Last Friday, I hosted a family gathering at our house to celebrate my nephew getting married so there were lots of relatives in town for the occasion. I planned a menu of Cornish game hens (that I posted here ) and it was a potluck, buffet-style dinner. I was very happy that the children even enjoyed it which can sometimes be a challenge. I've learned from hosting meals that if the children are happy, the parents are even happier. For whatever reason, I had a hard time deciding what to serve for dessert and kept going back and forth with ideas. I ended up deciding on chocolate cheesecake, but then I thought the kids might not like it so I bought some ice cream, just in case. When it came time for dessert, I offered the kids chocolate cheesecake and/or Cookies and Cream ice cream. They wanted both! Well, I scored on that one. I wasn't planning on serving cheesecake with ice cream but when the adults saw the kids walking away wi...