| So you've done your research on the Web or | | | | look at the three main types: |
| through cookbooks and finally, after much trial and | | | | Chocolate: Who doesn't like a good chocolate sauce? |
| error, you've settled on one recipe that not only | | | | There really is no "making" to the sauce, really. Once |
| produces the results you want, but provides the | | | | you've got your double boiler going and a little heavy |
| taste you've looked for. You've made it a dozen or | | | | cream to mix with your chocolate, you're in business. |
| so times, and are fairly confident you know the ins | | | | Don't forget that you aren't limited to milk chocolate. |
| and outs and all the potential pitfalls. | | | | Dark and bittersweet chocolates can add variety! |
| Don't be surprised to find yourself getting a little bit | | | | Caramel: This sauce is tricky to make, involving |
| bored. It's hard to believe you could ever grow | | | | molten sugar that has the same characteristics (and |
| discontented with the creamy perfection that is the | | | | damage abilities) as lava. However, once made, it will |
| New York style cheesecake, but it is human nature | | | | keep just about forever and the flavor is unlike |
| to seek out variety in all things. However, the base | | | | anything else. |
| structure of the recipe is in such perfect balance that | | | | Fruit: From blueberries and strawberries to peaches |
| it does not invite much in the way of real change. | | | | and mangos, there are as many different kinds of |
| You can add the occasional chocolate chip, a touch | | | | fruit sauces as there are fruits in the market. Let |
| of amaretto or other flavoring, but that's about it. | | | | your imagination run wild! |
| Of course, you could spend months exploring the | | | | So remember, the next time you want to do |
| various add-ins, and that's all well and fine. But why | | | | something different with your cheesecake ... build on |
| not go outside the structure of the cheesecake and | | | | top, not inside to make your New York style |
| look at some of the sauces you can create? Let's | | | | cheesecake recipes your own. |