Macaron Chocolate Amer
It’s funny how my macaron obsession has taken a life of its own. Little did I know that when I started my Macaron Chronicles, I would still be adding to this saga three years later.
Let me refresh your memory. Remember my flat-assed macarons – my first attempt making these little confections?
Then after a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chocolate'
Macaron Chronicles VII: And the saga continues
June 14th, 2010 · 35 Comments · Chocolate, Chocolate Obsession, Macaron Chronicles
What to do with cake wrecks
April 8th, 2010 · 19 Comments · Chocolate
It’s interesting how camera phones can capture some of life’s greatest moments. Like when you drop a cake on the grate while taking it out of the oven.
sunk cake
Okay, I may have underbaked it a little, but letting it slip from my fingers back into the depths of the oven did nothing for its survival.
Anyway, [...]
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Ad hoc Brownies
October 28th, 2009 · 34 Comments · Chocolate, Chocolate Obsession, Desserts
Thomas Keller makes brownies?
I love chocolate. Who doesn’t? My craving goes into overdrive in the colder weather but I am guessing I’m not the only one. I am, however, very picky with what type of chocolate dessert I put into my mouth. I am not a chocolate snob, I’ll have a Kit Kat as the [...]
Is my food blog turning me into a fashion victim?
April 12th, 2009 · 30 Comments · Chocolate
I’ve been in a fashion funk lately. Ill-fitting clothes grace my closet – either the hubby shrank them in the dryer or they’ve seen better days or something more sinister is in play and I simply refuse to acknowledge the…
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If you like crumbly chocolate cookies…
September 9th, 2008 · 19 Comments · Chocolate
Friends, you have to bear with me a bit longer as every post my keyboard types out seem to be of the French pastry demi-god. By this time I don’t think I even need to mention his name. Maybe I…
Tags:Chocolate Sablé
Bouchon Redux
March 23rd, 2008 · 28 Comments · Chocolate
There are recipes you make once and then there are those that you couldn’t leave well enough alone. When I first made Thomas Keller’s chocolate bouchons, all I had were big 3-ounce timbale molds from Sur la Table. This chocolate…
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When the wind blows…
March 8th, 2008 · 18 Comments · Chocolate
The wind has been blustery today in Richmond, Va. Gusts up to 55 mph have me cowering at home, almost believing that something was going to fly into the window any minute. Not to mention that it had been raining…
Brownie Points
February 4th, 2008 · 17 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
It has been more than a year since I literally drowned in brownies here. Then, my quest was for the best tasting concoction that would not taste like it was made from a box. During my trip to San Francisco…
Torta Cioccolata
December 11th, 2007 · 20 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
This was one of the recipes Alice Medrich demonstrated in her class at Citronelle. In her book Pure Dessert, she described it as the soul of simplicity and was inspired by Claudia Roden in her book Book of Jewish Dessert….
Tags:Alice Medrich·Chocolate-almond torte·Gluten Free·Pure dessert
The Test Kitchen turns One
September 26th, 2007 · 48 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
I can’t believe that it’s already been a year of food blogging for me! What a journey it has been. Even before my first encounter with the blogging tool, I’ve always wanted to document my trials, tribulations and triumphs in…
