A February 14th Recipe
Looking for a Valentine’s Day recipe simple enough not to mess up but fancy enough to impress? Don’t know what to eat for dinner on your totally normal, Valentine-less Thursday night? Fear not, our...
View ArticleHistory of Chocolate: The Aztecs
The Aztecs, besides ripping out beating hearts as religious sacrifices, are known for a version of delicious hot chocolate. But they were also the first to have any sort of social culture around...
View ArticleHistory of Chocolate: Cupcakes
The first time I participated in the cupcake trend was actually toward the end of its life, around late 2010, when I finally gave in to the hype and went to the nearest cupcakery. (Alex, a huge cupcake...
View ArticleChocolate Culture: Chocolate in the Summer
Every summer, chocolate seems to have a culturally bad rep as a summer food and is left forgotten for lemonades and popsicles. Why do we seem to avoid chocolate in the summer? Perhaps because our...
View ArticleA Tasty Bite of Chocolate Popcorn
There is nothing quite like sitting in front of the fireplace with the a mug of hot chocolate on a wintry day. Since hot chocolate isn’t exactly in season right now, I turned this Aztec hot chocolate...
View ArticleHistory of Chocolate: Flan
What could be better for a chocolate lover than dark chocolate and caramelized sugar? A rich, velvety concoction that combines both! Flan- a word derived from the Latin word “flado” for flat cake-...
View ArticleChocolate Stout Pork Carnitas
Beaches, water, vacations. Aside from these summer staples, the things I really look forward to are the foods being served at summer picnics and BBQ cookouts. Carnitas is a dish I like to make when...
View ArticleMolten Chocolate Cake
Molten chocolate cakes may be on every restaurant dessert menus now, but this trend definitely has its reason. When done right, they are just too wonderful to pass up! Plus, good things never go out of...
View ArticleBlack and White Espresso Milkshake
The temperature has been soaring high lately and I’m sure many of you are craving for some sippable, frozen concoctions to cool you off. Milkshakes are classic summertime treats that never seem to go...
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