Tag: cocoa

S’mores are the archetypal American summer dessert – graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows are de rigueur for every event at which a firepit might be found, from camping to backyard barbeques, and have been since the mid 1920’s. Over the years, the S’mores flavor combination has made its way...

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned my grandmother’s old fashioned fudge (which she made for so many occasions throughout my childhood) as one of my earliest introductions to fudge. I’m sure no one is surprised to learn that it also has a place on my holiday goodie trays. I’m...

There is a bit of an ongoing debate across the internet baking communities as to whether brownies should be made with melted chocolate, cocoa powder, or some combination of both. While I won’t go quite so far as to say I’ve never met a brownie I didn’t like, I...