Tag Archives: Chocolate

The First Supper: Dinners in Gorizia

Dinners in Gorizia are provided by the lovely Grand Hotel Entourage, which is our place of residence for the duration of our stay. They take dinner very seriously in Italy, and even our study abroad group was pampered with a … Continue reading

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Aspiring Bakers #7 – Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by DG from Tested and Tasted: Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake

This post is my entry for the Aspiring Bakers Challenge #7. Enjoy! —– NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA!

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Chocolate Cups

I have decided that I love working with chocolate. It’s so much fun to make shapes and freeze them in place, then eat the shapes. So today I attempted to make chocolate cups.

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Millions of Macarons–Prelude

So I alluded to a massive macaron project I was starting over Easter break. And here is the first post! These are the flavor combinations I will be playing with for this project. Many are designed around popular combinations; others, … Continue reading

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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

I have been hesitant thus far to take a second attempt at chocolate. It is messy, time consuming, and difficult to get right. HOWEVER. I have succeeded.

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Deep Fried Reese’s Cups

OH MY GOD I AM TIRED OF STUDYING. I apologize profusely for the wait; studying has filled all my time and I’m not sure that it helped that much. Anyway, though, I got a serious hankering today for the heart … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Today I’m going to share one of my most treasured recipes of all time. OF ALL TIME. Anyway, it’s my family Peanut Butter Kiss recipe. If you ever come to my house for Christmas Eve you will 100% understand why … Continue reading

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Chocolate Mousse

Last night’s attempt at croissants was an epic failure, so apologies for the late post. Have no fear, though! I have backups. The morning we were leaving for Spring Break, I got the baking bug one more time. I wanted … Continue reading

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Strawberry Chocolate Tarts

Tonight I had a great little dinner party with some friends and decided to finish things off with a tasty treat. I present to you–Strawberry Chocolate Tarts!

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Peanut Butter Balls

A long, long time ago (read: Christmas 2010), I tried a recipe that my mother found for “Buckeye Bars”–basically an 8×8 pan of peanut butter sugar goodness topped with a piece of chocolate heaven. It was a pretty simple recipe. … Continue reading

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