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Chocolate

SALTED-CARAMEL SIX-LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE

December 19, 2011

Human by Jon McLaughlin on Grooveshark Musical pairing – Human by Jon McLaughlin When I asked The Professor for his advice on which angle to write this post . . . his reply was, ‘What about how much of a struggle the recipe was?’ To which I said, ‘Oh, you mean from the point of [...]

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COCA-COLA CUPCAKES WITH TOASTED MERINGUE

September 29, 2011

Musical pairing – Carolina by James Taylor I had been a fan of Virginia Willis long before I had the opportunity to meet her; perusing her blog is like grabbing a cup of coffee or tea and settling in to catch up . . . to see what’s been happening since the last time I [...]

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BLOOMINGTON BITES: CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CAKE

August 16, 2011

Musical pairing – Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves by Aretha Franklin (with The Eurythmics) ‘An Adventure to the Classics‘ – As kids, my sister and I fell into two camps. I was the adventurous eater, my sister the picky one. I would pile on the spicy Indian sauces whereas my sister wouldn’t eat jelly [...]

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THE PROFESSOR’S CHOCOLATE PORTER ICE CREAM

July 7, 2011

You are in for a treat because July 7th was World Chocolate Day – who knew? To celebrate, Debra and I tried to think of something chocolate to make and share with everyone. But, I was torn. I’ve been anxious to share a video that we shot last summer with head brewer Caleb Staton of [...]

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MOVIE BITES – ‘EARL MURDERS ME BECAUSE I’M HAVING AN AFFAIR PIE’

June 29, 2011

Musical pairing – You’re Gonna Get It by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings “Waitress” is a beautiful movie. I can’t say enough good things about it. Without ruining it for you, I’ll just say it’s about a lost woman finding her way back to herself in the face of unforeseen circumstances. The very talented (and tragically deceased) [...]

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THE GREATEST BLOG NEVER SOLD & STRAWBERRY TRUFFLES

April 26, 2011

Musical pairing – The Sellout by Macy Gray Have you heard about this new movie coming out, ‘The Greatest Movie Ever Sold‘? We came across it on Twitter, because POM Wonderful is a major sponsor and we follow their tweets. This satirical documentary about branding and advertising was ironically funded entirely by brands, advertising and [...]

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A NOT-SO-TEXAS COOKIE SHEET CAKE

July 15, 2010

Musical pairing – If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked A Cake by Eileen Barton This post is a labor of love, and by that I mean that I count myself very fortunate to have married into one of the best families ever – and that includes my cousins on the Green side: [...]

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