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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Brownies

I am not a huge sucker for sweets. Generally, treats for me center around saltiness, crunchiness, and perhaps bourbon or a good beer. Some days, though, a wild hair tickles my fancy and dark chocolate dessert concoctions say please make … Continue reading

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Chocolate Banana Pudding

I think chocolate pudding was amongst one of the first things I learned how to cook. And by that, I definitely don’t mean the method below. I mean the Jell-O instant pudding stuff… like this. What I didn’t know then … Continue reading

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Rich Frosted Chocolate Sheet Cake

Every year as my husband’s birthday approaches, I start to think about what his celebratory dinner and cake will consist of. By “approaches” I mean my crazy-brain begins thinking around early October, for his late November birthday. Usually I wait … Continue reading

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Chocolate Bark : Two For One

I have wanted to tell you about this candy for two months now. I made both of these chocolate barks around Christmas to gift to other folks. The friends and family who received the chocolate seemed to enjoy the gifts. … Continue reading

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The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz: Chocolate Ice Cream

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Magic Chocolate Custard Cake

I’ll make a confession: I rarely cook by following a recipe. My preferred way of cooking something new is to research a bunch of recipes, then combine elements of all of them, picking and choosing what sounds like will work … Continue reading

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Chocolate Truffle Cookies

We are coming back from nearly a week of traveling. Literally, as I write this, we are on I-5 heading north to Oregon from California. (Aah, the benefits of technology. Blogging from the backseat of our truck cab? Ridiculous.) That … Continue reading

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Brown Butter Brownies with Salted Honey Caramels

I’m under the impression that some days require overindulgence, with allowance for that to be okay. I’m not always good about the second part of that. Other times, I’m very good at it. Regardless, let us come to the conclusion … Continue reading

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Chocolate Beet Pulp Muffins

When I decided to make this juice, I didn’t think about the leftover pulp ahead of time. Lots of folks who make their own juices at home seem to add the pulp to their compost piles, or simply toss it … Continue reading

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Fudgy Bourbon Brownies

I’ve got to admit, I like my booze. I also like my dessert. Not in an excessive, over-the-top, drunkard, gluttonous sort of way. But… thoroughly. I try to make a point of creating desserts no more than once a week, … Continue reading

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