Winter Break Trip Roundup
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…
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…
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…
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…
Poor chocolate bunnies!
I usually eat my chocolate bunnies instead of artfully melting them. Though it’s a waste of delicious chocolate, the video is pretty neat. Edit, 11:12pm: link updated to another upload…