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Happy Birthday Cake Truffles: A Creative Take on the Birthday Cake

Makes about 50 truffles February 16 is a special day in my family. Why you ask? Well that day is my dad’s birthday. This year wasn’t just another birthday though, it was a special one. February 16, 2019 my dad turned 65. Yep one of those milestone ages. Normally I get my dad a gift […]

Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond Bites (Fitness Trainer Approved)

Makes about 25 bites The new year… a time we make yearly goals and try to stick with them. One goal that is my favorite to use every year is I want to lose weight and improve my overall fitness. So that means clean up my nutrition, get to the gym more often and cut […]

How to Temper Chocolate

As we discussed in our Sweet Science of Chocolate post, in order avoid fat and sugar bloom and to get the right chocolate crystallization for the perfect properties, you need to temper the chocolate. Tempering is basically the melting and cooling of chocolate to a certain temperature to achieve the right crystallization. Below are two […]

Dark Chocolate Potato Chip Brookies For The Big Game

This Sunday is the biggest game of the year, the Superbowl. Superbowl Sunday is a time where friends and family can get together and cheer for the same team or against each other. For some people, it is an excuse to eat junk food and see all the new commercials. Either way, Superbowl usually involves […]

The Sweet Science of Chocolate

Chocolate, a candy oh so easy to eat, yet oh so tricky to make and use. You ask why is it so tricky to make and use? You can thank chemistry for that. In order to be able to properly work with chocolate, it is best to know the basics behind it. Let’s start at […]