Tag Archives: Chocolate

Chocolate Rum Balls

New year, new take dark chocolate (liquor) ball truffles. This time, I swapped in spiced rum for the bourbon, used half and half in place of heavy cream, and chopped Virginia peanuts in place of pecans. The result? Still wicked … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies

Stop. Take a deep breath. These brownies, at first glance, appear to be wicked complicated and involved, but, after making two batches in the space of one week, I am here to tell you that, no, they are actually pretty … Continue reading

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Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Bars

First; in my defense, allow me to say that I am terrible at most of these kind of things. I could not make chex mix to save my soul, and, if you recall the Fruity Pebbles cereal marshmallow ‘tree’ they … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Cup Swirl Cake

Rich came across a recipe for a peanut butter cup cake; a yellow cake mix with peanut butter added, then some of the batter mixed with chocolate syrup and swirled in. The baked cake was then topped with a peanut … Continue reading

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Chocolate & Caramel Topped Shortbread Truffle Brownies

Long title for a tasty brownie. I don’t recall how I came across this recipe, from chef­in­training.com, but I do know that I’ve bookmarked her site for future visits. This brownie, topped with a shortbread and cream cheese mixture, then … Continue reading

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Caramelita Cake

It was time for our monthly gathering to drink wine and eat good food; also known as The Book Club. This month’s book “A Place at the Table” was my selection and, while I enjoyed it, I thought there could’ve … Continue reading

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Outrageous(ly) AWESOME Brownies

Put down that brownie mix, you won’t be wanting it anymore. “But, wait!”, you say “it’s extra fudgy!” Yeh, no… no, it’s not. These babies are the real deal; with close to two pounds* of chocolate, six eggs, and a … Continue reading

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Milky Way Cake

Rich. Chocolate. Cake. I got this spiffy new cake pan for Christmas – well, actually I got two spiffy new cake pans for Christmas, but this is the first one I got, so this is the one I used – … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

When I opened up the Sunday Parade Supplement a few weeks back and came across this recipe from Alicia Silverstone, I knew I was gonna be trying it: chocolate and peanut butter and graham crackers and dairy free (if you … Continue reading

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Chocolate Pretzel Cookies

The jury is still out on these… Rich’s mom loved ’em, but that may have been due to the fact that I made them dairy-free. I thought they were a bit on the dry side, but that may have been … Continue reading

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