Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’

Holy hotness, New York City.
It’s a summer of triple digit temperatures, when few foods sound appetizing thanks to the fact that you could cook them on the city’s sidewalks. The only solution? A no-cook culinary repertoire loaded with freezing favorites, like this campfire classic turned chilled treat. It’s chocolate meets toasted mallow with a graham [...]

Master baker Nick Malgieri’s Perfect Chocolate Loaf Cake was, well, perfect.
And chocolate cake perfection can only be topped by one thing – chocolate custard perfection. So, naturally, I referred back to one of the nation’s best bakers for the seamless marriage of creamy and crunchy and sweet and savory. Meet Chocolate Pots de Crème with [...]

Monet was to the art of painting as Nick Malgieri is to the art of all things confectionery. Author of nine cookbooks and Director of Baking Programs at The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), Malgieri has established himself as the foremost authority on delectable desserts. From Supernatural Brownies to Chocolate Chunk Zucchini Cake, this man [...]

Get ready for Valentine’s Day with a simple shortcut to homemade toffee, no candy thermometer required! What better way to celebrate one of the sweetest days of the year than by layering chewy oats with semisweet chocolate. Toasted coconut and chopped pecans add a final touch of crunch to this quick-fix candy that’s guaranteed to [...]

I’m turning to all of my holiday baking favorites as I count down the last few days before Christmas. From my great grandmother Momoo’s 100-year-old recipe for Peanut Butter Bars to simple classics like Christmas Wreaths, deck the halls with flour and make your home a sugary winter wonderland with my favorite holiday sweets.
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What better way to put that leftover Halloween candy to use than to whip it into a homemade dessert? Grab your bulk-purchase favorites and use them as toppers on this quick-fix mix for super moist blondies. I used up my leftover Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups on this first batch but would also suggest trying Snickers, [...]

Happy National White Chocolate Day! I figured there was no better way to celebrate an obscure food holiday than to whip up a seasonal take on one of my favorite easy desserts, chocolate bark. This make-ahead confection can be loaded with your choice of dried fruits, nuts and spices. I chose to go for big [...]

As I approach the one year mark of the launch of Just a Taste, I realize many of you may not have seen some of the earliest recipes - including the recipes that were the original inspiration behind the site. There are unbeatable favorites like Noni’s Baby Back Ribs, Hungarian “Little Guys,” Curry Crab Dip, [...]

Just a Taste’s Lava Cakes with Red Raspberry Sauce recipe is today’s featured image of the day on Food Porn Daily. The site showcases drool-worthy (and safe for work) images of every food imaginable, so check it out for some of the tastiest photography around!
Chocolate craving kick in yet? Bake up a batch of my quick-fix Lava Cakes with Red Raspberry [...]

Move over Magnolia, there’s a new cupcake in town. And you don’t even have to be in New York to sink your teeth into one of Saint Cupcake’s heaven-sent sweets. I had the chance to sample three different flavors after Just a Taste was selected by the Foodie Blogroll to receive a Saint Cupcake Kit. [...]