Hello everyone! After last week’s busy cookbook photo shoot, I was a little nervous about slowing the momentum down to go on a family vacation. But family time is a huge priority for my husband and me, and when your in-laws want to meet you in Miami how can you say no?
Now, here’s a little background on my in-laws. They are the sweetest, kindest French Canadian couple ever. 
They both accepted me with open arms the day that my husband and I started dating over 10 years ago, but we have always had a hard time coming together on one thing — EATING! You see, I am lactose and gluten intolerant and my in-laws well, they are French Canadian! Do I really need to say more? They put cream and gravy on almost everything! For years I have had to make a separate meal and dessert for myself whenever we ate together just so I could avoid feeling sick. They have never really shown an interest in trying my food because they loved the taste of theirs…until NOW!After seeing all the posts that I have published featuring my new dessert recipes my mother-in-law couldn’t wait to try the Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and the Blueberry Cheesecake! She was so excited to try the recipes that she actually drove out of her way to Whole Foods to get all the ingredients…even some that she had never heard about before, like yacon syrup. (So, so sweet!)
The kitchen where we are staying doesn’t have all the cute, fancy molds and utensils that I love using to make my desserts, but it does have a mini food processor…very mini, like one cup! I had to divide my original recipes into quarters! Anyway, other than taking twice the usual amount of time to finish one recipe, I was able to make everything that my mother-in-law had requested. My mother-in-law loved the Chocolate Truffles, my sister-in-law loved the Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, and my little two-year-old niece couldn’t get enough of the Blueberry Cheesecake!
I am so happy that my family loves the rich and delicious recipes that I have developed! Now the beach is calling my name, so adios! I will be sure to post more pics next week after our next photo shoot!
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