Dying for Chocolate

St. Patrick's Day is coming up! Time to bring out the Guinness .   Here's a great and easy recipe for Guinness Chocolate Truffles...

Oreo Ad: 1960 Happy Birthday, Oreo! Today is National Oreo Day ! The Oreo is America's Favorite Cookie! This cookie debuted on...

Valentine's Day is all about Chocolate . I love heart-shaped truffles , and they're easy to make if you have the right molds. Ther...

Today is National Irish Coffee Day . An Irish Coffee is perfect for these freezing days. It's chilly here in the Bay Area, but not...

New Year's Eve is National Champagne Day , and I thought I'd post this recipe in advance, so you'll be able to make sure you ha...

Today is National Maple Syrup Day . When I was young, we traveled to Canada, Maine, and Vermont for fishing trips (my father was a fresh w...

Today is  National Espresso Day . I'm always looking for an easy way to combine the food of the day with chocolate, and what could...

If you read this blog, it shouldn't come as a surprise that I love Truffles . Since Thanksgiving is coming up, I thought I'd post ...

Today is National Cappuccino Day . I'm sure you've already had a cappuccino to celebrate, but here's another way to celebrate ...

Today is National Chocolate with Almonds Day , and what better way to celebrate than making  Toasted Almond Truffles . I love this Retro 198...

September is Honey Month , and there are still lots of bees buzzing around my roses. If you follow my blog, you know I love honey ! So here...

Today is International Cachaça Day !  Cachaca is a liquor made from fermented sugarcane, and is the most popular distilled alcoholic beve...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  Celebrate with  "Mexican" Truffles. You'll want to try all three recipes! You can really taste the te...

Tomorrow is the running of the Kentucky Derby . I know you're going to have a Mint Julep with your Derby Pie, but add to that some Ke...

When I was growing up, if a child didn't eat the school or camp lunch, out came the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Gluten and pe...

Here's something fun to make for April's Fool's Day : GARDEN TRUFFLES. These garden truffles are for planting - not for eatin...

The Black Forest Today is Black Forest Cake Day. Usually I post one of two Black Forest Cake recipes--one a layer cake, and another a ...

Today is National Kahlua Day . What a great day to celebrate! Kahlua is a coffee-flavored liqueur that goes very well in so many chocola...

Valentine's Day is all about Chocolate . I love heart-shaped truffles , and they're easy to make... if you have the right molds. T...

Here's a great recipe for Super Bowl Sunday. These Truffles contain all the football food groups : Chocolate, Beer, and Pretzels (or...