The kids started back to school today. It’s always bittersweet because while it’s nice to sit in silence for the first time in three months I also miss them terribly.
Anyway, surprisingly they all wanted peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches for lunch, and I cut them into little star-shaped “puzzles” using the Lunch Box Builder […]
I was checking out a contest entry submitted by Morning Coffee & Afternoon Tea and came across this cute list of chocolate quotes, which I swiped:
I’m not overweight. I’m Chocolate-Enriched.
The Chocoholic 12-Step Program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate!
Chocolate doesn’t make the world go around, but it sure makes the trip […]
Not too long ago the very generous Jennifer (jenerous? Sorry, too much BB8) over at Offbeat Homes sent me a document about chocolate that she had created for a class. I gleaned a few tidbits and present you with bits and pieces of chocolate history:
- The botanical name for the cacao tree is “Theobroma Cacao” […]
I’ve wanted to do a contest here for a little while but had a hard time coming up with prize ideas since actually sending chocolate right now isn’t much of an option (still way too hot). So when I did my post the other day about the theobromine molecule t-shirts a lightbulb went off and […]
Julie at Declutter It did a post yesterday about brown being the new black, and I couldn’t agree more. I love brown as an accent color (especially paired with blue) and have been trying to talk my husband into painting one of our bedroom walls a deep brown instead of the red we’d been […]
I love fudgy, chewy brownies. I’m not crazy about the cakey kind because I figure if I want cake I’ll have cake, you know? Anyway, I found this recipe on AllRecipes not too long ago and it’s one of the few that has turned out as promised - dense and yummy!
Chewy Brownies
1 cup unsweetened cocoa […]
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