Recipe Review #2 (This is so Cheesy!)

Well, as I said, I watched that Bobby Flay Thanksgiving dinner throwdown and became sure that Ree Drummond was my cooking hero.  My Thanksgiving dinner was completed, in large part, thanks to her blog.  That's where I found the recipe for Perfectly Perfect Pumpkin Cheesecake.  I don't remember which page it was initially on, (heck, it might even have been in a tweet!) but I ultimately found it through her blog site at the Tasty Kitchen, and thank goodness I did!  It...  Is...  Amazing!

I hadn't made a cheesecake in YEARS, so I decided a trial run before turkey day was in order.  The Saturday before Thanksgiving, I made one of these bad boys, and was pleasantly surprised at 1) how easy it was, and 2) how DELICIOUS it was.  I was especially surprised that it turned out well because I made a couple of changes to get rid of the wheat gluten...  I used gluten-free ginger cookies to make the crust, and I used brown rice flower instead of wheat flour in the main recipe.  Apparently, it didn't hurt a thing.  That trial cheesecake had a major portion gone on Sunday within hours of cutting into it.   I took what was left to Jenn and Rad on Monday, and Sarah was greatly disappointed when she found out I'd removed it from the house.  :) 

The Thanksgiving edition of this one was a hit, as well.  A little whipped cream on top of a slice of this, and we were good to go!  And this one stayed right here at home...  well, for a couple of days, anyway.