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 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.
Do you remember the Pie Party? Oh, of course you do. Who can forget such a pretty, pretty berry-covered chocolate pie. (Let me stroke my ego just the tiniest bit.) Soon after we cut butter and shared stories, Shauna recommended we do it again – with vinegar. Pickles may not seem as sexy as pie (I’d beg to differ), but
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Let me just be frank: I grew up on damn good jam. Yes, my mother insisted on having Welch’s grape in the fridge, but that market spoiled me rotten. The adult kid adores sour cherry and apricot preserves, full of luscious chunks of fruit. But Hero Forest Berry Preserves? That was THE STUFF peanut butter & jelly sandwiches were made
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I love a good challenge. Making recipes from an older cookbook, where oven temperatures, baking times, ingredient treatments are oft unmentioned, would be fit the bill. When I spied the Burwell General Store‘s Recipe Swap, I was game. This swap involves remaking recipes from the book “All-Day Singin’ and Dinner on the Ground.” Written in a time where all cookbook owners were more familiar
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Deep, dark luscious cherries. Tart, sweet, rich with balsamic vinegar. Really, do I need to say much more? These are the first cherries of the season on the East Coast. And they got the sexy, royally delicious treatment. So good it makes you want to lick you jam pot clean. It’s your favorite pot in the kitchen, a mass merchandiser’s knock
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