Category Archives: Food and Drink

Diana’s Bananas’ Dark Chocolate Banana Babies

Posted on 23rd March 2021 by Cat Eldridge

OK, it’s way too cute a name, I’ll grant you, but once you meet them and taste them for the first time you’ll forgive the overly cute name, as they’re amazingly good. Diana’s Bananas’ Dark Chocolate Banana Babies are one … Continue reading →

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Francine Genovaldi’s immortal chocolate legacy

Posted on 22nd March 2021 by Jennifer Stevenson

Francine Genovaldi worked with me in the typing pool. We had a tradition in that pool: for every birthday, we all brought in goodies. There were twelve word processor operators, and often the birthdays came three or four to a … Continue reading →

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Ghirardelli’s Intense Dark Hazlenut Heaven Bar

Posted on 21st March 2021 by Denise Kitashima Dutton

I’m always game for dark chocolate. Plus, I’m a sucker for hazelnuts (aka filbert, a name I absolutely love) in any form. So hello, combination of the two! Ghirardelli blends their premium chocolate with nicely minced nuts to create a … Continue reading →

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Trader Joe’s Organic Dark Chocolate PB&J Minis

Posted on 21st March 2021 by Robert

Trader Joe’s offers a variety of confections, most of them involving chocolate. The latest one to cross my path is the Organic Dark Chocolate PB&J Minis I can hear you asking “What is this?” I suspect it’s a riff on … Continue reading →

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Winter soup with pot stickers and shrimp

Posted on 20th March 2021 by Jennifer Stevenson

This warming soup has a clear stock that will knock your socks off with flavors. Start with something homemade and tasty, like a rich chicken or ham stock. The second lot of vegetables goes in timed to retain flavor and … Continue reading →

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Equal Exchange Chocolates’ Organic, Dark Chocolate, Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt, 55% Cacao

Posted on 4th March 2021 by Denise Kitashima Dutton

This bar is a mouthful to say, but happily it’s also a mouthful of deliciousness. Oh my God this is so good! Think of a browned butter brickle, paired with sea salt, then stirred into 55% cacao dark chocolate. Divine. … Continue reading →

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Khichdi: Comfort food for a cold winter’s day

Posted on 12th February 2021 by Gary Whitehouse

I’m not here to talk down the merits of mac ‘n’ cheese, which seems to have become America’s default comfort food. But I want to tell you about the merits – nay, the glories – of another food just as … Continue reading →

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Kicking it up a notch with mezcal: la bruja te prende fuego

Posted on 3rd February 2021 by Jennifer Stevenson

I’m a two-margarita girl. When I lunch with my pals, I can pour them down between layers of food and I’m fine. Never met a margarita that intimidated me. This was before I met mezcal. This recipe is adapted from … Continue reading →

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Moser Roth Privat Chocolatiers’ Dark Chili Chocolate Bar

Posted on 24th January 2021 by Denise Kitashima Dutton

Looking for something a bit different for this year’s Winter Chocolate Binge this month? How about something a bit…spicy? No, not that kind of spicy, I’m gonna keep it clean in this review y’all. This chocolate brand, made “exclusively for” Aldi, … Continue reading →

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Just another lasagna recipe: no boil version

Posted on 23rd January 2021 by Jennifer Stevenson

Today the weather is clammy and the sun is dim: good time to make lasagna. That’ll do for my cooking obligations for the next two and a half days, although how two people manage to eat a whole lasagna in … Continue reading →

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