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Hot Cocoa, anyone?
not a recipe, but super good - get some mexican hot chocolate at the store. dump boiling milk (or boiling water and powdered milk) and a chunk of spiced chocolate in blender. blend. enjoy.
Danger in the kitchen!
It took 10 years for my "catching brownie pan on way out of oven with forearm" scar to heal. mmm. burns.
Cook the Book: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book
apple pie - and another Melissa hoping to win!
What do you eat when you're feeling under the weather?
Dreyers whole fruit popsicles, pho or saltines. My husband eats an ungodly amount of Ruffles when he's ill.
Ham Bone, Ham Bone
We let the ham bone from our xmas ham add the pork flavor to a big pot of chicken pozole
Dairy/soy free baked treats
One of my favorite recipes happens to satisfy this:
Applesauce Cake
1/2 c oil
1 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c applesauce
2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg) to taste
raisins (about two handfuls) optional
45 minutes at 350 in a greased bundt pan
add vanilla frosting for sweet tooths
With Eggs, Bacon, and Parmesan, You Just Can't Go Wrong
My husband made this for us Friday - dinner for two, and good cold for lunch for one the next day.
Chocolate covered espresso beans where can I find good ones?
Melissa brand organic ones are good. (well, the chocolate is good, the beans are maybe a little more burnt than I like.)
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Eggs Benedict (we use Easter as an excuse to do fancy brunch at home)
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The Great Baking Chocolate Debate
Ree, you absolutely make my day! i enjoy your blogs, and love your recipes; i will have to send you my "best cake brownies" recipe...they have an entire can of 16 oz hershey's chocolate syrup in them....mmmmm.
one of the things i love most about you...your love for that marlboro man and your kiddos...so refreshing!
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
Mixing aforementioned creamy rich hot chocolate recipes with some peppermint schnapps.....Mmmm...
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
This one is rich. Not as rich as traditional French cocoa, but it still goes really well with a good book.
http://nujoikitchendiary.blogspot.com/2008/01/good-sip_21.html
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
When Chocolat first came out, I watched it with my daughter. I paused the movie and told her I'd be right back. I poured milk and half & half into a saucepan, dumped in about 2 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips and simmered it, whisking. Yield: A more-than-passable cup of chocolate velvetyness.
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
Here are the links for Ina's recipe
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_29946,00.html
and Giada's recipe, which is actually a mocha:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_30978,00.html
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
I think I fell in love with hot cocoa sitting around the campfire when I was in boy scouts. I still love it with the mini marshmallows.
But my adult self loves to make it the Ina Garten way with some melted semisweet chocolate, like Valrhona. I've had it at chocolate shops in Philly and Washington, DC spiced with a little bit of cayenne or chipotle powder. I think Giada has a recipe for that one. May sound strange, but it is delicious.
Chocolate covered espresso beans where can I find good ones?
Try Mocha Magic Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans.
www.mochamagicjavasupply.com
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
@Perky -- So true! First time I ever had Spam was at Girl Scout camp -- and I thought it was good stuff! But back to the thread: Think the idea of the dry cocoa mix was that all it needed was water heated over a campfire. At the age of 10, I thought it was the cat's pajamas.
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
I'm wondering where is the freshly whipped cream? @hatlady, my idea of wilderness hot chocolate is real cream Redi whip in the can (not Cool Whip in any circumstances), so I can't even contemplate dry nonfat milk and non-dairy creamer. I was a brownie, girl scout and leader and it's true - anything consumed around a campfire will instill great memories. ;)
Hot Cocoa, anyone?
At Girl Scout camp a thousand years ago, we had the best hot chocolate ever -- or maybe it just seemed that way, drinking it beside a campfire in the mountains. It was made with cocoa powder, dry nonfat milk and non-dairy creamer. Does anyone have that recipe? Nostalgia calls!
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