The Best Dubai Chocolate & History Of Dubai Chocolate

  By now, the global Dubai chocolate craze that began in 2023 has resulted in many copycats of the original layered chocolate bar, plus a porting of the flavors to brownies, cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, croissants, iced coffee, pancakes, pistachio butter cups, and dozens more (see the ††footnote). There are even Dubai chocolate beers! The marvelous…
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Caked Cookies, Our Top Pick Of The Week & New Cookie Love

[1] Celebrating eight years of CAKED’s cake cookies and other goodies (all photos © CAKED). [2] While flavors rotate, here are some of the delicious options. [3] You’ll want to taste every flavor, so you need a strategy. Ours was to take a forkful of each and freeze the rest. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow…
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Gingerbread Popcorn Snack Mix For Home Or Gifts

[1] Gingerbread Popcorn Snack Mix (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] These charming jars are inexpensive on Amazon (photo © Amzcku). [3] The candied pecan recipe is below (Abacus Photo). [4] Buy a package of gingersnaps (photo © Nathan Dumlao | Unsplash). [5] There’s no substitute for freshly-grated nutmeg (photo © SCYM | Pixabay).  …
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Gift Of The Day: Drizzle Honey In Flavors Galore

It’s easy for many people to find holiday gifts that they know the recipient wants. But what if you have no idea? Our recommendation: artisan foods. They don’t require much space (most people we know are space challenged), you eat them, and you get the space back pretty quickly. Thus, our Gift Of The Day:…
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Gift Of The Day: Michelle’s Maccs, The Best Coconut Macaroons

If you’re looking for an especially tasty gift for someone who loves coconut, you can’t do better than Michelle’s Maccs. They handmade, gourmet treats are gluten-free, egg-free and nut-free (except for Hazelnut and Peanut Butter, which are baked in dedicated pans). All-natural and enrobed in one of the world’s finest couverture chocolate, Belgium’s Callebaut, they’re…
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