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Its Been a Decade Already!

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Hey Y’all! I hope you are doing well in your corner of the world. Spring has been subtle in North Texas this year. There hasn’t been the usual sprint towards high temperatures like I’ve seen in the past, and I’m thankful for it.

Can you believe that Periwinkle Starr is 10 years old? I have been writing for a decade!!! I remember the day I started writing my first post, I was at work in downtown Dallas….unapologetically 🙂 And I had some free time. Looking back on the posts over the years, I see an evolution in my writing, which I attribute to travel, changes, and life in general. Ten years is a long time, and I am so thankful to all the readers all over the world who are tuned in. Being a lifestyle blog, which literally means I get to write about topics within my human experience, I feel like I’ve covered a lot over the last decade.

Cheers to another 10 years!

Have you ever wondered that in life, the only thing constant is you? People come and go. Relationships bloom and fizzle, high and low tides alternate, jobs come and go, we move and resettle, children are born and very soon leave home, but there we are, experiencing it all in real time. If you’ve lived long enough, you’ve probably seen an evolution not just of yourself but of the people in proximity to you, their choices, and the resulting life impact, as well as your own. It’s almost like we are time travelers …but in slow motion.

I don’t believe any human being, alive or dead, has all the answers to living, and living is a lifelong process of learning, but in the few years I’ve been around, I’ve learned a few things along the way.

  • Find avenues to do what you really love.
  • Your self-preservation is a full-time job.
  • Be as wise as a serpent but gentle as a dove.
  • Don’t let life, people, or circumstances make your heart cold.
  • Never ever ever give up.

As part of the 10th anniversary of Periwinkle Starr Blog, I would like to ask you a favor: if you’ve ever come across the blog, read a post, or enjoyed a certain topic on here, I would like you to comment on here. If you’ve been an avid reader through the years but haven’t followed or subscribed, please do. Let’s make it to another decade of reading. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! THANK YOU!

Periwinkle Starr

Did I hear Baking Season?…Making Gluten Free Lemon Cheesecake!

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Hi Y’all! It’s been a busy and hectic Summer, but I’m so excited to write this post. I must say that we’ve had the best Summer in 11 years here in North Texas. Usually, we hit temperatures between 115 -117 F, but this year, I think 107 was the highest in my neck of the woods. There are no complaints from this blogger. They say climate change is a hoax, but the climate has ‘indeed’ changed this year.

A quick update on the garden: if you are new to the blog, welcome. However, I have struggled to grow things over the years, and the more I try, the better it gets. This year, I planted okras, sweet mini bell peppers, and tomatoes. And I will say that I was not disappointed.

Getting back to the topic, I absolutely love lemon cheesecake, and I would always get it for dessert if it were on the menu when going out to eat. I know there are so many cheesecake recipes out here, and I have tried a few of them, but I always come back to the lemon cheesecake every time. So fast forward to a couple of weeks ago, and I’m getting groceries, and I see this Gluten Free Kinnikinnick Graham Style Crust box in the baking aisle, and it’s specifically for making cheesecake. So I buy it and forget about it in the pantry. I’m literally at the grocery store and walking through the baked goods aisle and eyeing some cheesecake slices when I remember I had wanted to try making it myself. So I buy a few items and head home, and voila! I officially made Lemon Cheesecake for the first time!

Disclaimer: A lot of folks complain that they can’t bake. And in my opinion, that is not true. Just look at my journey. I don’t care what you believe about your baking skills. If you can follow instructions, then you can bake.

To get the Lemon Cheesecake recipe, go to http://www.kinnikinnick.com.

Recipe
9″ Springform Pan
Basic ingredients
Prepping the graham crust
Incorporating the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and eggs
Lemon zest prep – I used 2 lemons 🙂
Incorporating the zest into the mix
I have a dutch oven filled with a water below the pan for humidity
Checking after an hour
Letting it rest with the oven turned off for an hour.
Sitting on the counter for another 30-45 minutes before refrigerating.
The morning after 🙂
Transferring to a stand
Cannot believe I made it.
Looks delish with all its imperfections.
My first slice
Whipped cream…for luck!
It is so good!!!

Folks, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here, for following, for reading, for liking, and for being you. It’s not Thanksgiving yet, but I want to let you know that I am so thankful for you. I hope that the remaining months of this year go extremely well for you, your family, your loved ones, and everyone you hold dear.

Until I come your merry way again, I remain

Periwinkle Starr