Otherwise, I never follow recipes. To me, cooking is an art form. It's an ephemeral art form: the food is there, you eat it and the art is gone. The appreciation is in the recollection. I cook to create. Following recipes to me is like painting by number; the result might be nice but it isn't art. I'll sometimes read a recipe, take the idea from it, and then put the recipe away and just cook.

Which probably lowers my winning percentage as a cook, but I don't care. I don't mean to criticize those who follow recipes, but that's how it is for me.

[Marthe48]

17. I enjoy cooking

I remember Home Ec class in 7th grade. The teacher would give us printed copies of recipes and 6 girls in each module had to follow the recipe and get similar results. My friend thought a better way to teach was to have a stocked pantry, and have the students pick items to make something edible lol

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. Both "recipes" sound EXCELLENT!

I can't wait to try this out. I rarely miss an opportunity to use lemon zest. Any thoughts?