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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chocolate'
Ad hoc Brownies
October 28th, 2009 · 34 Comments · Chocolate, Chocolate Obsession, Desserts
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…
Chocolate+Vodka+Mint=Heaven
August 26th, 2007 · 31 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
Where to start? Alice Medrich’s new book, Pure Dessert is full of delightful and unique sweet temptations. However, none of them seem to be too sugar-sweet in flavor as the premise of her book was to bring out the natural…
Tags:Alice Medrich·Hanga One Buddha's Hand Citron Vodka·Pure dessert
Got a Kit Kat?
May 21st, 2007 · 22 Comments · Chocolate, Desserts
I’m back and how I missed all of you! I have kind of slacked off in the kitchen, not really experimenting as much as I wanted to. I had 5 houseguests for 2 weeks and after tearing up the kitchen…
