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Ah, the scone! Perfectly made it’s a thing of joy at tea time or coffee hour. But the greater likelihood is that the scone most people encounter comes off as heavy as a hockey puck and just about as appetizing. No matter how much…
What says the Holidays are here more than the Cranberry? Andrew went all out for our Thanksgiving, baking his extraordinary treats. Included in this year’s selection were these glorious Lemon=y cranberry bars. A generously salted vanilla cookie base is topped with the tangy sweetness of…
Make the most of the Peach Harvest with this glorious cake. We can’t get enough of this season’s peaches that Andrew has been baking with. They’re incredibly juicy and their texture is heaven. And since there is virtually nothing we like better than great almond…
You don’t have to be a Peanut Butter Lover to love this pie…but if you are, you’ll be in heaven. You either love peanut butter or not. Our friend Michael is a devotee of the stuff in any form. Recently he prevailed upon Andrew to…
Although they may look like Spitzbuben to you… Despite all indications to the contrary, Dorie Greenspan’s cookie recipes are not all that Andrew bakes. But as we recently pointed out, as you’re going through “Dorie’s Cookies”(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016) and you’ve only gotten to page…
It’s Melissa Clark Week! Here’s her phenomenal gift to Rhubarb lovers everywhere. What Melissa Clark did for Asparagus earlier this week is now bookended by another seasonal favorite. It’s rhubarb which made its first appearance at our Organic Farm Stand, Serene Green, this week. Andrew…
Banana Bread recipe searches surge. I wasn’t entirely surprised to read that on-line searches for banana bread recipes had risen as stay home continues to be the mantra of sensible people everywhere. From Great Britain, where Reuters reported “Great British lockdown: bread-making frenzy sweeps the…
This will make this year’s Easter Dinner end on one delicious note. Now we realize that this a very last minute post and it’s completely out of our normal publishing cycle. But Andrew is making this today and we’ll be sharing it under strict social…
There’s no bad time for these little bits of heaven that use just 6 ingredients and take under 15 minutes to bake Truth be told, in good times and bad, it’s always time for a financier. The little French almond cakes, leavened with egg whites,…
This is a great time to get your kids in the kitchen making these terrific treats. I had to go back to 2010 to find this phenomenal recipe. I got the most reader comments we’d ever had before. It is off the charts in another…
One of the World’s Favorite Desserts is this Crowd Pleaser from Boston. Cook’s Illustrated is located right in Boston so you’d think they’d know about how to bake the best Boston Cream Pie. And they do. This recipe is phenomenally good. The cake is light…
Fresh Cranberries–or virtually any fruit you choose–make this Crumb Cake perfect for Holiday Baking. We have a lot of affection for Saveur Magazine. It was, after all, the first publication my food writing appeared in. It’s also our kind of food magazine where there’s a…
A Visit to Portugal leads to a craving for Chocolate Cake When Andrew and I went to Portugal last summer, we went deep into the country near the Spanish border. We were on our Douro River Cruise aboard Viking Helgrim and on offer was a…
Come ‘Out East’ for a recipe a famous Pastry Chef gave a special twist to. The East End of Long Island is extremely fortunate in the caliber of chefs that are either restaurant owners or lured here to work in what is a gorgeous place…
How to Give Anyone a LIFT anytime you choose
Who doesn’t love being given chocolates whatever the occasion? For something truly special, look at what LIFT Chocolates has to offer. These hand-crafted beauties are stunning to look at. And after you’ve feasted your eyes on their artistry, their innovative flavors will capture your taste buds.
There’s an amazing story of how LIFT got its name. It’s a nod to it’s combat veteran chocolatier Brandon Busch. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Brandon was a Heavy-Lift Helicopter pilot who spent 10 years and two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. To this day, he serves as a Forward Air Controller in the Marine Corps Reserve. Now that LIFT has taken off, his fellow Marines nicknamed him “The Candy Man”.
Brandon Busch takes pride in making the highest quality gourmet chocolates you can buy. Almost every one is all-natural and there are even Dairy-Free chocolates in the mix. Everything is made by hand from their chocolate to their caramels. LIFT Chocolates believes that chocolate is the most special food in the entire world and they’ve set out to showcase it in delicious, delightful, and innovative ways.
Take their Chocolate Flowers, pictured above. These multi-colored Solid Chocolates are perfect party favors. They come in 5 handmade flavors combining milk, dark and white chocolate. They’re all natural and pretty as a picture. Or choose a box set of Chocolate Truffles. The enclosed flavor guide lets you decide whether to start with “Death by Chocolate” Truffle or “Pina Colada” Truffle or “Strawberry Cordial”. You really have to see all that’s on offer and that’s as easy as going to www.liftchocolates.com.
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