Erin and I went to the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo a few weeks ago, mostly to see Chuck (we’re on a first name basis, he follows me on Twitter). The Expo itself was something I had a feeling I would either absolutely love or truly hate; do you want to guess which one?...

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! I didn’t really have any holiday candy-making plans until I saw this linked on PW last Tuesday morning, and I knew I had to make it. It’s the same thing I had going on at Halloween, except with some coloured candy melts swirled in that makes it extra cute.......

Last week I had a few co-workers over for a little Holiday get-together. Barry, Jill, Rebecca, Shane & Paulette came over after work to check out my new place, eat some snacks and treats and gossip about work. Since Jill eats gluten-free, I did a little advance planning to make sure everything would be wheat-free, as......

Technically these treats are called Buckeyes, but since I can almost guarantee no one around here is up on candy terminology that originated in Ohio, I’m taking some liberties with the name. This recipe comes from Baked Explorations, and was also featured on Smitten Kitchen. Both sources talk about why you only partially dip the......

Caramel makes me nervous because of a few bad experiences in my baking past, where things that were supposed to be gooey and chewy ended up with the consistency of something you could break a tooth on. Armed with a candy thermometer and healthy dose of patience, I made these last weekend as a Halloween......