I can’t believe it’s spring. It’s wet and cold outside and the winter seemed to fly by. But here we are. By way of inspiration the folks at Walkers Shortbread sent me some of their shortbread fingers with the invitation to use them to talk about spring. My fellow Walkers Shortbread Society members had all sorts… [more]
Imagine a room with unlimited samples of chocolates, cookies, cake, and more. That’s the New England Dessert Showcase. [more]
It seems that Barbie has reunited with Ken, who has just turned a distinguished 50 years old. Ken was never really my style, but I’ll take this chocolate one any day: I’m at Toy Fair this week and have TONS of things to share. This one is in honor of Valentine’s Day! [more]
One of my favorite memories from my childhood was making (and eating) 7-layer bars. These super-easy bars typically have graham cracker crumbs, butter, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, walnuts, coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Unfortunately, Bug has a nut allergy, so walnuts are out. I can’t find butterscotch chips (or white chocolate chips) locally without a… [more]