Author: chefalice

A thousand miles south of butte is a little town on the Cane River in western Louisiana where they have been eating meat pies since the late 1700s. Nachitoches is a charming little town of antebellum houses nestled along a beautiful bayou laced with Spanish moss. At Lasyone’s you can buy a classic meat pie just like the ones sold by the street vendors and shops almost 200 years ago. The only difference is now they fry them in canola oil rather than lard. The concept is similar to the Butte pies but the Nachitoches pies are fried instead of baked,…

Bourbon is not only put into the cheesecake filling, it’s also infused into the cream cheese that graciously borders the top of cheesecake. It isn’t baked, the bourbon is married into it and it harmonizes the pumpkin flavors of this cheesecake which makes it a great Fall dessert. Finally, it’s decorated with some toasted pecans around the edges to add crunchiness to it. Also, don’t forget to pay attention to the snappiness of the graham cracker crust.

Why go to New York for a slice of this wonderful tangy piece of cheesecake that comes with a graham cracker crust, followed by a tangy and creamy cream cheese filling. Plus it’s topped with a layer of citrusy and creamy sour cream that will compel everyone to go back for seconds which may leave you without a piece to savor. There are many varieties of NY Style Cheesecake out there, but this one hits my palette with lust. I guarantee that you will float high above the Statute of Liberty with glee.