PEPPERMINT!! that's the best thing about holiday junk food. i suppose there's nothing keeping me from eating minty foods all year long, but it just seems so seasonally appropriate. for what it's worth, i also find it somewhat more difficult to find peppermint oil/peppermint extract at other times of the year--and even when i spotted it on the shelf at albertsons the other day, it was absurdly expensive. oh well.

the point of this post is to toot my own horn. :) i made a peppermint bark cheesecake over the weekend and brought it to share. i was initially unsure if peppermint and cheesecake would work together, but i figured it was worth a shot. the crust was made from Trader Joe's Peppermint Joe-Joes. i left the cheesecake base unflavored, but added a swirl of peppermint goo (just water, sugar, peppermint oil and food coloring) and of course chunks of my own homemade peppermint bark.

based on the reaction, i'd say this was a success. everyone at work WOLFED it down, and my bf seemed to like it too. :) definitely one to add to the repertoire... see a pic here: