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Willy Wonka’s Nightmare
Let’s face it. There are a lot of things in this world that need to be fixed! Only sometimes the problems seem so big I have no idea how I can make a difference. I donate, I volunteer, but lately I’ve come to understand that the biggest impact I can make is being a conscientious consumer. I really should know where my food, clothing, and everyday purchases come from because I could be contributing to the very same problems I want to help solve.
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Lava Cakes!
Chocolate lava cakes. Hope this recipe makes sense. I never write with music playing because I need absolute silence. However, it seems the battery in one of our smoke detectors has gone bad. I have been listening to intermittent beeps for the past five hours and I can’t take it anymore! I’m blasting Eric Hutchinson while I write this post. Beep! Awesome! My favorite dessert. Here’s where we found the recipe. SAVEUR. Ingredients for 6 Cakes: Ramekins 6 or 12 1 Tbsp. Dark Rum 2 Oz. Semisweet chocolate (Finely chopped) 3 Tbsp. Heavy Cream 8 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter 6 Oz. Bittersweet chocolate 1/4 Cup Flour 1/2 Cup Sugar 1 tsp. Kosher Salt 3…
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Delightful Strawberries
The wonderful thing about long car rides is it allows for endless conversations about anything from the latest book we’ve read to a recipe we want to try. I sat and listened while Eric described his idea for what I’m calling – Delightful Strawberries. I’m all for Eric trying out new recipes. They’re good for my taste buds and good for this blog. It’s a win – win. Monday night he began hulling strawberries and I grabbed my camera. While the Delightful Strawberries turned out to be absolutely scrumptious… the final pictures of them didn’t turn out well. Here’s what happened. I decided to wait until the chocolate hardened to take the last shots. Eric, Kai and I turned on Lord…
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Graduation Cupcakes
The picture above is what the cupcakes should look like. They are totally worth the effort of making them. Yummy! You can read all about my mistakes during my first baking attempt or simply scroll down and print out the recipe. MY First Try: What do you get when you add graduation cupcakes and the Wizard of Oz… “I’m MEL… TING!!!” I goofed again. Twice. Okay maybe three or four times. I had good intentions. I thought I’d add the graduation cap decoration to Arielle’s favorite cupcake. Easy? Well, I made one mistake after the next and by the end of the evening I was snapping away trying to capture…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzels
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzels: Surprise! I’m posting two treats in one day and it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that today is the last day of the month and I’m trying to reach the readership goal I set for myself with the blog. Nope, not at all. My chocolate covered pretzels were a big hit at the kids Halloween party so I made some for spring. I happened to have the peanut butter jar nearby which got me thinking. What if I covered the pretzel in peanut butter and then dipped it in chocolate? Wow! Why didn’t I think of that before? They were awesome! The pretzels are…
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Sparkly Cake Balls for St. Patrick’s Day
I’m usually pretty good at resisting dessert temptation. Usually. Turns out these cake balls have a power over me that I can’t resist. I don’t know whether it was sheer joy that they actually were tasty, the spider cake balls I made for Halloween were a tad on the nasty side, or if it was their small size. I’d pop one in my mouth and then feel as though a few hundred more wouldn’t hurt me. When I reheated the morning’s leftover coffee after preparing the milk chocolate dip – I knew I was in trouble. It wasn’t long before I was walking around the house holding my stomach wondering just how many…
