Melted chocolate is a great way to jazz up your treats. We love to dip fruits, marshmallows, candy canes, pretzels and more in chocolate. You can also use melted chocolate to drizzle on top of cookies, bars or cupcake frosting, but there are a few things you should know before you get started.
Everything tastes better in the backcountry. Fact. To bump your trail gourmet status to the next level (and impress your hiking buddies beyond measure), try whipping up a batch of Backcountry Tiramisu. Backpacker magazine provides you with the recipe (below) and a great how-to video. Backcountry Tiramisu Serves 2-3 Ingredients 1/3 cup water 2 tsp […]
Everything tastes better in the backcountry. Fact. To bump your trail gourmet status to the next level (and impress your hiking buddies beyond measure), try whipping up a batch of Backcountry Tiramisu. Backpacker magazine provides you with the recipe (below) and a great how-to video. Backcountry Tiramisu Serves 2-3 Ingredients 1/3 cup water 2 tsp […]
I consider myself to be an ambitious baker, but even I never thought that the average home chef could create a classic molded chocolate rabbit. Luckily, Epicurious is featuring a very detailed step-by-step method that makes it seem easy! Chocolate molds are available everywhere these days, and the only ingredients required are cocoa butter and […]
Lisa Rezendez shares her original recipe for Mexican Chocolate Truffles on her Miss Chevious Musings blog. She’s been making these lovelies for years, but never measured anything out. This time she did, just to share the recipe with you and me. Thanks, Lisa!
Your one-stop shop for chocolate guns, chocolate bullets, and chocolate grenades is ChocolateWeapons.com. I’m holding out for the chocolate suitcase nuke. [via Boing Boing]
I’m a big fan of homemade food gifts, which in my mind include alcoholic items, condiments, spices, etc. In fact, my mom recently told me that one of her favorite gifts in years past was a jar of Bronzed Chicken Spices that I mixed together in a big batch and doled out to family members […]
