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Archive for the ‘Chocolate’ Category

July 2nd, 2008

Birthday Cupcakes: Chocolate

 
I don’t like to use cake mixes because, for one, they use a lot of genetically modified foods in them and I just am not comfortable with that. I mean, glowing in the dark would be cool and all but I am afraid of growing an extra foot.  My mouth might not be able to […]

By Marye -- 3 comments

June 24th, 2008

Chocolate Pie: Recipes for Classic Comfort Food

 
I think I inherited a passion for chocolate from my dad.  He was a chocolate freak. His favorite besides chocolate cake was Hershey’s with Almonds.  Oddly, he disliked chocolate ice cream and chocolate pudding.  Go figure!
He was such a chocolate fan that when we lived in Pennsylvania he used to buy cocoa hulls (that came […]

By Marye -- 10 comments

May 19th, 2008

Chai Cream Cupcakes with Ganache Glaze

One of Marc’s favorite desserts is Boston Cream Pie. He isn’t the only one. Boston Cream Pie has been a favorite dessert for many people since it was created. The Parker House Hotel says that it has served Boston cream pies since it opened in 1856.
In 1996 the Boston Cream […]

By Marye -- 13 comments

April 27th, 2008

Daring Bakers April Challenge: Cheesecake Pops

 
This was certainly a fun challenge. Little, 2 oz bites of cheesecake on a stick, dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with anything wonderful your heart could possibly desire. Some of the things I thought of (but did not necessarily have the ingredients for) are
Tags: Cheesecake, Chocolate, Daring bakers, finger-foods, shower buffet, […]

By Marye -- 82 comments

April 23rd, 2008

Cooking With Kids:Chocolate Bouchons

If you will recall, Chef Kyrie and I had picked up the Ratatouille Cookbook a few weeks ago and just had not had a chance to make anything from it. Well, until now. We gathered our forces:

(Those are my youngest three children;Sean 9, Nick7, and Kyrie4..and my grandchildren Amanda 6 and Gabe 4. […]

By Marye -- 19 comments

April 21st, 2008

Sources for Fair Trade Cocoa

One thing everyone who knows me knows without a doubt..I love chocolate. I like it melted, in cakes, in brownies, cookies, ice cream, and pie..mousse, souffle, terrine, and truffles. I like it edible, drinkable, and even body creams, soaps, lotions and such…I just really like chocolate.
I burn chocolate scented candles, and I raise chickens […]

By Marye -- 9 comments

March 4th, 2008

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes

You know how sometimes you get an idea in your head and it sits there, nagging at you, for days on end? Is there an easier recipe than a cupcake recipe? Well I started thinking about the best peanut butter cupcakes in the universe a few weeks ago and I could not let them […]

By Marye -- 6 comments

February 15th, 2008

Valentine’s Day Cupcakes- Chocolate of Course

 
Chocolate cupcakes are the best.  Dark chocolate cupcakes are better.
When you have as many kids as I do everyday is a party.  Since we homeschool we plan parties, just like the kids in school do, for the different holidays.  Valentines Day is big around here for a couple of reasons.  One, it is the chocolate […]

By Marye -- 5 comments

January 22nd, 2008

Chocolate?

I haven’t had much time for roundups lately, and so I was excited when, as i was checking blogs yesterday I found that The Passionate Cook had brought back, WTSIM. I all ready had something I wsa posting for today so I posted my entry for WTISM on Kettle & Cup
..but I am thinking you […]

By Marye -- 0 comments

January 17th, 2008

Chocolate Intrigue Cookies

Chocolate Intrigue Cookies are the most chocolaty and intriguing combination of ingredients that I could come up with. The addition of black pepper spices it up and adds an amazingly exotic touch to these exquisite chocolate morsels. They are rich and dense, but chewy and comforting…sort of like a chocolate chip cookie gone wild. […]

By Marye -- 4 comments

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