chocolate
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Postcards from Paris: Chocolate Manufacture of Alain Ducasse
Paris is full of wonderful chocolatiers. From the big names like the Maison du Chocolat and Jaques Genin, to neighborhood confiseries and chocolate shops, you don’t have to look far to get your chocolate fix in this town. Paris has everything chocolate — from fine, delicate pralines, to nutty rochers to giant, kitchy bunnies for [...]
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Cheating Recipes
I’m always pretty skeptical of “cheating recipes”: recipes that claim to provide a way to enjoy everything from brownies to pudding by replacing all the good stuff (butter, flower, cream, chocolate, etc.) with vegetables. I had an especially bad experience last week with a recipe for Cauliflower Pizza Dough. The only ingredients were cauliflower, eggs, [...]
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Baconery
This week’s piece is somewhat of a departure from the normal post about an ethnic restaurant but it’s about a no less unusual find. Baconery is an eatery located on Columbus Avenue between 104th and 105th street. As the shop’s name suggests this establishment is a bakery; what’s peculiar about it is that there is [...]
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Chocolate Lovers Unite…There’s a Chocolate Tasting TONIGHT!
Are you craving something sweet to quell your midterm stress? If so, our next event is made for you! Come to our chocolate tasting on Tuesday (tomorrow), March 5 from 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. in the Lerner West Ramp Lounge. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate with raspberries, chocolate with bacon, chocolate with chili…the list [...]
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Midnight Munchies: Espresso Mousse Brownies
As both an avid baker and snacker, I had some trouble deciding what to bake for the inaugural column of Midnight Munchies. Did I want to start on a healthful or an indulgent note? How inventive/elaborate should I be? How could I encapsulate myself in a recipe? After this (slightly melodramatic) train of thought, I [...]
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Chocolate & Carbs
This winter is getting super depressing. It’s cold, and windy, and setting foot outside my amazingly warm and cozy bed seems akin to medieval torture most days. And though I try to keep my spirit and energy up in healthy ways (like starting my day off with a green smoothie, and staying active), there are [...]
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Your Body is Awesome: Magnesium Edition
For some reason spinach gets a bad rap. They always get lumped in with Brussels sprouts and broccoli—both of which I also happen to love—as those vegetables that parents force-feed their children. As much as I love it, though, I realized upon returning home for the break that without my parents around, I was missing [...]
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Fika Fridays: Chocolate Pasta (Oh Yeah, It’s Real)
Over Election Day break, my roommate Allison got flown out to Seattle for a job interview. I’m one of those people who really likes rainy days (a bit irrationally so) so when my roommate asked how much it rains in Washington, I don’t think she was expecting so much joy in my voice when I [...]
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Gift Ideas, Informative, Recipes
Meal-plan Miracles: Rice Crispies, Your-Way
Ever seen the beautiful, gigantic rice crispy treats that sit in front of the salad station at Westside? They are about the size of a 1980s paperback and covered in everything from M&Ms to chocolate shavings to colored sugar. And granted, while the rice crispies served in John Jay and Ferris may be pretty darn [...]
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Chef-Inspired Chow
Witch-made brownies? ‘Tis the season for wickedly decadent baked goods. You can actually try these brownies, made by Amelia, tonight (10/15) at Culinary Society’s STUDY BREAK from 10-11pm in the Broadway Room in Lerner Hall. Have you visited Chelsea Market, the endlessly crowded gourmet food utopia? If so, then you’ve most likely passed (and hopefully entered!) Fat [...]
