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Cut brownies with a heat-shaped cookie cutter. Photo courtesy California Avocado Commission. If you have a heart-shaped muffin pan (mini cake pan), it’s easy to turn out heart-shaped brownies. And if you don’t, no problem: Turn a pan of brownies into a Valentine treat with your heart-shaped cookie cutters. 1. BAKE your favorite brownie…
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Working on Valentine recipes, we’ve been shaving a lot of chocolate for garnishes, and to incorporate into recipes like shaved chocolate ice cream. (It’s our preferred version of chocolate chip ice cream. The thinly shaved chocolate delivers more chocolate flavor than frozen-hard chocolate chips.) GRATED VERSUS SHAVED CHOCOLATE Grating tools have smaller holes and create…
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If you forgot to put the Champagne in the fridge—or decide on a different bottle of wine than the one you’ve chilled—here’s how to get it cold, fast. Pop It In The Freezer Many people stick the bottle in the freezer. It works, but it isn’t the fastest way to chill wine. Cold air isn’t…
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The more flecks of truffle, the tastier the salt. Black truffle salt from Fusion. The winter truffle season is nearing its end. But if you didn’t get enough (or couldn’t afford any), there’s a way to enjoy truffle flavor all year round: truffle salt. BLACK & WHITE TRUFFLE SALT To make truffle salt, small…
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Decorated by you, with jumbo white morsels and cinnamon candies. Photo courtesy GoodEggs.com. Want to bake a cake for someone special but don’t have the chops to decorate it? Just get chocolate chips and other candy decorations in contrasting colors and sizes, and press them into the frosting of your own homemade or a…
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