I always thought my Warm Chocolate Cake was the richest tasting chocolate dessert I ever made but I knew it was only a matter of time before something else trumps it. And where else should that recipe come from but…
Entries Tagged as 'Chocolate'
Sugar High Friday #25 : Truffles!
November 20th, 2006 · 8 Comments · Chocolate
Chocolate truffles have seen its inception as a French confection molded to the form of the prized black truffle fungus. These truffles are an incarnation of the popular ganache, which is simply a mixture of chocolate and cream. The amount…
Chocolate Elixir
October 29th, 2006 · 12 Comments · Chocolate
I was embarking on an ambitious two-day preparation of the chocolate raspberry cake from “La Maison du Chocolat”. I should have taken a hint when I was having trouble finding raspberries from the supermarket and realize that the day did…
Tags:Hot Chocolate
Food Destinations #3:My Favorite Chocolate Shop
October 24th, 2006 · 13 Comments · Chocolate
For this food blogging event hosted by Chocolate in Context, the subject is “My Favorite Chocolate Shop”. This event can also be found in Food Destinations Central. For the Love of Chocolate – how perfect is that for the name…
Tags:Chocolate Store
Hail to the Queen
October 19th, 2006 · 10 Comments · Cakes & Cupcakes, Chocolate
One of the difficulties when you are taking pictures of food with an eager horde waiting to eat the preparation is that you are under pressure to take the picture and get it over with. So notice in the shot…
A Soufflé pretending to be a Mousse
October 10th, 2006 · 9 Comments · Chocolate
I have had this fascination with soufflés ever since I’ve seen a superbly towering one at a French restaurant whose name I will not mention here since they have changed owners and the great French chef-proprietor has since retired. I…
Brownie Binge
October 3rd, 2006 · 28 Comments · Chocolate
From the Archives : This was one of my very first posts. Baking brownies this weekend makes me want to revisit the fun I had bingeing on all this decadence. My earliest recollection of brownies was when I was five….
Tags:alice medrich brownies·best brownie recipe·bittersweet brownies
Warm Chocolate Cake
September 23rd, 2006 · 3 Comments · Chocolate
One of my favorite desserts to prepare for my guests is the Warm Chocolate Cake. The warm gooey center, not unlike chocolate molten lava, is so sinfully decadent it’s very surprising how easy it is to prepare. This ranks on…
Chocolate Delirium
September 18th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Chocolate
As the season changes and the weather gets cooler, I start to dream of a nice cup of ultra-rich hot chocolate, and I’m not talking about “Swiss Miss” over here. I’m talking about that kind of hot chocolate that is…
Tags:chocolate dessert
Chocolate Pots de Creme
September 11th, 2006 · Comments Off · Chocolate
I love chocolate. Who doesn’t ?! The best chocolate dessert I’ve had thus far was at the “Fifth Floor” in San Francisco, California. There, I had a chocolate pots de crème with three mini lava cakes. I think I know…
