TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Seed + Mill Halva Is Artisan Halva Heaven

[1] Clockwise from top: rose, cinnamon, pistachio and coffee (all photos © Seed + Mill). [2] Chocolate chile halva. [3] Lavender halva. [4] From the front: chocolate orange, date, lemongrass and marble. [5] Caffeinated, with ground coffee beans. [6] Vanilla topped with Pop Rocks. [7] A halva dessert plate: mixed flavors and fruits. [8] Dessert…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Sea Salt Almonds

February 25th is National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day. While you can easily head to the nearest store to pick up some chocolate-covered nuts, nut clusters or turtles, chocolate-covered nuts are something that you can easily make at home. Prefer to buy them? Our favorites are the Triple Chocolate Almonds from Charles Chocolates, coated in milk…
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Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, Chocolate Cherry Cordials Recipe & Cherry Liqueur

George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, but you can still celebrate his birthday (either on Presidents Day or his actual birthday, February 22nd) with something cherry. National Chocolate Cherry Day is January 3rd. Here, we have three recipes: Chocolate cherry cupcakes (follows immediately) Chocolate cherry cordials (below), and Cherry liqueur (below—you can make…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Marshmallow Designs

[1] Cut heart shapes for Valentine’s Day (photo courtesy Kavemania | Facebook). [2] Use cookie cutters to create special designs (photo courtesy Martha Stewart and [3] SXC). [4] These artisan marshmallows are delicious, but too tall and pillowy to cut into shapes (photo The Nibble).   If you have an eye out for delicious confections,…
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FOOD FUN: Blooming Marshmallows For Your Hot Chocolate

First there was blooming tea: a specially tied bundle of tea leaves and flower petals that opens into a flower when placed in hot water. Now, there’s the blooming marshmallow, from innovative pastry chef Dominique Ansel. Blossoming Hot Chocolate—more accurately, blossoming marshmallow—is a thin marshmallow, cut like a flower, and bunched up to resemble a…
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