Thai milk tea burnt basque cheesecake

This is one of the flavors I will always gravitate to. It’s a mixture of comforting and exciting. A balance between earthy and creamy in this cheesecake. I enjoy eating this chilled on a hot day.

I had an incredibly tough May. Both in life and in recipe development. I had four different ideas I was taking through R&D and none of them turned out as I had hoped. Maybe what my mom has been saying is true - that feelings and emotions play a role in the kitchen. She always advises me not to bake when I am unhappy or not in the mood. Or, maybe, the ba…