blue artichoke

I've been looking for an excuse to make another pumpkin cheesecake and pawn it off on other people. Tonight a friend had a Mexican Halloween dinner party, so I showed up with a Spicy Pumpkin Cheesecake. Gentleman Caller said I should call it a flan to fit with the Mexican theme. Better a flan disguised as a cheesecake. Anyway, the cheesecake was so good one guy said it almost made him cry. Was he just being polite? I think I'd be taken aback if someone actually burst into tears over my cooking. I must admit, though, that I wasn't true to the recipe. It called for a store-bought graham cracker crust and Cool Whip topping. That's just too easy for Blue Artichoke, so I borrowed the excellent crust from the Bourbonless Pumpkin Cheesecake and made my own pumpkin-spiced whipped cream topping. Mmm. I followed the recipe for the pumpkin filling. I had my doubts because it was so plain and easy, but GC thought it a good combination of pumpkin pie and cheesecake, which, really, is what a pumpkin cheesecake should be. The Spicy Pumpkin Cheesecake is the leading frontrunner. Cheesecakes are so much harder to give away than cookies.