Chocolate Slathered Pretzels 🎄

While most of us are familiar with the concept of chocolate dipped pretzels for the holidays (or anytime, really), these tasty treats are actually pretty much the same, just richer and even more decadent! The chocolate “dip” becomes a chocolate ganache! Chocolate Covered Pretzels Chocolate Covered Pretzels 1 bag stick pretzels10 oz. dark chocolate chunks1/3…

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Brazilian Brigadeiro Chocolate Truffles

They are creamy. They are crunchy. They are sweet. They are silky. They are dark and dense, yet they are also unbelievably light as a feather.You’ll want to eat them all! They are Brazilian Chocolate Truffles: Brigadeiro! I saw a friend living in Italy post a photos of these in Instagram and knew immediately this…

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The Perfect Snack

I recently returned from a brief outings and Brian seemed to be super excited to greet me home.We love each other. I mean, we really LOVE each other.However, we’ve both been working and living in the 1-room 1,000 square foot studio since March 15.Sometimes one or the other of us needs a little outing.In any…

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Double Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownies

As I wandered through the grocery store mid-August, I spied the produce bin full of cherries. Yum, I thought to myself.Just then, the produce manager began to speak, well entice, me and the rest of my fellow shoppers with the idea that we should all catch the last of the summer cherries before they are…

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Say “Yes” to Chocolate

Chocolate was another one of those items to which I had to work at acquiring a taste.  I made an effort to “train” my palette.  It was one of those things, much like BACON and olives, that I so wanted to adore, but just did not enjoy for a long, long time.  Now, it’s a…

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