I too got a package from Hoagie today ... it would seem Hoagie has a crystal ball and has been able to divine some of my favorite smokes ... I really think that I should bake more cheesecakes ...

E-chick sent me a very nice package too! I believe this inaugural round of the Cheesecake Bakeoff is a success. If everybody is as happy as I am, this is definately something we must do again!

Got some VERY nice packages today from both jd1 and from e-chick ... hard to think of myself as the loser in this contest ... frankly, I'm a bit humbled by the experience and think the judges got confused as to which cheesecake was whose and sent me the winner prizes ... only possible explanation.

Thanks to Tim for setting it up ... thanks to all four judges for the prizes ... the whole bunch of you are some very special friends ...