Winter Break Trip Roundup
Rosa Happy New Year’s Eve! I get to fly home to Austin today. Hooray! I shall be traveling with a wheeled carry-on suitcase literally half-full of candy. Hooray! And that’s not…
December 2007
What I got for Christmas…
Was exactly what I wanted because my mother had me pick things out. A wonderful gift of an assortment of mini-Vosges bars and two truffles, both of which are too…
Greetings from Las Vegas
By the way, M&M’s World in Vegas is way cooler than the one in Times Square. There’s a cute (though cheaply made) 4D mini-movie (free) and various other things to…
The Minimalist makes ganache and truffles + Houston Chronicle Recipes
This week, the Minimalist makes chocolate ganache and then turns his ganache into truffles. I’ve made truffles before. It’s pretty easy, if messy. And delicious delicious delicious. The Houston Chronicle…
Merry Christmas!
Happy holidays, my dear readers. I hope this Christmas Eve finds you joyously amongst loved ones. I shall be squashed on a plane with strangers en route to being with…
Hebert’s Fully Loaded Dark Chocolate Bars
I picked up these the Hebert’s Fully Loaded Dark Chocolate with Margarita Lime Filling and with Apple Cider filling after my chocolate party, thinking, oh, Hebert’s! They were a hit…
Gingerbread houses
Gingerbread house making can be a fun way to flex your creative muscles during the holidays. I’ve made two this season out of kits, and though I’ve finished each session…
Hebert’s Fully Loaded – Rocky Road
Bar number 2 from the Hebert’s Fully Loaded lineup. The Rocky Road boasts “Rich Milk CHOCOLATE with Walnuts, Dark Chocolate & Marshmallow Pieces.” Thank goodness the wrapper for this one…
Chow’s Year in Food
Chow has their Year in Food wrap-up up for 2007. The proposed changes in the definition of chocolate topped the headlines list. You can relive the debate through Cybele’s Candy…
Hebert’s Fully Loaded – Dark Turtle
After Dagoba Week comes Hebert week, a lower cost chocolate bar week where everything can be purchased at your local Walgreen’s. I think Hebert’s Fully Loaded bars are a fairly…
Shameless Self-Promotion III
Thanks to those of you who took the time to nominate me for a Food Blog Award! I?m now in the running for Best Food Blog – New, and I?d…
Dagoba Organic Chocolate – Chai and Roseberry
Today marks the finale of Dagoba Chocolate (BUY!) Week, and I’ve saved the most interesting for last! The Dagoba Chai is 37% milk chocolate, crystallized ginger, and spices. That last…