Tag Archives: Chocolate

Black-Bottom Cupcakes

Like many food lovers who enjoy getting into the kitchen to whip up a batch of delicious baked treats, we keep up with the blog Smitten Kitchen, which is where Jess found this tasty take on Devil’s Food cake with … Continue reading

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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

When it comes to Christmas sweets, there aren’t any flavors that fit the season quite like the cool taste of peppermint and the rich flavor of chocolate, and Jess came up with a delicious and very festive looking way to … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Since 1790, the King Arthur Flour Company has been making some of the best flour in America, and even though they’re a bunch of Yankees, we’re pretty big fans.  If you’ve never had a chance to check out the King … Continue reading

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Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies

When I was a child, there were four types of cookies that my mom made: chocolate chip (from the recipe on the Nestle Tollhouse Morsels bag), oatmeal-raisin, spice cookies for Christmas decorating, and these chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies.  So even … Continue reading

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German Chocolate Cake

When I was a kid, my mom used to make me German chocolate cake with coconut-pecan icing almost every year for my birthday, and now that I’m an adult…I still really love it.  This version comes from our new favorite … Continue reading

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Creamy Chocolate Cookies

When it comes to my learning to cook, I have two things to thank: my mother, who swore she wasn’t going to let me leave her house without knowing my way around the kitchen, and the Fanny Farmer Cookbook.  I’ve … Continue reading

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Seventh Annual Eureka Springs Chocolate Festival

It’s been a tough winter here in Arkansas, and last week’s statewide snowstorm had Jess and me scared that we weren’t going to be able to take our long-planned, much-anticipated (and much-needed) Valentine’s Day trip to Eureka Springs to attend … Continue reading

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Mini Chocolate Hazelnut Tarts

Anyone who is familiar with Nutella or candies such as Ferrero Rocher knows that chocolate and hazelnuts were made for each other. This tart recipe from Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook takes that flavor combination to a rich and decadent … Continue reading

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Colorado Foodies, Part 2: Boulder and Brasserie

There aren’t many places we love to visit more than Boulder, Colorado, and this past weekend was one of the best visits we’ve had yet. From the shops of Pearl Street to the delicious food, we saw it all – … Continue reading

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