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Chocolat Chaud–Hot Chocolate the French Way

I’ve already mentioned this week how I fell in love with hot chocolate and how I drank vats of it while living in France. Chocolat chaud, as hot chocolate is called in France, is divine. It’s thick (but not too thick), creamy, rich, and flavorful. It touches upon the perfect balance so that you can […]

Drink Me: Drinking Chocolate

I’m feeling a bit like Alice in Wonderland when she finds herself in a hall with many doors, all of them locked, then finds a key which she can use to open one small door, which is far to small for her to fit through. Then a small bottle appears labeled “Drink Me,” which she […]

Hot Cocoa Done Right

To begin our little foray into theobroma cacao we’re going to start off with hot cocoa, the drink made using cocoa powder (not melted chocolate). I’d like to “introduce” my aunt (my mom’s sister) to you, as she is THE expert in hot cocoa production, the CocoaNut Queen, or CQ for short. If someone says […]

Hot Chocolate, the humble beginnings of "the food of the Gods"

There are 2 little words in my vocabulary which make me deliriously happy. They are: Theobroma cacao. They mean “food of the gods.”What am I talking about? Chocolate of course! I love chocolate in ALL forms, though my love for hot chocolate did not develop until I was 17. I am not a huge fan […]

Corn Bread, An Adventure With Cornmeal

This week we were given a special challenge for One Good Loaf (Molly put together this new site for us, isn’t it fantastic?) by our fearless leader, Molly Irwin.The challenge was to try something new with your baking that you haven’t done before. As I mulled over the challenge I had many ideas for what […]

The one where I lose all self-control . . . again: Anise Mandelbrot Cookies (and a winner!)

Thank you to everyone who entered my Chocolate Almond Toffee Giveaway! Your comments have really started getting me into a holiday mood. It was interesting to see the similarities in what many of you said. It sounds like fudge, Russian tea cookies, different types of pie, egg nog, peppermint bark, gingerbread, sugar cookies, toffee, and […]

The Search for the Perfect Slow Cooker

Today has been a LONG day (but a good one) and I am exhausted. So instead of a normal post I’m going to answer a question that was asked recently by one of you! Alisa left the following comment on my recent Slow Cooker Asian Short Ribs post: This will be the first recipe I […]

Slow Cooker Asian Short Ribs–A Story About One Amazing Mom

I share a love of good food and cooking with my family. Though it may sound funny, food has enriched my life and given me (and continues to give me) many great memories. In my last post I told you about my dad’s creative cooking skills. I’ve also mentioned our mutual love for trying weird/unusual […]

Papa’s Potage, an ever-changing recipe

My dad is a creative cook. I think it scares my mom a little when he rolls up his sleeves and goes into the kitchen. When he was a little boy his dream was that someday when he was grown up he would have a refrigerator filled with every ingredient/topping imaginable to make the perfect […]

Crazy Good Chocolate Almond Toffee and a Giveaway!

When Enstrom Candies contacted me and asked if they could send me a free 1-pound sample of their chocolate almond toffee it took me all of a millisecond to hit the reply button and say “Yes!” . . . I mean, who says no to free chocolate almond toffee? I was also curious because chocolate […]

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