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How to Make Your Own Milk Chocolate Masterpieces for Valentine’s Day

What did you ask your sweetie to get you this Valentine’s Day? Diamonds? A romantic dinner for two? A massage? Since requests aren’t always granted (depending on the particular sweetie involved), you might want to brace yourself for a bar (okay, a box) of chocolates and a pat on the back. If you are lucky, your honey will honor you with a slice of Emeril Lagasse’s Milk Chocolate Cheesecake. If you are really lucky, you won’t have to make it yourself. Either way, the recipe is provided below along with the directions for mouthwatering milk chocolate cookies sealed with a … Continue reading →

Chocolicious Treats for Valentine’s Day

Did you know that 58 million pounds of chocolate candy will be sold this week as lovebirds scramble to impress their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day? What’s more, the price of those chocolate treats is estimated to exceed $100 million. You won’t have to spend anywhere near that amount to make the following Valentine’s Day chocolate recipes. These simple and affordable desserts can be shared with a house full of sweeties or prepared as the finishing touch to a romantic dinner for two. TRIPLE CHOCOLATE SWEETIE CAKE Ingredients: 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant … Continue reading →

Simple Sweet Treats for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is about a week away and if you are looking for the perfect treat to take into the office or you need a simple dessert to send to school with your kids, the following recipes are just for you. Both desserts feature the Valentine’s Day ingredient we can’t live without—CHOCOLATE. But, the rich delicious flavors that these recipes impart are not the only reason they are some of my favorites. Making the Oreo Cookie Pudding and the Brownie Extravaganza is a cinch-—perfect for busy moms who only find out their child needs to bring a treat to school … Continue reading →

Hosting a Valentine’s Day Fondue Party

Despite them being up since the week after Christmas, I have purposely avoided the Valentine’s Day displays at Wal-Mart and Target. Now that we are only a couple weeks away from Love Day, I figure I’d better get motivated to spread some Valentine’s Day cheer. (Ho, ho, no!) While I am still in the planning stages for this year’s festivities, I did find recipes from a Valentine’s Day fondue party I helped host a few years ago. A fondue maker I won at an office Christmas party inspired the party. It broke shortly after the party, but not before we … Continue reading →

You Can Never Have Too Much Chocolate

At least in my book. Which is why most of my playgroup potluck contributions feature the tantalizing treat. Even if you are not a huge chocolate fan, you will have a hard time saying no to the following fudgy offerings: CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING Ingredients: 3/4 loaf white bread 2 cups milk 1/2 cup chocolate syrup or melted sweet chocolate 1 tablespoon melted butter 5 eggs Dash of vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut and cube bread and place in a large bowl. Mix together eggs, sugar, chocolate and butter and add to the bowl of cubed bread, … Continue reading →

Chocolate for Breakfast

Students in our city have been home for three days straight due to school administrators cancelling class because of severely cold winter temperatures. For most of my friends cabin fever set in by day two and they are now going stir crazy with cooped up kids who are a bored senseless. Which is why I was shocked when one of my pals admitted to doing the unthinkable the other day: Feed her children chocolate for breakfast. You’d think she want to cut out sugar entirely from her children’s diet while they were home during the snow days, but being the … Continue reading →

Last-Minute Christmas Treats

This is it! Christmas is just two days away. If you are still in need of edible gifts to pass out on the big day or you are hosting out-of-town guests, then you’ve come to the right place. The following sweet recipes are extremely easy to prepare and can be on the table or in a decorative tin in about an hour. HOMEMADE COOKIES AND CREME FUDGE Ingredients: 3 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter 2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz. can) Evaporated Milk 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) white chocolate chips 1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow creme 1/2 cup … Continue reading →

Holiday Muffins

Whether you are celebrating with just your immediate family or you’re hosting a house full of relatives, it’s nice to serve up a few special recipes on Christmas morning. Growing up my mom always made sure that we had fresh warm muffins on Christmas morning. After we opened all of our gifts she would go into the kitchen to whip up some Gingerbread Muffins while we inspected our loot from Santa Claus. This year I am trying out a new muffin recipe that I’m sure my entire family will love. It contains chocolate so I have no doubt that the … Continue reading →

Kicked Up Christmas Brownies

When a cookie just doesn’t cut it and cake is a bit too much, there’s the brownie. But, with the holiday season upon us a plain chocolate brownie just won’t do. Take a look at these kicked up recipes for Shortbread Brownies and adorable Christmas Snowmen Brownies: SHORTBREAD BROWNIES Ingredients: For the Crust: 1 cup butter or margarine 2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar For the Brownie: 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1 package of your favorite brownie mix Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13-by-9-inch pan. To make crust: Cut butter into flour … Continue reading →

How to Make Lollipop Cookies and Gourmet Chocolate Truffles

Everything tastes better on a stick, right? That’s what state fair food vendors maintain anyway. Now you can bring the joy of snacking on a stick to your holiday party with this fun recipe for Chocolate Lollipop Cookies. Don’t let the name intimidate you, this recipe is very simple to make. What’s more, kids go crazy for these festive holiday cookies. The second recipe for Gourmet Chocolate Truffles is not as elaborate as it sounds. The chocolate treats that are mega-popular this time of year have the look and taste of a gourmet goodie, but the preparation is nowhere near … Continue reading →