Fall is quite possibly my favorite season. We have cider and pumpkins, candy and costumes, birthdays and cake [mine!], turkey and pie, big meals and warm homes. And for me, Halloween feels like the starting point of the fun. October 31st to January 1st passes in a blink of an eye, so why not start off the end of your
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All Hallow’s Eve is upon us, who’s excited? The candy overload, costume mania, and pumpkin carving! Oooh the pumpkins! While Thanksgiving seems like the holiday truly focused around eating pumpkin, don’t wait until November to get your fill of pumpkin. Here’s an infusion that will take a week to make, just in time for your Halloween parties. While I am
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When it comes to my kitchen, fancy desserts just aren’t for me. Delicate macarons seem above my head, jiggly panna cotta might scare me a bit, and in general, I will make cupcakes, cookies and muffins more often than a classic pastry. Experimenting with flavors in a dessert form I’m familiar with is my favorite thing to do. So when
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A week ago today, I was still riding off the sugar high that was the Chile Chocolate Takedown. In the middle of the gorgeous Brooklyn Botanic Garden, six contenders met to battle chiles and chocolate. Only one victor emerged, and if you can’t tell from the above picture, the winner was ME! Every year, there is a Chile Fiesta at BBG and
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For the full story behind these babies, check out my chocolate chile adventure. These are bars in the loosest sense of the word. A simple graham cracker crust, a rich ganache held together with an egg, and a marshmallow that at times, acts like it will never sit on top of the base. That’s ok – no matter if things fall
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For the full story behind these babies, check out my chocolate chile adventure. These marshmallows are not shy, no siree! They’re fluffy and oversized, pillows of spicy goodness. Whether making a traditional s’more, a s’more bar, dunking them in hot cocoa or eating straight up, these hot pepper marshmallows are a force to be reckoned with.
I know, I know. You’re giving me that look, right? It’s October, Summer 2011 has officially departed, why am I giving you a slaw recipe now? Look, here’s the thing. I’m not really a slaw kind of girl. That mayo-soaked, flavorless pile of crunch just doesn’t do it for me. So I’m not particularly on the hunt for great slaw.
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