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chocolate mini egg bark
Switch up the Easter egg hunt with pieces of mini egg bark. Chocolate mini egg bark is super easy to make and will be a hit with the kiddos. Wrap up a few chunks of bark in small bags and hide it throughout the house. While I am not a fan of mini eggs, I…
Read Morechocolate bark sour gummies
As a kid and even to this day, I have never really had a sweet tooth. Many a Halloween I would pick through the goodies and then begin bartering with my siblings. If there were too many marshmallow treats, milk chocolate candies, etc. those were the first to go. Anything sour, however, was the last…
Read Moredouble chocolate chip parfait – how to use a failed recipe
It happens. Cooks of all levels have experienced a failed recipe at least once, maybe more. The thing is, a failed recipe has room for improvement and making it into something better the next time around. That’s how we discover things, through trial and error. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Read Morechocolate coated toffee
Hello 2017! By now most of you are back to your daily routine. Our Christmas decorations and tree are still up but it’ll all be put to bed come Friday – or at least the tree will be stripped and out on the sidewalk (garbage collection day). Over the holidays I made my usual goodies…
Read Morechocolate fudge
I cannot recall the last time I made fudge. It was a family favourite growing up and around the Christmas holidays, there was always some to be had. My mom always had the pantry and freezer full of cooked goodies. The laundry room became the storage area for fruit cake, plum puddings, cookies, squares not…
Read Moredevil’s food cupcakes
Devil’s food conjures up something sinister. We’re all familiar with deviled eggs, devils on horseback (dates wrapped in bacon), chicken alla Diavola (devil’s chicken) etc. And according to What’s Cooking America, the term deviled is used to describe food that is dark, rich, chocolate, spicily piquant or stimulating. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Read MoreDIY ferrero rocher
I’ve mentioned it before. I don’t really have a sweet tooth but if there’s one chocolate that halts me in my footsteps, it’s ferrero rocher. While I am not a fan of milk chocolate the combination of hazelnuts wrapped in what reminds me of nutella (yum) along with a crisp wafer…I’m salivating just thinking about…
Read MoreChocolate Scones
What is it about a storm that makes me want to bake? We were bracing for what was supposed to be THE storm of the century. Forecasters got it wrong…it was just another snow storm – no crippling affect felt here. All the hype, I suppose, got to me. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Read MoreBaked Chocolate Pudding
Dessert is one of the things I tend to drag my heels on when planning a meal. It can be the highlight of the meal OR it can be the opposite. Let me explain. By the time I come around to serving dessert, my belly is about to burst. No matter how diligently I focus…
Read MoreChristmas Bark
If you make your own candies then I applaud you for your dedication and patience. Years ago, a friend of my mom’s would stop by to drop off her annual Christmas gift of handmade candy. Mrs. Scarborough would spend hours on her candies and they looked so delicate and professional. She would tenderly explain to…
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