Julie told us that she made this Bittersweet Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread because she loves to eat it, and it doesn't get much air time. She's right - shortbread is less sexy and dramatic than a c...
There were several brownie recipes entered in our recent Bittersweet Baking contest, but none of them made us gasp when we opened the email like these Irish Coffee Brownies from Wesa. It didn't go...
Want to whip up a little home-cooked comfort for you and your sweetie tonight? Or maybe for a few friends, or a quiet, blessedly peaceful night in alone? Here are a few recent favorite dessert recip...
Rachel of Coconut & Lime sent us this recipe for Intensely Dark Chocolate Ice Box Cookies as an entry in our Bittersweet Baking Contest, and it was an editor favorite for two reasons. Number on...
So why DID chocolate get so attached to Valentine's? We remember eating waxy chocolate hearts and sticky bon-bons in grade school Valentine's parties. We're so glad there are better options now, but f...
Chocolate is a Valentine's cliché - right up there with red roses and diamond rings. (Look for a piece tomorrow on how chocolate and Valentine's got so intertwined in the first place.) But it c...
We talked a lot about chocolate a couple weeks ago - we even had an interview with a master chocolate maker and video instructions for grinding your own chocolate! One of our favorite chocolate trea...
We are recent biscotti converts; we didn't realize until lately how wonderful they are, dunked into a cup of afternoon coffee. This recipe for Xocolatl-Cranberry Biscotti from Katie went in our to-...
Oh how we love homemade granola! We've shared our homemade granola formula and our favorite storebought oat crack...err granola. So even though this granola recipe from Spring didn't quite meet ou...
Our Bittersweet Baking is over and the winners announced, but we just have to show you a few more entries. These are entrants that didn't make it to the finals but had something really outstanding. ...
Well, this was a baking contest with some amazing entries, and it was a close race with such hard decisions to make! But in the end the judges spoke clearly, and our winner is Helen with her recipe ...
When we want to bake a chocolate treat quickly, or whip up a fast yet impressive dessert for friends, these Chocolate Chili Bites from Clotilde at Chocolate & Zucchini are always at the top of o...
Last week we shared a recipe for Coffee Cake with Coffee Glaze - a moist, fluffy cake flavored with coffee and just a hint of cocoa. The recipe that we posted was not, however, our first attempt. ...
We all know that chocolate pairs well with coffee, and a small square of chocolate with a good espresso is a simple pleasure. But what about wine, or tea? Can you pair chocolate with those beverages...
Our second runner up is Erin and her Double Shot Chocolate Cake with Espresso Whipped Cream. Our judges loved this one! The double whammy of all that chocolate and the kick of creamy espresso, the...
Here's one more tip from Dorie Greenspan on chopping chocolate into homemade chocolate chips. We're doing this and baking those peanut butter and chocolate chunk bars that Sarah Phillips shared.If y...
During Baking Week we talked about tsp spices - a clever line of spices packaged in individual servings. It's a good gift for an occasional or novice baker. tsp spices asked if we would like to se...
Drumroll please... The first runner up in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Shelly and her Brownie Cookies. Congratulations Shelly! Our panel of judges was impressed with Shelly's hard work in dev...
Like the Chocolate Shaver we featured yesterday, this Chocolate/Ice Chipper - a wicked-looking instrument! - is a fairly limited-use tool in the kitchen. But if you do a lot of baking with chocolate...
Reader Anusha says that she was inspired by the post on chocolate pies for Pie Day, so she rolled up her sleeves last weekend and baked this Chocolate, Almond and Orange Cake. ...
We latched on to the recipe for Peanut Butter Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars that Sarah Phillips gave us yesterday, and when we make them we're going to follow this tip from Dorie Greenspan....
The sixth and last finalist in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Janet with her delicious mouthful of a cake: Exquisite, Virtuous Vegan Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake. We had to put this up there...
We are so lucky and honored to have Dorie Greenspan as one of the judges in our Bittersweet Baking contest. We have admired her work for a long time and we adore her baking books - especially Baking...
John & Kira's is a unique fine chocolate company. Most companies, when considering where to source their mint for a high-end signature flavor, would not immediately say, "I know! Let's grow it i...
The fifth finalist in our Bittersweet Baking contest is Erin with her Double Shot Chocolate Cake. We were just blown away the picture-perfect texture on this flourless chocolate cake, and by th...
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