Apr 5, 2013 | chocolate, drinks, in the kitchen, recipes
Pink peppercorns look like regular peppercorns and have a peppery flavour, but are not actually related to regular peppercorns. These pinkish-red dried berries can often be found in gourmet stores or bulk food stores (where I found my supply) and are sometimes even...
Dec 23, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
For our Christmas getogethers, I wanted to bake a cookie that incorporated peppermint, since that’s one of the flavours that makes me think immediately of Christmas (eggnog and gingerbread being the other two). A friend recently shared a great orange mocha...
Dec 18, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
One of the best things about learning to be better cooks in the kitchen is that Paul and I have been eating a whole lot healthier these days than we were even a year ago (with much more trips to the market and WAY less take-out). And we’re continually learning...
Dec 17, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Stephanie and I have a lot in common (besides our name) but she’ll fill you in on that. We’ve moved our chats off of Twitter (after all, what can you really discuss in depth in 140 characters when you have so much to talk about?) and onto email and...
Dec 15, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
You know how once in a while you and a co-worker manage to become friends, great friends, outside of the workplace. You no longer think of that person as someone who you work with, but someone you actually like hanging out with? That happened to me and Christina....
Dec 14, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul first made these cookies a few years ago and I’m glad he doesn’t make them too often since I can’t stop eating these! They are super-soft, chewy and full of rich, chocolate flavour – all the things I love about cookies. Normally, I’m...
