chocolate Archives — Smores and Sundresses

Camping Hack: Building a Smores Kit

March 1, 2018 By deniseriches Leave a Comment

There are two important things to know about our youngest son, Caleb. For one, he’s a pancake FIEND. Pancake Tuesday is his absolute favourite day of the year because I go all out with whipped cream and toppings. It’s even better if this falls on a weekend, so he can have pancakes TWICE in one day.

Secondly, he’s always had a healthy appetite for marshmallows. I can still remember how he used to say the word “marshmallow” when he was a toddler. My husband and I sometimes reminisce about it.

So, this *could* be one reason why he loves camping as much as he does: marshmallows are a given.Continue Reading

Homemade Skor Bars

December 21, 2017 By deniseriches Leave a Comment

My favourite recipes involve minimal ingredients. This one is no exception.

I’m not sure why but we usually just make these around Christmas time.

As much as I love baking, (and I have quite a list of baked goods I want to make for the holidays), I find that it can be a challenge in December to do this, with so many other things going on.Continue Reading

Easy & Elegant: Chocolate Chip-Strawberry Cups

October 19, 2017 By deniseriches 2 Comments

If you want an easy, but elegant dessert for any occasion, I have the perfect thing. These Chocolate Chip-Strawberry Cups will do the trick!

I want to start by saying that I can’t take credit for these. Just over a year ago, we stayed in Ottawa with our cousins Jen and Josh, and that time, Jen made them with brownies. You can read about them in this post.

With Jen’s permission, I’m writing about these delicious morsels because they are too good not to share. Quick and fancy, you can’t go wrong, especially when entertaining (and I’m making them tonight as we entertain guests in our pallet backyard – to read more about that, make sure to read this post and this post – I can’t help it, I’m so proud!) Continue Reading

Triple Fudge Brownies (with Cinnamon Cocoa)

February 9, 2017 By deniseriches 4 Comments

While not every female on the face of the planet is a chocolate fan, I think it’s fairly safe to say that the majority of women are in agreement. Chocolate is used to celebrate just about every major holiday, and it’s our best friend at that time of the month (I wasn’t gonna go there, but hey, it’s true!).

To say that I have a sweet tooth is a major understatement. Almost every dessert recipe I share includes chocolate in some form. If you don’t believe me, check out my recipe for my Chocolate Trifle, or my Magic Cookie Bars. I rest my case. Life is just better with chocolate, in my opinion!

Magic Cookie Bars

September 10, 2016 By deniseriches 2 Comments

I was so excited when I heard that #InternationalChocolateDay was coming up, but disappointed that it wasn’t on my actual birthday, just three days later. I think I was born on the wrong day, given how much of a fan I am of chocolate! Oh well, I can celebrate all month long, right?

The bean has been consumed as far back as 1900 BC, and was well known to Aztec and Mayan civilizations. While originally from the Americas, today, the small country of Cote D’Ivoire in Africa is responsible for producing 30% of the world’s chocolate. We can thank the Europeans for combining the bean with milk and sugar, and thereby allowing the world a chance to use its imagination in creating recipes with this magical ingredient.

A few months ago, I shared our family Chocolate Trifle recipe, one that I’ve been making (and my family has been enjoying) for years. If there ever needed to be an excuse to make this delicious trifle, September 13th would be a great one because it’s International Chocolate Day!!!