LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH BLUEBERRIES

Ingredients:
CRUST
2 cups crushed graham crackers
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
CHEESECAKE
3 8-ounce cream cheese blocks, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup heavy cream
3 large eggs
1 lemon (zest only)
BLUEBERRY SAUCE
2 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 lemon juice only
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Pumpkin Banana Bread with Maple Caramel Icing

Ingredients

For the Bread:
2 cups spelt flour
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 ½ teaspoons cinnamon {I use Saigon cinnamon}
1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground mace
3 medium, very ripe bananas
16 oz (1 can) pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 cup applesauce (no sugar added)
2 tablespoons canola oil
¼ cup buttermilk
2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 ounces cold cream cheese (no whipped, no low-fat, high-quality preferred)
¼ cup unsalted butter, cold but still firm
pinch kosher salt
¼ teaspoon Saigon cinnamon
1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/3 cup Maple Caramel Sauce

EASY LEMON CHICKEN POTATO CASSEROLE

INGREDIENTS:

2.5 cups condensed cream of mushroom OR cream of chicken soup (the equivalent of 2 cans)
1/2 cup milk
1.5 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes, very thinly sliced (no thicker than 1/8")
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small white onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1.5 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and freshly-ground black pepper
1 lemon, thinly sliced and halved (into half coins)
(optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley or fresh thyme)