A Quick Variation
Last year was the first time I’d made Emeril’s Coconut Indulgences. They were an instant hit, they taste just like a Mounds candy bar, which is one of my all-time favorite candy...
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Erika
They Liked It!
Tired of seeing holiday goodies on every page on every blog and website? You won’t see one today here! One reason for that is that I don’t have a picture to share...
Chocolate Class
This could get a little lengthy today. But it’s all good stuff, I promise. This year when I was contemplating my truffle making, I kept thinking about chocolate molds, and whether or...
A Bit of Booze
Okay, this particular post is a bit out there for me. Other than the very occasional glass of wine, or even more rare margarita (straight up, on the rocks please!) I seldom...
A Surprise!
The mail lady has been leaving package after package at my door lately. I have done almost all of my Christmas shopping online this year, so a package is becoming a usual...
Menu for Hope
I am setting aside today’s regular blog post to promote a worthy cause today. Food bloggers all around the world are participating in A Menu For Hope, an annual fundraising campaign to...
Maple-Walnut Fudge
This has become a favorite for me, so I’ve decided to banish it to the holiday baking season. Maple-walnut fudge year round is a bad idea for maintaining my waistline, but it...
A Better Pork and Beans
It was chilly yesterday! We had sub-zero wind chills for the first time this winter, and let me tell you, I just wasn’t prepared for that. I mean, it was just over...
Revisiting a Favorite
One of my favorite Christmas Cookies is my Mom’s Choco-Marshmallow cookies. They are a very simple cookie, a chocolate cookie is baked most of the way through before a marshmallow half is...
An American Family
One of the things that always come out this time of year is the idea of “time honored traditions.” Every other magazine or web page is asking what your favorite traditions are....
Little Dumplings
Here we have the process of Pierogi Making. A Polish tradition at Christmas time, it’s something that Andy wants to share with his kids. They don’t like eating them yet, but they...