by Christina on February 5, 2010
Show me a decadent, freshly-made cupcake and I could take it or leave it, but hand me a warm chunk-filled brownie (or chocolate chip cookie if we’re being honest) and I turn to mush. Something about the dense, rich chocolate that comes with each bite is almost enough to drive me to eat a whole [...]
by Jillian on February 4, 2010
Make something sweet for your Valentine this year in the form of decadent truffles that melt in your mouth, leaving behind just a trace of yummy fig. They are messy to make, but cleaning up is half the fun as I’m always looking for an excuse to lick melted chocolate off my hands. Check out [...]
by Christina on February 3, 2010
Thanks to the day-of-love quickly approaching, everywhere we turn chocolate is being forced upon us in red cellophane and in the shape of little hearts. Who decided that chocolate = love just once a year? Pretty sure I’m in love every time I bite into some no matter what day or month it might be.
Often [...]
by Christina on December 15, 2009
Nothing rings in the holiday season quite like baking a batch of your favorite Christmas cookies. Something about mixing sticks of butter with cups upon cups of sugar and then topping it all off with added chocolate or frosting is pure bliss….and totally justified during the holidays. So to kick of the baking season, I had [...]
by Christina on October 12, 2009
A Microplane is a very sharp grater intended to “create zest”. Jillian had been telling me for months about her love for the tool and all of it’s handy uses, yet when my boyfriend’s grandmother gave me one it sat in my top drawer untouched. I always thought, why would you ever need to “create [...]