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Chocolate Nut Candy in the Crock Pot – Recipe, Variations, and Tips

Karin Kallmaker 12/23/2019 Cheers & Chocolate 4 Comments

Christmas “Crack” in the Crock Pot – my adaptation of the super simple, very tasty, recipe with ideas for variations and tips for maximizing flavor. Ad free site.

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That One Thanksgiving with the Whipped Cream Thing

Karin Kallmaker 11/18/2018 Cheers & Chocolate 5 Comments

A family story about my grandmother’s mad baking skills, why my father married my mother, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and a can of pressurized whipped cream.

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Cheery Cherry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Karin Kallmaker 12/14/2017 Cheers & Chocolate, Favorite Things 6 Comments

All the good things in life: Oats, brown sugar and butter, with bright pops of cherry and melting not-quite-bitter dark chocolate. Plus a short treatise on vanillin. Ad free site.

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A Fowl Mood (That Turkey Brine Thing We Do)

Karin Kallmaker 11/18/2016 Cheers & Chocolate 4 Comments

We love brined turkey. The leftovers keep longer. Gravy and bone broths are amazing. Our brine recipe is adapted from Alton Brown and Chez Panisse. Ad-free site.

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