July 28, 2019 by Nicole Collins You know how some things sound SOOO good in theory, but they’re no good in practice? That’s how I feel about mug cakes. Here’s the thing…I love the idea of having a super quick, single serve dessert ready in a few short minutes whenever your sweet tooth has a flare up. Throw a few ingredients in a coffee mug, toss it in the microwave…and bam! Cake! Sounds genius, right? I’ve tried my share of mug cake recipes, and I have one of the same two pro

July 24, 2019 by Nicole Collins Chocolate truffles are definitely a “feel better” food, for me. I don’t know that it’s in a comfort food kind of way. I think it’s more about the memories that I associate with truffles. I think we’ve talked before about things that spark certain memories for us: music, scents, tastes. I have a ton of those, for sure. But today’s treat makes me think of my mom. There's a local chocolatier where I live called Wockenfuss that has the best, in my

July 12, 2019 by Nicole Collins Sometimes, I think the world needs a lesson in “choose your battles”. I saw this article on Facebook a few weeks ago about a celebrity family that renamed Deviled Eggs, “Yellow Pocket Angel Eggs”. I just thought the whole thing was so ridiculous! “Deviled” does not mean “from the devil” when it comes to food. It means “spicy or zesty”. Does that really require a name change? And, Yellow Pocket Angel Eggs just seems like a bunch of random words

July 8, 2019 by Nicole Collins Are cravings the worst, or what? It’s crazy how a desire pops in your head out of nowhere and will not leave you alone. It nags and nags your mind until you either go nutso or give in. I imagine this scene happening in my brain of a small child pulling on her mom’s skirt whining “I want it. I WANT IT!!” When I get a craving, I might as well be that little girl. I WANT IT! I read or heard somewhere once that if you crave something for more than 3