the monitor

Three-ingredient cheesecake

No Image

Surely I am not the only person who appreciates something sweet when they are feeling melancholy or a little stressed. Before making this observation, I admit my sweet tooth used to be a cause for concern.

Nowadays I’m very mindful about the amount of sugar I take in, when I get that feeling or a craving I don’t immediately act on it, if after two, three days I still have an itch, I’ll get some Gordans Wine Gums, Sour Worms, a Kit Kat or a slice of cake from the Goodie Bag Factory.

If I decide to make something, my go to dessert of choice is cake in a mug (bakes in under five minutes in the microwave), or non-bake cheesecake which sets in the fridge. Growing up, I was not exposed to cheese cake, I remember hearing about it in high school and thinking what an odd combination, I wanted nothing to do with it. Years later in varsity there was a corner coffee shop with a huge variety of cheesecake that a friend was obsessed with. It was then I learnt that all this time we weren’t referring to a piece of cake with a slab of cheese.


Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up