Friends, Romans, Countrymen....
Let it never be said that I am not a good big sister.
My brother's birthday gift to me was a springform pan. For those who don't do what I do, that is a pan particularly designed to make delicate cakes, like cheesecake. With a traditional cake pan, you have to flip over the pan and pray the layer doesn't stick or break. The sides of a springform detach from the base, leaving the cake unscathed.
I knew he wanted a cheesecake. But since he's a juvenile diabetic, I had some reservations. I aim to please--so I found a recipe for a less-nutritionally-bankrupt version of the popular dessert. By forgoing the crust and lightening up the filling (fat-free cream cheese and yogurt rather than a lot more full-fat cream cheese), I assuaged my guilt and was back on the path to sister of the year.
