Love with Salt and Chocolate A few years ago I had been wandering through a chocolate shop and stumbled upon these perfectly gorgeous potato chips drowning in dark chocolate. It was as if my name was written on the little card in the display case, rather than a very high price tag. Of course, I did … [Read more...]
Blueberry Pie
Blueberry Pie I remember reading the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey when I was growing up. I would dream of what it would be like to follow my mother around on a hill picking perfectly ripe, very plump, blueberries that we would can for the winter. Funny thing about growing up in … [Read more...]
Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies If you were asked to pick your favorite cookie, what would it be? I am not sure that I could really ever decide on just one. My cravings are constantly changing, and my mood always affects what cookie I want to eat. Sometimes it is an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, heavy on … [Read more...]
Flan
Flan Growing up, I thought pudding was something that was made by taking a package of Royal Pudding and Pie Filling™ and mixing in the required ingredients. I always had a sweet tooth, but I think it took me quite a few years before I tried butterscotch pudding as an adult since the processed … [Read more...]
Budge’s Brownies
Budge's Brownies I grew up devouring the original version of Budge’s Brownies. They were known as “Carol Kaufman Brownies,” named for one of my mom’s closest friends who gave us the recipe. If memory serves me correctly, which is questionable at best, the recipe was actually created by someone else … [Read more...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
The Perfect Couple Why do chocolate and peanut butter work so well together? Who cares as long as they continue to! And do they ever! I love the dark chocolate peanut butter cups more than the milk chocolate ones, but when push comes to shove, I am more than happy to pop the original milk … [Read more...]