If you’ve never heard of Chuao Chocolatier, you’re in for a treat. I had a chance to sample some of their chocolates last year, quite randomly, around Easter. At the time, their hazelnut praline Easter Bunny with popping candy was flat out the best piece of chocolate I’d ever eaten. It was like fireworks of …
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As the saying goes, eggs are eggstraordinary. As far as I’m concerned, eggs are the most versatile food on the planet. You can prepare them in thousands of ways, pair them with ingredient after ingredient – from flour to truffles, and the resulting dish will be stupendous. You should know, though, that not all eggs …
Happy Holidays, friends! 2011 has been an amazing year full of all sorts of yummy treats and recipes I couldn’t have imagined a year or two ago. Today the fourth recipe I’ve created for Green Mountain Coffee debuts. I could not imagine in January what a wonderful year this would be; a highly caffeinated year …
Today marks a week of cookbook giveaways on Bluebonnets & Brownies. Just in time for holiday gift giving, the three books I’ll share with you are all books I’m giving to friends this holiday season. Check back on Wednesday and Friday for two more fabulous cookbooks! I’m starting the week off with Pam Anderson’s newest …
We love pork in this house. And beer. Two of the few things a Texan and a Brit might have in common from the very start, wouldn’t you say? A couple of weeks ago, James came home with a six pack of Sam Adam’s Octoberfest beer. Now, I’m not a beer drinker. But I loooooove …
I have this relationship with Green Mountain Coffee. No, I don’t specifically mean the company, though I do have one of those too. What I mean is, for years – long before I was a K-Cup Ambassador, or their recipe developer, the coffee made by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters was my favorite in the world. …
There are certain tools in my kitchen that I cherish. I use them every day, in multiple ways, and they mean even more to me because they’re heritage pieces. Pieces that I inherited from Nanny or my mom, things that I grew up using. I’ve spoken before about my favorite ice cream scoop, a scoop …
Today marks the 3rd recipe I’ve created for Green Mountain Coffee’s blog, Green Mountain Cafe. As I sit here sipping my first cup of Pumpkin Spice (for the day, not the year – shoot, I’ve been drinking this stuff since it hit shelves August 15th!), I can’t help thinking how excited I am for you …
I don’t know about you, but I love writing notes and sending letters. Call me old fashioned, but I love to get mail more than email, notes more than chat requests. When I was little, after every birthday or gift giving holiday, Nanny would sit us girls down and we’d have a thank you note …
A Final Update September 24th, 2011 Together we raised $1535 for the Red Cross of Central Texas. More than THREE times my original goal. I cannot thank you all enough. Each of the winners have been drawn, contacted, their prizes chosen, and sponsors notified. This would not have been the success it is without the …