This is my son, Auren (a.k.a. Bubba). He is 1 year, 11 months and 5 days old. Bubba loves sweet treats, especially his raw chocolate milk! We traveled over the holidays to visit my family who live out of state, and our little Bubba was spoiled quite a bit while we vacationed with this drink. He loves his raw milk and usually drinks it just…
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Chocolate ganache, that amazing chocolate concoction we use for everything from truffles to glazes and layer cakes, is a simple enough thing. After all, it s just cream and chocolate, right? Well, yes and no! Knowing how to make chocolate ganache — thick or thin, whipped or smooth — requires understanding just two things: proportion and temperature…
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Oh boy do I love hot cocoa. And that’s never going to change. I’ve got WAY many childhood memories and nostalgia tied up into a piping hot cup of cocoa with marshmallows on top. It’s the perfect treat for a cold night, paired with snuggles on the couch and a good movie. I feel cozy inside just writing that. When I’m at a hotel and see a packet…
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Method First brown the butter. Melt the butter in a medium sized, thick-bottomed, stainless steel saucepan (use stainless steel so you can tell when the butter has browned) on medium heat. Continue to cook while the butter goes through various stages of bubbling up and releasing its moisture. Whisk frequently over several minutes. When you…
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Nothing like a cup of homemade hot cocoa. Chocolatey, warm and oh so good on a cold winter day! I always seem to crave hot cocoa more around the holidays. Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s the time for celebration. I just think hot coca (with tiny marshmallows, of course) and Christmastime, go hand it hand. They were meant to be together…
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This is the 35th cupcake recipe I’ve shared on this site, and can you believe it’s the first chocolate-chocolate version?! I’ve had some chocolate cupcake bases, but those were topped with things like peanut butter frosting, … then there were the faux Hostess cupcakes, the black-bottom cupcakes and the vegan chocolate cupcakes. They are all…
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Woah, woah woah, clearly I’ve gone off the deep end here. Drinking raw milk, and now formulating a chocolate milk recipe, clearly I’m a savage. My stance was stated in one of my last posts , eat whatever you want. And I do, I just make sure that I still feel good after said food is consumed. That is if it’s going to be a regular thing. I always…
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In addition to enjoying the fabulous cookie demonstration, Holiday Baking Weekend attendees also enjoyed a great truffle and toffee-making class. This is Chef Lia. She’s a patry chef and spent a couple of hours teaching all of us about chocolate and candy, which she understands as well as a doctor understands his specialty of medicine. It…
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Today I’m making no-churn ice cream cups of three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee. These are the best flavors for homemade ice cream. The ingredients are: whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, cocoa powder, and instant coffee. It’s the easiest way to make delicious ice cream at home. Let’s get started! Ingredients For…
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My mom has been making the same chocolate chip cookies for over 20 years. They’re a serious hit around the holidays and they fly off the plate faster than anything else we put out for our Christmas spread. That’s especially impressive if you know how enormous our Christmas spread typically is. Everyone begs for the recipe (in between shoving…
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Yum The Fourth of July, America’s Independence Day, is just around the corner. Last year we celebrated with a refreshing, patriotic . But this year we will be celebrating the date with none other than a fun, Quick Chocolate Popcorn with Condensed Milk Drizzle and M&M’s (Pipoca de Chocolate com Leite Condensado e M&M’s)… This…
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Ingredients For the Crust: ¾ cup all purpose flour, plus more for dusting ¼ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1/3 cup unsalted shelled pistachios, chopped ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature ¼ cup sugar ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract For the Filling: ½ cup heavy cream ¼ cup milk 5 ounces milk chocolate…
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Last night after a long day of packing up boxes for Valentine s Day orders, I asked Mike to pick up Chinese takeout for dinner - I was exhausted. Fast forward two hours, an order of Hunan Chicken and two Crab Rangoon later, all of a sudden I had a burst of energy that translated itself into the Barefoot Contessa s Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes…
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What is it? All real chocolate comes from the cocoa bean, the fruit of a tropical tree, Theobroma cacao. Much of the quality of the chocolate will depend on the origin and quality of the beans. To make chocolate, processors roast and shell the cocoa beans, leaving only the centers, called nibs. These nibs are then pulverized or ground into…
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A…chocolate. If my best friend was a food this would be it. So amazingly satisfying on many different levels with so many options in flavors and taste. Milk, dark, bitter, organic, fair trade; the spices and flavorings are endless. Little does one realize though, chocolate is simple, easy, and quick to make yourself. You just need the right…
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