03 Saturday Apr 2021
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Sweet rich Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Cake checks all the boxes.
Chocolate lovers dream.
It’s like brownie meets fudge meets chocolate cake.
Every bite is meant to be savored and that I shall do.
07 Sunday Mar 2021
Posted in adventures in chocolate, breads, breakfast & brunch, love to cook, snacks
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chocolate chips, eggs, flour, sour cream, sugar, unsweetened cocoa
This recipe yields 4 dozen Double Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins!!
Does anyone else buy boxes of “Little Bites” muffins for their kids (big or small)??
I can’t believe I’m admitting it – not because I’m a packaged food snob, but because muffins are so darn easy to make at home!
08 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
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butter, caramel, dark rum, eggs, flour, mayonnaise, sugar, sugared pecans, unsweetened cocoa
My Dark Chocolate Rum Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream recipe was inspired by the most popular dessert on this year’s Halloween Office Party Buffet. There sat Mark’s picture perfect rum cake, whose aroma alone was so intoxicating co-workers began to stalk the break room pre-party (secretly wondering if they could manage to sneak a piece without getting caught). There’s something sensual about the combination of rum and butter and sugar.
Continue reading »07 Friday Mar 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
Hold on now. You don’t have to love mayonnaise to love this Triple Chocolate Triple Layer Mayonnaise Cake. Mayonnaise is after all eggs and oil, two key ingredients in chocolate cake. This cake is so moist and oh so chocolately, it’s become our family’s favorite.
Continue reading »08 Sunday Dec 2013
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Nutella Truffles. I didn’t have to think twice when I read this for the first time. Point me towards the Nutella isle.
Nutella. A phenomenon of sorts with mass appeal. Moms love it because it makes breakfast more fun for their kidlets. Dads love it straight from a spoon. Bloggers love to celebrate National World Nutella Day and throw no caution to the wind as they exploit this ingredient. Have you seen 3-ingredient Nutella brownies, mug cakes, pancakes? It’s crazy! In a good way. Here are 8 Things You May Not Know About Nutella. I’m all in. Throw Nutella my way and I think we can all get happy!!
07 Saturday Dec 2013
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
I have a well known weakness for Peppermint Bark. Completely…I do. It’s pure magic to me. I’ve stalked many a Williams-Sonoma store on free sample days. I’m the one trying to look uninterested as I saunter by the counter….multiple times. Hmm, what’s this? Peppermint Bark. Okay, if you insist. Don’t mind if I do. This one is for my daughter. Okay I’m leaving now.
When Hershey’s came out with their Candy Cane Kisses they brought the essence of peppermint bark to our grocery store shelves. I embraced that. Santa Kisses Cookies in the spirit of Peppermint Bark magic.
Continue reading »06 Tuesday Nov 2012
Posted in love to cook, soups, stews, chili
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chili, cinnamon, clove, ground beef, onion, unsweetened cocoa
Today is Election Day and we will enjoy dinner tonight….squarely in front of the television. We kicked around some menu ideas in honor of this important day. Should we have a red, white, and blue Americana theme or perhaps good ole’ Georgia inspired southern food. In the end we decided to focus on the ‘swing states’ who seem to hold the future of the country in their hands. So in honor of the great folks of Ohio….here is our best attempt at your beloved Cincinnati “Skyline” Chili.
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