“Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate.” – Terry Moore Personally I prefer to be right next to a superior quality dark chocolate, 24/7. Admit it, you want to be a chocolate snob. Wine snobbery just doesn’t have the same cachet anymore. Chocolate snobbery is more fun and chocolate snobs are much more …
Just as I was ready to voice my concern about the extensive use of xanthan gum in gluten-free product, a study reported by the International Journal of Food Science and Technology informed me about the beneficial effects of the gum in baked products. Food scientists tested xanthan gum by adding various concentrations of it to …
Have you ever had an experience in your life that caused you to redirect your goals, change your life style, or reassess your aspirations? If so, I would like to”compare notes” with you. Recently, I had just such an experience, and because of it, this blog is in the process of being revamped. Most of …
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS! 1. Lisa from http://www.lisasglutenfree.com – whose readers will be excited to receive all the updated information Lisa will offer them from the book 2. dj6ual at http://dj6ual.jigsy.com – I am really happy that “dj6ual” (DJ Harris ) won this book. She is an MS survivor, that does not allows her illness to take over, …
Guest Post By Katherine Martinelli, a Food and Travel Writer and Photographers. When Georgette of Chocolate and Figs invited me to do a guest post on the importance of good food photography on food blogs, I wasn’t just honored, I was blown away! I’ve been an admirer of Chocolate and Figs for some time now …
WOW! I cannot believe it is October already. September is always such a busy month for me that it disappears without me noticing. I am always hoping that next year I will be more organized; meaning I will have less stressful September days. Oh well, one can always hope. But finally I have a few …
Another year has passed and once again we ask the same question: where did this year go? It seems as if we just celebrated 5771 (yes, that is the year that just passed). I guess by now I should realize that time is not static. Another traditional thing we do every year is asking for …
Hungary is famed for its fine pastries; many relate to our long Austrian association. There are dessert recipes, however, that are purely Hungarian. Somlói Galuska (SHOM-lo-i GAH-loosh-kah), a kind of trifle on steroids, is an easy cake recipe and delicious member of the Hungarian dessert family. Wikimedia License from Illustratedjc To me, Somlói Galuska is …
I’ve been looking for an opportunity to give back to all my loyal readers. A few days back, we reviewed a cookbook, titled: Gluten-Free Made Simple,written by the women of the Dahlstrom family. Since then I became friends with Marcia Dahlstrom, co-author of the book, exchanged ideas and I even baked a blondie from the …
Who says that a blog that writes about food always need to have a new recipe, a new photograph of a cake, a new cookbook review and so on…? I did not see any recipe police checking all the food blogs and gives out summons to those having a recipe or a photograph more than …