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 today. 🙂 Another reason is that the recipe I’m sharing is not a sweet one. I have spent […]
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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 not they would make a difference. My choice of truffle filling is a soft filling- I whip my […]
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 drink. Since having babies, I just don’t have the tolerance I once had, and since a Mommy has […]
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 thing. What was not usual was that yesterday there was a package with my name on it! Yes […]
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 help feed the less fortunate. This year’s donations are going to the United Nations World Food Programme. Last […]
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 makes a fantastic addition to a platter this time of year. It has a wonderful brwon-sugar maple flavor […]
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 a week ago that it was 60 degrees and raining. And to top that off, our furnace has […]
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 pressed into the top. The cookie finishes baking and after it cools, it gets a layer of creamy […]
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. Or suggesting new ones to add to your repertoire. And while I can say there are things that […]
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 do enjoy making them. This year I decided to try a couple of short cuts for the first […]
A Quickie
I’ve been a busy little beaver in the kitchen today. I revisited my bagel recipe from a few weeks ago, adding some sesame seeds this time, and am still pleased with the end results. I do think I skimped a little on the kneading time, as they are slightly on […]
A Christmas MeMe
Claire from Cooking Is Medicine tagged me for this fun holiday themed meme. 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate- but this year I’m determined to figure out how to make Coquito, a Puerto Rican Egg-Nog made with coconut milk. Mmmmm. And I really don’t like egg nog, but […]