As soon as the holiday season arrives, my first stop is Trader Joe's for a box of the Candy Cane Joe-Joe's, which are essentially Double Stuf Oreos with pieces of crushed peppermint candy inside the ...

WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO TEMPER CHOCOLATE? Manufactured chocolate - the chocolate you buy as an ingredient for cooking - must be tempered before it is used in confectionery for dipped or molded ...

My family’s Passover dessert tradition has essentially involved opening a box of chocolate-covered matzo and a can of macaroons and maybe arranging them on a serving plate. That’s not necessarily a ...

Tbsp unsalted butter, melted 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1 Tbsp light olive oil 2 Tbsp honey ¼ tsp vanilla extract Pinch ...

Put the semisweet chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Cook, stirring, until melted. Remove the bowl from the pan and ...