M&M Brownies for my mom! I don't normally write about candy, but these decadent brownies are an incredibly delicious vehicle for M&M's that are ever so slightly melted -- just the way my mom loved them.It was the summer of ’81 and I was eleven years old. My mom and I drove from L.A. to Spokane to visit my … [Read more...]
Chocolate-Sesame Truffle Recipe
These Chocolate-Sesame Truffles are rich and smooth, delicious and a tiny bit crunchy all at once.If I'm creating a new chocolate truffle recipe, it's typically this time of the year. That's because my in-laws travel to Europe during the summer, and in September they bring back a variety of chocolate bars -- in … [Read more...]
Chocolate Biscoff Truffle Recipe
Well . . . all the buzz is about something so rich, so creamy, so decadent, that it might even surpass Nutella in the delicious department (might). I know. . . . GASP! You know when you make a graham cracker crust, and you've just added the melted butter, and you lick the spoon? (I can only hope you know what I'm … [Read more...]
Double Chocolate Gelato Recipe
Calling all true chocolate lovers! This Double Chocolate Gelato recipe is made for you. There's chocolate upon chocolate, all blended together to create a super smooth, super creamy and rich bowl of pure deliciousness.This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience at no additional cost to you. My … [Read more...]
Bittersweet Chocolate Coconut Bread Recipe (from Bella’s Breadbox)
My mom recently told me that her friend Elizabeth is the strongest person she's ever known. Elizabeth and her husband are very close friends of my parents. In fact, my parents absolutely adore them. I do too. At a routine physical exam, a year or so ago, Elizabeth was diagnosed with Mylogenous Lukemia. In the … [Read more...]
Halloween Recipe: Spooky Spider Chocolate Truffles
Halloween and I are not a match made in heaven. I'm not a big fan of gooey candy. I hate horror flicks. Ghosts, vampires and goblins are not my thing! (Shhh! Please don't tell my kids!) My best Halloween may have been when I was nine -- and a very petite little girl. So naturally, I dressed up as the … [Read more...]
