Truffles

I’ve been thinking about truffles since my birthday. I generally eat chocolate in its most basic form- a plain, unadorned bar. There are numerous quality chocolates on the market with infusions of herbs, nuts, liquors, and chilies, among other things to enhance the chocolate. But so far, none have pleased me as [...]

Cranberry Almond Cake

Today, we have a pound cake of sorts. A pound cake in which some of the butter and sugar are replaced by almond paste, which is creamed into those two ingredients, and enhanced with the refreshing tartness of cranberries. But this is a holiday recipe, and I couldn’t leave well-enough alone.
In addition to the almond [...]