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  • Bottle Cap Flower Amanda Davis
    Turn old bottle caps into a rustic bottle cap flower to display in potted plants or right in your garden. Safe to leave outside too! Bottle Cap Flower Craft This bottle cap flower project was born from one of my craft books, Button Mania: Buttons, Bottlecaps and Beyond!, which is available now on Amazon!Β IΒ saveΒ bottle caps,... Go To project The post Bottle Cap Flower appeared first on Crafts by Amanda.
     

Bottle Cap Flower

17 April 2026 at 12:30

How to Make an adorable and rustic Bottle Cap Flower by Amanda Formaro, Crafts by AmandaTurn old bottle caps into a rustic bottle cap flower to display in potted plants or right in your garden. Safe to leave outside too! Bottle Cap Flower Craft This bottle cap flower project was born from one of my craft books, Button Mania: Buttons, Bottlecaps and Beyond!, which is available now on Amazon!Β IΒ saveΒ bottle caps,... Go To project

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  • 30 Beautiful Easter Cheesecakes for Your Holiday Table Ella - Home Cooking Adventure
    This collection of 30 Easter cheesecakes is very close to my heart. Cheesecake has always been one of those desserts I come back to, no matter the season. For Easter I love making it feel extra special, lighter, brighter, and full of fresh flavors. Inside this collection, you’ll discover some of the cheesecake recipes I’ve created and shared over time. Some are classic and creamy, just the way a good cheesecake should be. Others bring in seasonal touches like citrus, berries, chocolate, or de
     

30 Beautiful Easter Cheesecakes for Your Holiday Table

This collection of 30 Easter cheesecakes is very close to my heart. Cheesecake has always been one of those desserts I come back to, no matter the season. For Easter I love making it feel extra special, lighter, brighter, and full of fresh flavors.

Inside this collection, you’ll discover some of the cheesecake recipes I’ve created and shared over time. Some are classic and creamy, just the way a good cheesecake should be. Others bring in seasonal touches like citrus, berries, chocolate, or delicate vanilla flavors. I also included a few more playful ideas, perfect if you want something a bit more festive for the holiday table.

What I love most about these cheesecakes is that they’re made to be enjoyed at home, with family. They’re not complicated, but they always feel like a treat. If you’re baking for a big Easter gathering or just for a quiet weekend dessert, there’s something here for every mood.

I hope this collection brings you as much joy as it brought me while creating and baking each recipe.

Loaf Pan Basque Burnt Cheesecake - main1
Loaf Pan Basque Cheesecake
If you’ve ever wondered how a cheesecake could be rich, creamy, and just a little daring, let me introduce you to my Loaf Basque Burnt Cheesecake. This isn’t your everyday dessert. It’s the kind of cheesecake that makes people pause, take a second bite, and smile. Its caramelized top has that signature burnt flavor that contrasts beautifully with the luscious, velvety interior.
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Lemon Cottage Cheese Cheesecake Bars
Lemon Cottage Cheese Cheesecake Bars – Light, No Refined Sugar, High-Protein
These Lemon Cottage Cheese Cheesecake Bars are one of those desserts that completely surprised me in the best way. They’re bright, creamy, lightly tangy, and wonderfully fresh β€” the kind of treat that feels indulgent but still light enough to enjoy any day of the week.
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Pasca- Romanian Easter Bread
Pasca – Romanian Easter Bread
Pasca is a traditional Romanian Easter bread that is typically made during Holy Week and served on Easter Sunday. It is a rich, sweet bread with a mixture of cheese, eggs, and raisin filling. The bread is usually round and is often decorated with a cross.Β 
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biscoff Creme brulee Cheesecake
Biscoff Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
This delightful Biscoff Crème Brûlée Cheesecake is one of the most delicious cheesecakes ever. It consists of a Biscoff Lotus cookie crust followed by a silky and smooth biscoff spread cream cheese layer and topped with a crispy thin layer of caramelized sugar on top.
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Low Fat Refined Sugar Free Cheesecake
Low-Fat Refined Sugar-Free Cheesecake
This irresistible Low-Fat Refined Sugar-Free Cheesecake is one of the most delightful refined sugar-free desserts you can ever prepare. It consists of a refined sugar-free cookie crust followed by a creamy and smooth yogurt and light cream cheese layer, topped with fresh strawberries and all drizzled with refined sugar-free strawberry sauce.
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Basque Burnt Cheesecake
Basque Burnt Cheesecake
The Basque Burnt Cheesecake, inspired by La Vina from San Sebastian, Spain, stands out as one of the best cheesecakes ever made. With this recipe, there's no room for error. No need for elaborate techniquesβ€” even the parchment paper is rustic-lined. There's no fussing over oven temperatures, water bath baking, or allowing it to cool gradually.
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Cheesecake Flan
Cheesecake Flan
Cheesecake Flan is a very delicate and elegant dessert that can be prepared for any occasion. It is rich with a smooth, silky texture and the delicious caramel syrup is making it absolutely irresistible.
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No-Bake White Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake
No-Bake White Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake
This No-Bake White Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake is a delightful dessert that everybody loves and by far a kids favorite. The cake is rich and flavorful, with an oreo cookie crust topped with a smooth white chocolate and cream cheese filling enriched with oreo cookie bites. The cake is decorated with more Oreos, some whipped cream, cookie crumbs and white chocolate shards.
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Classic Cheesecake
Classic Cheesecake
This classic cheesecake is one of the best desserts ever, rich and decadent and hardly can stop to one slice. The cheesecake can be served plain but feel free to top it with your favorite fruits for a beautiful presentation
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Blueberry Cheesecake with crisp topping
Blueberry Cheesecake
This Blueberry cheesecake is a delicious dessert that combines the creamy richness of cheesecake with the sweet and tangy flavor of blueberries. The cheesecake filling is smooth and velvety, and it sits on top of a buttery cookie crust. The star of this dessert is the blueberry crisp topping. The blueberries are generously scattered over the creamy cheesecake, creating a vibrant burst of color. The blueberries are coated in a sweet and buttery oatmeal crisp, which adds a delightful crunch and golden hue to the dessert.
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Japanese Cheesecake
Japanese Cheesecake
Japanese Cheesecake is one of the best cheesecakes I have ever made so far. It is very delicate, with a soft, moist, light and fluffy crumb, hardly to resist eating only one slice.
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No Bake White Chocolate Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake
No Bake White Chocolate Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake
This White Chocolate Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake is simply heavenly. Bursting with blueberry jam and lemon flavor this cheesecake is simply irresistible. The texture of the cheesecake is very well balanced, with creamy filling, crunchy crust and sweet fresh ripe blueberries on top.
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Gluten-Free Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes
Gluten-Free Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes – No Refined Sugar
If you love cheesecake but want a lighter, naturally sweetened version, these Gluten-Free Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes are just the thing. They’re made with simple ingredients, no refined sugar, no gluten, just pure deliciousness!
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Chocolate Japanese Cheesecake
Chocolate Japanese Cheesecake
Japanese Cheesecake is by far one of my favorite cheesecakes I’ve ever done. This chocolate version is totally irresistible, light, fluffy and chocolaty, with a moist texture resembling a souffle.
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blueberry cheesecake bars
Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
These Blueberry Cheesecake Bars combine the rich creamy cheesecake with the sweet flavor of juicy blueberries. They consist of a buttery biscuit crust, lemon cream cheese filling with a freshly made blueberry sauce which creates a beautiful, marbled pattern as they swirl together during baking.
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mini chocolate cheesecakes
Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
These mini chocolate cheesecakes are delicious treats packed with a lot of flavor. These cheesecakes are featuring a delectable Oreo cookie crust paired with a creamy blend of cream cheese, cocoa, and rich chocolate filling. These bite-sized treats are perfect for Valentine's Day or for any moment worth celebrating.
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chocolate basque burnt cheesecake
Chocolate Basque Burnt Cheesecake
I simply fell in love with this Chocolate Basque Burnt Cheesecake. It is a dessert that I simply couldn’t miss. It is so silky, smooth, rich and chocolatey, that there is no way not to fall in love with it from the first bite.
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Mini Cheesecakes
Mini Cheesecakes
These Mini Cheesecakes are delightful bite-sized mini desserts, perfect for upcoming Valentine’s Day. They have an Oreo crust and a creamy, tangy cream cheese filling and are beautifully and simple decorated with whipped cream and fresh strawberry heart slices.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake lives up to its name, offering a decadent blend of rich chocolate flavors. Featuring a homemade, oversized chocolate chip cookie crust, layered with a smooth white chocolate and cream cheese filling, and topped with indulgent chocolate ganache, this dessert is a true crowd-pleaser.
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Banana Raspberry Yogurt Cheesecake - Refined Sugar Free Cake
Banana Raspberry Yogurt Cheesecake – Refined Sugar-Free recipe
This Banana Raspberry Yogurt Cheesecake is naturally refined sugar-free and absolutely delicious. With a crunchy oatmeal crust, a creamy banana-yogurt filling, and a vibrant raspberry swirl on top, it’s a treat that’s sure to delight everyone.
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Puff Pastry Strawberry Cheesecake
Puff Pastry Strawberry Cheesecake
This Puff Pastry Strawberry Cheesecake is an irresistible dessert that combines cheesecake's rich and creamy texture with the buttery and flaky layers of puff pastry. This dessert is perfect for serving at a dinner party, as a sweet treat after a meal, or simply for indulging in when you want something sweet and satisfying.
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No-Bake White Chocolate Tiramisu Cheesecake
No-Bake White Chocolate Tiramisu Cheesecake
This No-Bake White Chocolate Tiramisu Cheesecake is a great summer dessert, with an amazing flavor and texture. It is an eggless no-bake Tiramisu cake that looks and tastes amazing. A coffee ladyfinger crumb crust, a creamy Mascarpone white chocolate filling, and a layer of coffee and Marsala wine dipped ladyfingers insert.
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No-Bake Twix Cheesecake
No-Bake Twix Cheesecake
f you like Twix Bars and you like salted caramel you should definitely try this No-Bake Twix Cheesecake. A crispy biscuit crust, a caramel cream cheese filling and chopped twix bars, topped with salted caramel and chocolate ganache. It is one of the most decadent desserts I have ever made. It is simply heavenly and very easy to prepare.
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Brownie Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake
Brownie Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake
This Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake is one of the easiest desserts you can prepare for your loved ones… brownie at the bottom topped with fresh strawberries covered in a smooth silky chocolate cream cheese filling and decorated with chocolate brush strokes and fresh strawberries.
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Neapolitan Cheesecake
Neapolitan Cheesecake
This Neapolitan Cheesecake is a heavenly dessert that everybody will be craving for. This cake features a perfect balance between chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla with creamy smooth silky cream cheese layers on top of a a decadent brownie.
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Brownie Raspberry Cheesecake
Brownie Raspberry Cheesecake
Chocolaty and fudgy brownie on the bottom with smooth refreshing raspberry cheesecake and white chocolate ganache, topped with fresh raspberries and chopped chocolate. It’s a great dessert for any occasion and can be made in advance.
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Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
This chocolate cheesecake is made with whole Oreo cookie crust, chocolate cheese cream filling, topped with an amazing spiral of chocolate frosting and decorated with chocolate curls. Any chocolate lover will love this for sure.
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Lemon Cheesecake
Lemon Cheesecake
This Lemon Cheesecake is one of the best cheesecakes ever, unique and elegant, creamy, and light, with a perfect crispy crust and a delicious lemon flavor.
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Nutella Cheesecake
Nutella Cheesecake
Nutella Cheesecake consisiting of a really dark chocolaty crust made with Oreo cookies, a white cream cheese layer, followed by a Nutella layer followed and topped with an intense Nutella Glaze which makes it totally irresistible.
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Cheese and Poppy Seed Cake
Poppy Seed Cheesecake
This Cheese and Poppy Seed Cake is one of the best poppy seed cheesecakes ever. If you like poppy seeds you will love this cake.
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I hope this collection inspires you to try these cheesecakes at home and bring a little sweetness to your Easter celebrations. If you bake any of them, I’d love to see your creations. Share them on Instagram and tag me so we can celebrate your baking together!

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35 Strawberry Desserts
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40 Refined Sugar-Free Sweet Recipes
15 Easter Sweet Bread Recipes
50 Easter Mini Desserts
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Late spring start, dry conditions to blame for intense Edmonton allergy season

30 May 2026 at 01:09
An Edmonton abourist says drought conditions coupled with a later start to spring have put added stress on trees and shrubs, causing them to produce more pollen than usual.

Friends of a feather. #grickledoodle #spring #sunny #green #kermit #muppets…

21 May 2026 at 16:01

Friends of a feather. #grickledoodle #spring #sunny #green #kermit #muppets #yoda #hulk #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of Kermit, The Hulk, and Yoda all sitting under a tree enjoying a picnic. Caption reads "They spent many sunny afternoons talking through shared experiences and sometimes they didn't talk at all."
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  • Spring Living Wreath Lucy
    Hello again friends. It’s been snowing and Spring does not seem to be anywhere near, but I’m taking matters into my own hands. I made this pretty living spring wreath using pansies and some moss.Β  The day I made it, the sun was shining and I actually sat outside to make this wreath. But alas, it was just a little tease from Mother Nature. I started by taking the pansies out of their pot… Soaked some moss in water ….
     

Spring Living Wreath

By: Lucy
19 March 2026 at 09:00


Hello again friends. It’s been snowing and Spring does not seem to be anywhere near, but I’m taking matters into my own hands.
I made this pretty living spring wreath using pansies and some moss.Β 
The day I made it, the sun was shining and I actually sat outside to make this wreath. But alas, it was just a little tease from Mother Nature.

I started by taking the pansies out of their pot…
Soaked some moss in water ….


And wrapped the pansies with the moss…
I used black thread to hold it together….
I then just used the same string to wrap the pansy β€˜moss balls’ to the wreath…
So easy and I love how beautiful it looks. To water it, I spray it everyday and because pansies are so hardy, it’s going to last a long time.Β 

I love it.Β 
I took a lot of photos because it was so nice outside and I was enjoying the little break of winter weather. Sadly, it’s been snowing
and cold so I brought the wreath inside. I can’t wait to display it outside and for Spring to finally show up.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

much love,

Lucy

Not natural. #grickledoodle #salamander #boots #mud #spring #cartoon #art #…

19 April 2026 at 16:01

Not natural. #grickledoodle #salamander #boots #mud #spring #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of an irritated salamander walking with rubber boats while carrying a shovel across a muddy forest floor. Caption reads "Even though he was by birth a salamander, he detested the feel of mud on his bare feet."
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  • Spring Nest Planter DIY Lucy
    Hello again. How are you? I’m just here waiting for Spring to get the memo lol. So to send a message, I made this cute Spring Nest Planter. It’s so cute and it’s making my heart smile. Isn’t so sweet?Β  I added a couple of birdies from the Dollar Store for a little whimsy. I used two 6β€³ grape vine wreaths to make the β€˜basket’  I first uncoiled the wreath a little… I then placed a pl
     

Spring Nest Planter DIY

By: Lucy
25 March 2026 at 09:00

Hello again. How are you? I’m just here waiting for Spring to get the memo lol. So to send a message, I made this cute Spring Nest Planter. It’s so cute and it’s making my heart smile.

Isn’t so sweet?Β 
I added a couple of birdies from the Dollar Store for a little whimsy.


I used two 6β€³ grape vine wreaths to make the β€˜basket’ 

I first uncoiled the wreath a little…
I then placed a plastic pot saucer and inserted it into the wreath.

Β I then placed another wreath on top and secured it to the bottom wreath with wire.
I then inserted two mossy twigs at either side and curved them to form the handle of the basket.


To hold fresh flowers, I used some floral oasis and inserted various flowers with a little moss around them.Β 
Or you can use it to place plants inside like a planter… 
I also tried these pretty maiden hair ferns and some violas or pansies. I think this looks so pretty and so springy. πŸ™‚Β 

I think this turned out sooo pretty and would make a beautiful gift.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

much love,

Lucy

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  • On the Move Laurie MacBride Β· Eye on Environment
    There was no real herring spawn in our area this year, so the hordes of sea lions attracted by that early spring feast were absent. But happily, on one of the few days that we managed to get to Drumbeg Park for a walk, we were treated to a brief sighting of a trio of […]
     

On the Move

There was no real herring spawn in our area this year, so the hordes of sea lions attracted by that early spring feast were absent. But happily, on one of the few days that we managed to get to Drumbeg Park for a walk, we were treated to a brief sighting of a trio of […]

Rainful thoughts. #grickledoodle #rain #cat #introspective #dog #spring #ca…

3 May 2026 at 16:01

Rainful thoughts. #grickledoodle #rain #cat #introspective #dog #spring #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor #sad

A cartoon illustration of a cat sitting outside on a blanket with an umbrella in very rainy weather. Caption reads "Some days she just needed to be outside, regardless of the weather."
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