Oh you knew I would have to make a cheesecake for Christmas....and so I did. For some reason this cheesecake was inspired by me watching Little Women(which I was watching today). I already make a white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake but just subbed the cranberries to make it more Christmas like. The satsumas come from the scene in the movie when they have a wonderful breakfast laid out and Amy is so very excited that there is an orange. Yet, gracious as their family is, they give their breakfast away. I'm not really sure how oranges became such a big thing at Christmas. I have several friends that have the tradition of having an orange at the bottom of their stocking(I prefer jewelry...but to each their own :) ) So I added satsuma zest to the cookie dough crust and instead of a regular caramel, I went with the satsuma caramel. And in the grand tradition of the movie I am giving away my cheesecakes...just in case you were wondering. Well I am off to watch more Christmas … [Read more...]