I’ll confess.  I have a thing for chocolate. It’s a lifelong obsession that began with M&Ms and Hershey’s Kisses when I was a kid.  In …

What could be more American than apple pie?  If you’re asking me, I’d say chocolate chip cookies. Created here in New England and popular around …

The best ingredients make the best chocolates according to Norwalk chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt, and if you’re going to give chocolates for Valentine’s (or any other …

What will you have?  Organic, ginger-infused, non GMO, naturally sweetened, gluten free?   Hand-crafted, locally-sourced, family-farm grown, artisanal? Newly discovered or Mom’s favorite?  Superfood or super …

“Grandpa,” Moira said, “hot chocolate is sooo delicious. You should tell everyone how good it is!”  Steaming, fragrant, soothing – right now it’s Moira’s favorite …

I live in a chocolate centric world: chocolate candy, chocolate cake, chocolate truffles, hot chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate ice cream, chocolate fudge sauce, and …

We gathered eagerly around the stainless steel table in the kitchen at Oak + Almond in Norwalk, as our teacher, Lisa Rolleri, guided us down …

Cheese from Wisconsin’s Saxon Homestead, sustainable seafood from Wild Planet, the latest flavors from Scharfenberg Chocolate and fastidiously made naturally-aged old-world style salumi from Olympic …

School yard crush, blooming romance, married bliss or a lifetime of commitment, Valentine’s Day, like so many cultural touchstones, is largely celebrated with food. Chocolate, …

The chocolate chip cookie is America’s sweet treat of choice. Never mind the saying, “American as Apple Pie”. Those pies are hard to make and …