Over The River And Through The Woods ...

as the song goes - "to grandmother's house we go".  Christmas is the time I think of and cherish for getting together with family and sharing many happy memories.  It is a time of we celebrate a season of love and joy and remembering what we are thankful for as well as looking for "unexpected miracles" - big and small.  May your home be filled with love and joy this Christmas season and carry you into and through the New Year.

There is still time to place an order for Christmas as well as for your New Year's celebrations.  Try something new for this year or go for your old favorite.  Below are some of our featured flavors as well as a very special New flavor:

Sea Salted Caramel Over Maple - NEW and Seasonal

(topped with our homemade caramel sprinkled with sea salt over a

 maple cheesecake made with our own 2013 harvested maple syrup)

Caramel Gingerbread

Chocolate Covered Cherry

Chocolate Decadence

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie

Chocolate Peppermint Twist

Four Temptations

White Chocolate Raspberry

Caramel Gingerbread - $30

Chocolate Covered Cherry - $30

Chocolate Decadence - $30

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie - $30

The Four Temptations - $30

White Chocolate Raspberry- $30

Our phone number has changed so don't be alarmed if you call the old one and get a recorded message. Our new number is 440.858.7581

as well as a new e-mail - simplycheesecakesandmore@gmail.com.

From  our home to yours, may you have a wonderful Christmas and may God bless you in the New Year.

Merry wishes sent your way from Diane and the rest of the Frantz clan

Fall Translates Into Covered Bridge Festival Time

It's hard to believe that we are experiencing the typical signs of Fall - cooler temperatures, our leaves changing to crimson reds, bright yellows and brilliant oranges.  It won't be long before the Fall rains and winds bring the leaves down.  But in the meantime, we are enjoying them while they last.  The girls and I have been out walking daily down our road and through the covered bridge - taking in all that Fall has to offer.  It is our favorite time of the year.

And as Fall will have it, our family has been in discussion as to what we are going to do for this year's Covered Bridge Festival - the weekend of October 12-13.  We are excited to offer two different cheesecake flavors we've not had at the Festival before as well as our mainstay signature flavor.  They are going to be:

Salted Caramel Spiced Pumpkin

South Denmark Bridge Mud

Vanilla Bean

Slices are still $3 a slice and I will have a few whole cheesecakes available also. We will be selling cups of our famous Stuffed Pepper Soup (made with our grass-fed beef and homegrown peppers) - back by popular demand.  As well as adding a few different items to our farm stand - these items will highlight our talents in crocheting, counted cross stitch and quilting - o.k., the talents of the girls and I.  (I haven't gotten Eric or the boys to sit down and do any of that just yet but there is still hope that we might be able to get them to try sometime.)

We will also be set up in our driveway instead of being down by our fence on the Bridge Road.  This just makes it easier on everyone in regards to set-up, re-stocking and safety.

Come on out and see us and enjoy a "Piece of Something Extraordinary".

All proceeds are being placed into a medical savings account for our youngest son, Stuart (age 15).  Once our funding goal has been attained, it will be used to purchase a bed that will support his ever increasing musculoskeletal needs.

Happy Passover and Easter

It’s hard to believe that Passover is only 2 days from today with Easter following close behind on the 31st of March this year—probably because of 6 inches of snow we got yesterday and I see outside my window as I write this article.

We are endeavoring on a new wintertime activity. We’ve been busy tapping our maple trees to gather sap and cooking it down to make our very own maple syrup. It’s been a fun adventure and yet tiring at the same time. But … there is nothing better than the wholesome taste of “real” maple syrup.

So where there is maple syrup, new ideas and a flavor is crafted - Maple Chocolate Bacon Cheesecake. Watch soon for this new flavor to be added to our flavor list. We also have a few other “irons in the fire” or “beaters in the mixer” so to speak —an appetizer list (smaller size). A little glimpse at the new flavors—Spinach Artichoke, Jalapeno Popper, Buffalo Chicken. I hope to have this new line “up and running” within the next month.

As for Passover and Easter cheesecakes, below are the featured flavors:

Seasonal Favorites

Mom's Luscious Lemon - $30

Raspberry Lemonade - $30

Shawn's Key Lime - $30

Very Berry - $30

White Chocolate Raspberry - $30

The Four Temptations - $30

Special Feature



Easter Basket Special - $45.00

Order our Easter Basket Cheesecake to compliment your meal and grace your table. The basket is filled (or as I like to put it "piled high") with scrumptious holiday treats on top of our extraordinary cheesecake.

Not sure which one you would like, order The Four Temptations—one cheesecake with 4 different toppings, sliced into 16 pieces.  Possible flavors—Blackberry, Mom’s Luscious Lemon, White Chocolate Raspberry, Chocolate Caramel.

Thank you for your continued support. May you have a wonderful and grace-filled Holiday.

Love and blessings,

Diane, aka, the "Cheesecake Lady" and The Frantz Family