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Chocolate Meringue Nests with Salted Caramel Sauce and Cacoa Nibs

November 8, 2015 By Laura 5 Comments

Bittersweet Chocolate Meringue Nests with Whipped Cream, Salted Caramel Sauce and Cocoa Nibs--the dessert is restaurant worthy and yet incredibly easy!

Chocolate Meringue Nests with Whipped Cream, Salted Caramel Sauce and Cacoa Nibs are a delicious, restaurant worthy dessert that is perfect for special occasions and much easier than you think! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. The first dessert I made for Sammy’s birthday was also the… 

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Nibby Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies: #Choctoberfest

October 5, 2015 By Laura 20 Comments

These Nibby-Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies are delicious and unique! Because they are slice and bake, they can be made ahead to bake off for your holiday table or any other occasion.

These Nibby Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies are easy, sophisticated and not too sweet, with a hint of salt to complement the chocolate goodness. And because they are slice and bake, they are perfect for making ahead for your holiday cookie tray. I am participating in Choctoberfest, which is basically a weeklong smorgasbord of chocolate recipes… 

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Nibby Chocolate Crinkles For Finnegan; Review of Cookie Love

May 12, 2015 By Laura 23 Comments

Nibby Chocolate Crinkles: scrumptious dark chocolate cookies filled with cacao nibs and rolled in powdered sugar! And unlike most crinkle cookies, not at all too sweet!!!!

These Nibby Chocolate Crinkles are rich, intensely chocolate, and and not at all too sweet; instead their bitter complexity is complemented by the burst of sweet from the powdered sugar. I was provided with a copy of Cookie Love by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link… 

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Cacao Nib-Cream Cheese Swirled Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake: #BundtBakers

February 20, 2014 By Laura 17 Comments

Cacao Nib-Cream Cheese Swirled Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Because sometimes, double chocolate just isn’t enough. Ha! Actually, this was entirely supposed to be double chocolate, white chocolate chunks in the swirl and cocoa in the cake. But then we had a mishap. And like all cake mishaps in my kitchen, we do not discuss them (watching Mom fuss and fume and stomp is… 

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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