Posted in Baked Goods, Recipes on Apr 23rd, 2010
This post has been composing itself (in my head) since Monday — ya’ll might want to buckle your seat belts, because this is one of those rare occasions in which I know exactly what needs to be said here. And I’m sorry to say that the central point of this post will be this phrase, [...]
Posted in Baked Goods, Recipes on Mar 26th, 2010
I know what you’re thinking… enough with the Mexican chocolate and the cinnamon! Didn’t we just see cupcakes that are exactly like these, but upside down, inside-out, inverted? Wait… are you thinking that? Really? Do you need to see another picture of the brownies? See? I mean… similar cupcakes notwithstanding, these brownies are pretty freaking [...]
Posted in Baked Goods, Recipes on Feb 26th, 2010
In the words of my colleague: “Ohmigosh….. this tastes like I’m biting into a huge Reeses peanut butter cup.” I have only been blogging for a little over a month, and I already have two recipes waiting in the queue that combine peanut butter and chocolate. I’m skipping over some meals and whatnot to bring [...]
Posted in Baked Goods, Recipes on Feb 5th, 2010
I grew up on cocoa-based chocolate treats. My favorite cookies while I was growing up were these cocoa drops that my mom made — chewy, puffy, soft, and really chocolatey but not rich. Someday I will definitely make and post them — they are a taste of home for me. It wasn’t until I really [...]
Posted in Baked Goods on Jun 19th, 2009
When I was growing up in Chicago, our suburb was so diverse that we got school holidays for just about everything: all the Jewish holidays, Christian holidays, Martin Luther King Day, Columbus Day, President’s Day, Casimir Pulaski Day… yep, we even celebrated the contributions of a Polish military officer to the American Revolution. It was [...]