After committing several grave food blogger sins this fall by ignoring Halloween and not posting anything with pumpkin—I intended to, but my attempt at a vegan pumpkin cake was an irredeemable flop—I’ve been itching to share just one more holiday recipe with you ...
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Peanut Butter Butterfinger Truffles
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #mixinmoments #CollectiveBias Last week was quite a week. There was a seemingly endless flood of heartbreaking events around the globe. The weather in the Midwest felt stifling and oppressive. I found myself facing some big decisions in my personal life. Obviously, the local weather and ...
Chocolate Irish Cream Truffles
I know very little about Irish cooking. As far as I can tell, I don’t have a drop of Irish blood in me. I’ve never been to Ireland. I have been to a few Irish pubs and eateries, and while I do love me a good boxty (my love for potatoes is no secret), my most memorable Irish restaurant experience was an unfortunate incident in which I eagerly dug into a scoop of Guinness ice ...
Peanut Caramel Rice Krispies Candies
I’ve inadvertently been on a bit of a candy-making kick lately. Over the holidays, I was already planning to make a batch of chocolate hazelnut truffles to give as a gift, but was then encouraged (volun-told?) to make an additional batch and a half for various family members. A week or two later, I ended up making even more candy when we had some friends over for dinner. I needed a ...
Coconut Almond Truffles
It's Monday. And Mondays require chocolate, right? Don't worry - I've got you covered! As a child, Almond Joys weren’t even on my radar: my favorite candies were pretty much all peanut-based (Snickers, NutRageous, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, etc.) This probably stems from the fact that my brother is allergic to peanuts. The only time we really had much candy was at Halloween—we got some at ...
Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles
The first time I made truffles was about two and a half years ago. It did not go so well. They tasted fantastic, but it was a rather time-consuming and frustrating experience and only about three of them looked even semi-presentable. ...