Chocolate

When you ask most people what their favorite cookie is, the answer is usually chocolate chip or maybe oatmeal.  Occasionally, a peanut butter cookie slips by.  When you ask Lenny, the reply is always a coconut macaroon.  If we stop by a bakery or coffee shop, and there is a coconut macaroon on the menu, …

Every so often, when I am working with a client on a new recipe I completely WOW myself.  Don’t get me wrong, I do not develop just average recipes for clients, they are all great but sometimes it is like OMG.  OMG.  OMG.  This recipe that I developed for Tabasco is exactly that.  I am …

We are still traveling in Europe where it has been cold, rainy and somewhat windy the past week.  From the sounds of it, most of you in the US are experiencing the same with a sprinkle or two of snow.  I am not sure about you, but I could definitely go for a cup of …

I had no business making these chocolate thumbprints filled with silky bittersweet chocolate ganache;  but, I did it anyhow.  In the midst of trying to get holiday cards done, year-end business wrapped up, packing for holiday, I decided it would be a lovely idea to bake some of these Chocolate Thumbprints cookies for loved ones. …

Hands down this is my favorite candy recipe to make.  Unfortunately, it is one of those recipes that I make only during the Christmas season.  I have fond memories of going over to my grandmother’s house, to open gifts with my father.  The one gift I looked forward to opening was the crystal candy dish …

Hoping your day is filled with sweetness and love all day long, the good gooey kind of love the makes you swoon.  This recipe for baked chocolate doughnuts with sprinkles is what I am baking for my sweetheart, Lenny, and let me say this recipe is the BOMB!   Our sweet friend Tracy inspired me …

This very long story is condensed to a very short one here.  I am always saying how easy it is to make a Chocolate Soufflé.  Lenny hates when I say that so he decided to give it a whirl.  Here he is in all his cooking glory baking a chocolate soufflé. We had the chance …