Well, everyone else is doing it, so we will too! Chocolate, that is. There's a requisite level of cacao trotted out at this time every year. So here are fifteen chocolate desserts and treats for Valen...
OK, Eating Light month is safely over, so now we can get back to telling you about sugary desserts and chocolate decadence. All in moderation, of course. Take this Oreo Cake, for instance. You really ...
Here is a very, very last-minute food gift that takes literally five minutes to make, and yet everyone you share it with will love it (and you). Too good to be true? No -- it's just chocolate-dipped p...
It's crunch time for holiday menu planning, so we're not messing around. Read on for this week's all-recipe Midwest roundup. ...
These super-rich truffle treats have become a quick favorite for our family, and we know some of you already love them too. They couldn't be simpler to make with only three easy ingredients ......
The weather is getting colder, we've got soups on the brain, and for dessert... deep, dark chocolate. We love chocolate paired with raspberries, but this time of year it seems more wintry and festive ...
One of our favorite easy ways to fill or frost a layered cake is a bittersweet whipped chocolate ganache. It's so easy and elegant, and very good. Here's how to make a whipped chocolate filling out of...
Recipe: Mary's Chocolate Truffle Tart with Vanilla Crème Brulee Category: Original Twenty pies! There are just a few more to go this week as we count down to a reader vote-off for the category winne...
It's hot cocoa weather! We just had our first cup of the season, after a long fall walk. Here's a question from reader Brenna on the best sorts of hot cocoa. She asks: With cooler weather coming on,...
Although we do our best to eat local, some things are just grown too far from home. One of these foods is cocoa, most of which comes from the Ivory Coast region of West Africa, as well as Central Amer...
Chopping chocolate for things like brownies and fudge was always one of our least favorite kitchen tasks. That is, until a pastry chef friend suggested we try using a serrated bread knife!...
Nothing beats a good home-made brownie, and these definitely hit the mark. Get our thoughts and recipe notes after the jump!...
OK, calling it the best might be a bit of a stretch: the true merit of something as beloved and simple as chocolate ice cream comes not just from its formula, but when and where it's consumed, the qua...
I grew up drinking Mexican hot chocolate, made from those granular discs of Ibarra Mexican chocolate that were always lurking somewhere in our Los Angeles kitchen. Combined with hot milk and whizzed ...
Original Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Gelato with Salted Caramel Pecans Ice Cream Chef: Brett What inspired this recipe? Originally the Take 5 Candy bar's salty mix of chcolate, caramel, and pretzel,...
Uh-oh - this ice cream looks like trouble......
Yesterday Faith gave us a few good sources for the chocolate féves that are no doubt in greater demand these days. They really do make the New York Times chocolate chip cookies that much better...
Is the perfect chocolate chip cookie this year's No-Knead Bread? And if so, are chocolate féves this year's instant yeast? When the No-Knead Bread recipe came out there was a run on instant y...
Here we are with the weekly food news roundup. Read on ......
Here we are with the Wednesday food news roundup! Read on ......
Last week we blogged Zingerman's, a deli and purveyor of fine foods in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We really like their homegrown approach and locally-owned flavor, but we also love their excellent taste for...
While in Napa last weekend, we visited the new Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa. Oxbow is a large food hall where everything on sale is food-related in some way; from spices to tea, to wine and k...
As I write this, I am slowly savoring a bite of Mo’s Bacon Chocolate Bar by the amazingly innovative Vosges Haute Chocolate. The initial hit of rich dark milk chocolate is followed by hints of smok...
Our lunch with Jacques Torres at the All Candy Expo in Chicago highlighted chocolate's savory side with dishes like a fruit and mixed green salad with a white chocolate-orange vinaigrette. Quite tasty...
We spent yesterday snacking our way through a sea of goodies at the All Candy Expo in Chicago. As if that weren't enough of a treat, we also had the chance to hear legendary pastry chef Jaques Torres ...
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