I hope you all had a great Christmas or Hanukkah or whatever you may celebrate. We had a great holiday considering we can a new person in our lives. We had plenty of family in town to help us celebrate this festive occasion. One thing I knew I wanted to do was to make some…
Category Archives: Chocolate
Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Treats
I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like Rice Krispie Treats. This is a great variation of that. It was supposed to be like a Turtle with toasted pecans, but since I was preparing them for a group, I didn’t want to add nuts just in case someone had a nut allergy. I thought they were…
Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
In one of my frequent trips to Borders to get books while at a discounted price (and I was back there today), I decided to pick up Martha Stewart’s Cookies. I have been eyeing this book for awhile and decided 20% off was a good incentive to buy it. This is just the first of…
Spiced Chocolate Torte
If you have a subscription to Bon Appetit magazine, I’m sure you were salivating as much as I was in December when this showed up on the pages: From Bon Appetit You all know I don’t like chocolate, but I really wanted a piece of this cake. I decided to make it for Christmas Eve dinner…
Bourbon-Caramel Truffles
I saw this recipe posted by My Recipes on Twitter and decided to make and give them as a gift. Truffles are very quick, especially when you have everything you need on hand. I did substitute light corn syrup for golden cane syrup which I’m sure changed the flavor a little, but they were indeed…
Creole Chicken with Black-eyed Pea Succotash
I tend to use my slow cooker all year long, but now that it is getting cooler, I am having thoughts of chili and soups. Well, the temperature rose to 80 degrees so I bring you a chicken dish. The original recipe called for field peas, but I had some black-eyed peas instead. You know…
Maple & Chocolate Chip Shortbread
I love fall flavors: pumpkin, maple, apple, and all that other good stuff that makes you feel all warm inside. This month’s Bon Appétit has a great selection of fall recipes. There is a section just on maple sweets and this shortbread is one of them (I’ve got my eye on a cake too). I…
SMS: Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Torte
I bought some raspberries at the beginning of the week with no idea of what I was going to do with them. They looked so yummy at Costco. After checking to see what would be the Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe for the week, my problem was solved. Thanks to Jennifer of The Rookie Baker for…
Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whew! That’s a long title, but it describes these cookies to a “T”. I had some miniature peanut butter cups in the freezer and decided to finally use them. I didn’t have the full 12 ounce bag so I supplemented with chocolate chips and that’s where the peanut butter cup chocolate chip cookies come in….
SMS: Chocolate Pecan Brownies
Who doesn’t like brownies? Not many people I’m sure. This week’s SMS was hosted by Tiffany of A Spoonful of Laughter and a Heap of Love. The recipe called for walnuts, but since I had pecans on hand, I chose to substitute them for the walnuts. They had a great texture, and I decided to…