My dad's birthday is in less than a week, and he loves cheesecake, so I want to attempt to make one!

These instructions look good to me: <a href="http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2009/05/cheesecake.html" target="_blank">http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2009/05/cheesecake.html</a>. I've been told that good cheesecake is really difficult to make, though, so I'm wary of such a simple recipe. Anyone who's made cheesecake before (that wasn't from a box), please give me advice before I try!

These look yummy, too, but I don't have sticks: <a href="http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2009/05/cheesecake-pops.html" target="_blank">http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2009/05/cheesecake-pops.html</a>.