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When you’ve absolutely, positively run out of time…
So, here we are, it’s nearly Christmas, and I have yet to mail the annual holiday boxes of candy and cookies I send to my mom, brother, and in-laws, scattered up and down the East coast from...
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Nobody knows the truffles we’ve seen…
OK, folks, let’s try a simple Miller’s analogy: Christmas is to peppermint as Easter is to A. Ham B. Hardboiled eggs C. Peeps D. Chocolate If you guessed Peeps, you were close. Peeps, those fluorescent...
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The big chocolate blowout
Back when I was about 12 or so, my dad’s job occasionally required him to go to Boston for meetings. Once in awhile, I was allowed to go with him, and can still remember the feeling of weightlessness...
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Holiday baking traditions: Panforte
You know, I never, EVER thought I’d utter the following words: I like panforte. But I do; I really do. Growing up, this classic Italian Christmas sweet fell under the heading of “icky sticky stuff with...
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LorAnn flavors
First of all, bravo if you are now singing the adverb song from School House Rock. Way to kick it old school. Second, sorry if the song gets stuck in your head all day, it just had to be done. I did it...
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Chocolate Bark: the easiest candy ever
Homemade candy. Does that sound like an oxymoron? I mean, you probably wouldn’t attempt to make a Milky Way or M&Ms at home. Or Gummi Worms, or Starbursts, or even a simple Charleston Chew. But...
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Pecan & Salted Caramel Candies: turtle love.
Just four simple players: caramel, chocolate, pecans, and sea salt. Yet the the beautiful music these four friends make together – soft with crunchy, salty with sweet, nutty with chocolate with caramel...
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Easy Florentines: simply elegant.
Now let me say, right off the bat – I’m not one of those people who thinks fooling around with the flavor of chocolate is a good thing. I mean, I LOVE chocolate – if it’s bittersweet, dark, or...
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Easy Fudge
Would you believe I live about 45 minutes away from the Guinness World Record’s longest candy counter in the world? Would you believe I don’t go there for the candy? For me, it can be all about the...
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Chocolate Malt Pizzelle
Hearken ye back to the days before movie theater megaplexes. Back to when each town had a movie theater, or better still, a drive-in. Yeah, the drive-in… Where the kids piled into the back of the...
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Peppermint Crunch Marshmallows
Have you ever made homemade marshmallows? I hadn’t, until recently. With the holidays coming up, I decided to try our new recipe for Peppermint Crunch Marshmallows. Coincidentally, a reporter had...
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A basic guide to tempering chocolate
What is more luxurious than a pool of perfectly smooth, perfectly ready-to-do-your-bidding chocolate? One that will coat whatever you want, and harden almost instantly to a shiny, firm-to-the-touch...
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Stained Glass Cookies
I have to admit that when it comes to holiday candy, I’m a “day after” kind of gal. I shop for my Valentine’s chocolates on Feb. 15, I shop for my Halloween fun-sized goodies after November 1st, etc....
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Everything Chocolate Bark
Imagine a typical consumer tasting [fill in the blank]. S/he turns the package over, and reads the list of ingredients. “Hey, I can do that!” Who among us hasn’t been through this experience? You taste...
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Basic Fudge Recipes
Let’s talk about fudge. This old-fashioned candy isn’t around much anymore, but we haven’t forgotten about it. Penny candy shops sell fudge. Chocolatiers make it still, and across New England, you can...
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Baking with Molasses
Sift magazine’s holiday issue is full of festive recipes for this season’s baking. Sift magazine often includes a feature called “ingredient spotlight.” That’s where we take one of our favorite baking...
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When it’s CRUNCH time
Long ago and far away, in a land where there was no email and your teacher sent a note home from school with you if there was a “problem;” where kids played dodgeball on the playground because it...
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When you’ve absolutely, positively run out of time…
So, here we are, it’s nearly Christmas, and I have yet to mail the annual holiday boxes of candy and cookies I send to my mom, brother, and in-laws, scattered up and down the East coast from...
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Nobody knows the truffles we’ve seen…
OK, folks, let’s try a simple Miller’s analogy: Christmas is to peppermint as Easter is to A. Ham B. Hardboiled eggs C. Peeps D. Chocolate If you guessed Peeps, you were close. Peeps, those...
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The big chocolate blowout
Back when I was about 12 or so, my dad’s job occasionally required him to go to Boston for meetings. Once in awhile, I was allowed to go with him, and can still remember the feeling of weightlessness...
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