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Sponge Candy with Fleur de Sel and Spices

August 3, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Sponge Candy with Fleur de Sel and SPices (also known as Seafoam Candy and Honeycomb Candy)

Sponge Candy with Fleur de Sel and Spices (also known as Sea Foam Candy and Honeycomb Candy) is a brittle-like candy that is easy to make at home, with a unique crispy-melty-crunchy texture. Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing in this post. Guys I think I have the Plague. Seriously,… 

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Filed Under: cacao nibs, candy, misc. dessert, vegan, vegan dessert Tagged With: candy, confectionary, confections, honeycomb candy, sea foam candy, seafoam candy, sponge candy, vegan, vinegar

Salted Chocolate Caramels: Holiday Cookies Reviewed

December 9, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Salted Chocolate Caramels

Salted Chocolate Caramels are creamy, chewy, chocolatey and delicious confections perfect for holiday tins or any other special occasion. Or just for fun! Affiliated links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I received a copy of  Holiday Cookies from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Holiday cookies and confections might be the… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, candy, caramel, chocolate, cookbooks, reviews Tagged With: bittersweet chocolate, bourbon, candy, caramel, caramel chews, chocolate, confections, semisweet chocolate

Citrus Cardamom Marshmallows

December 28, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Citrus Cardamom Marshmallows

Citrus Cardamom Marshmallows are sophisticated and delicious pillowy confections, and perfect for eating out of hand.  Guys I am switching recipe plug-ins, so before I forget I wanted to thank you for your patience if anything is wonky–and also ask you to please let me know if anything is wonky! I liked my last recipe… 

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Filed Under: candy, marshmallows, oranges, sweet confections Tagged With: candy, cardamom, citrus, confections, lemon, marshmallows, orange

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch

December 12, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is easy and delicious. Perfect for a Christmas cookie tin or your holiday cookie party!

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is the perfect candy for the holiday season–keep it in a Christmas tin or even exchange it at a holiday cookie party!  I have said it before and I will say it again. Food blogging when you have a GI bug sucks. So I am going to keep this short… 

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Filed Under: almonds, candy, chocolate Tagged With: almonds, butter crunch, buttercrunch, candy, chocolate, confections, milk chocolate, nuts, toffee

Salted Maple Bourbon Marshmallows

December 27, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Salty, sweet and boozy, Salted Maple Bourbon Marshmallows are perfect for hot chocolate, coffee or even eating out of hand.  Happy Holidays! I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas. We are still flitting from house to house and family to family, but I wanted to share these marshmallows with you so that you… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, candy, maple, marshmallows Tagged With: booze, bourbon, candy, confections, maple, marshmallows

Orange Marshmallows

December 5, 2013 By Laura 9 Comments

Orange Marshmallows

Orange Marshmallows, with or without chocolate chips sprinkled on top, are great for eating out of hand and sending in a care package to loved ones (in colder, drier weather). Wow this late Thanksgiving threw me for a loop. Anyone else feeling like they have no time between now and Christmas? I nearly went into… 

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Filed Under: blog events, candy, marshmallows, oranges Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, candy, citrus, confections, low-acid diet, marshmallows, orange, sugar

Strawberry Lemon Pâte de Fruit

October 26, 2010 By Laura 11 Comments

I thought these would take a great picture, but in reality they look much better sans sugar. So just know you would eat them coated in sugar. What are they? They are what I prefer to call pâte de fruit, because pectin fruit jelly just sounds so blah. But in Europe they are pâte de… 

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Filed Under: candy, strawberries Tagged With: berries, candy, citrus, confections, fruit pectin jelly, lemon, Pâte de Fruit, strawberry

Pumpkin Pie Marshmallows

October 1, 2010 By Laura 8 Comments

I have had an epiphany. An epiphany for me, mind you, not the world at large, because I am betting every single parent of a school-aged child already knows it. Kindergarten success has nothing to do with your kid and everything to do with how organized you, the parent, are. My children are doomed. Case… 

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Filed Under: candy, marshmallows, pumpkin, sweet confections Tagged With: autumn, confections, fall treats, marshmallows, pumpkin, s'mores, spices

Chocolate Salami

January 25, 2010 By Laura 30 Comments

Chocolate Salami. Say it with me, Chocolate. Salami. If your mouth is not watering you either really hate chocolate or you don’t like salami. At first I thought “Wow! Chocolate and salami! Well, if they can do bacon and chocolate, why not salami? What? It is a rolled chocolate log full of going stale bits… 

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Filed Under: candy, chocolate, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, misc. dessert Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate salami, confections, cookies, holiday leftovers, leftovers, nuts

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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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