Chocolate

Chocolate caramel matzoh

29 March 2012 Chocolate
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My windows are open today in central Ohio, and I’m breathing in spring. My crew at home has weathered pneumonia, a sinus infection, two eye infections, laryngitis and a molar extraction since my last post. Spring break in California was mostly rainy, but one sunny afternoon the six of us made up half the crowd [...]

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Nutella banana crepes

25 September 2011 Chocolate
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I wonder why more people don’t make crepes at home. Maybe the French name implies some kind of mysteriously intimidating technique. But really crepes are as easy to make as pancakes and so much more versatile. Fill it like an omelette with savory fillings such as cheese, meat, vegetables. Or, if your inclinations run sweet, [...]

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Chocolate pie

14 February 2011 Chocolate
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My husband’s birthday falls within days of his dad’s and his brother’s birthdays, so rather than having three cakes in a week, my husband has always opted for an old-fashioned chocolate pie. This pudding pie isn’t fancy, it’s rich, chocolatey comfort food: simple to make – milk, eggs, cornstarch, chocolate – and oh, so good. [...]

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Hot fudge sauce

19 December 2010 Chocolate
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My mother-in-law’s hot fudge sauce is deep, dark chocolate in lava form. During holiday season she loves to serve it over cinnamon or peppermint ice cream. I dip out a spoonful in a bowl as a rich chocolate fondue for strawberries, banana slices or pretzels. There are different approaches to hot fudge. This particular sauce [...]

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Derby pie (chocolate pecans & bourbon oh my)

23 November 2010 Chocolate
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It’s not too late for you to make this crunchy, gooey, chocolatey pie for Thanksgiving. Just buy a pie crust, and the rest is piece of cake…er, pie. Every December my extended in-laws celebrate the delivery of derby pie from their friend Libbie. And each year they jostle over every last crumb. Pie crusts are [...]

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The best chocolate cake (in five minutes!)

4 October 2010 Chocolate
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This is the ultimate chocolate cake, outrageously good, outrageously easy…and did I say outrageously good? This moist, dark chocolate cake is the recipe I would pick if forced to forsake all other baked yummies for the rest of my days. It’s an old fashioned cake – not refined, not fudgy, not mousse-y – just rich [...]

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