In just two days, on August 27th, it’ll be National Pots de Crème Day! But… what are pots de crème?
Translated from French, pots de crème means “pots of cream.” It’s a French dessert of a usually baked then chilled custard served in small dishes, or ramekins. It’s traditionally made with eggs, cream, milk and vanilla, and chocolate is easily added.
The video above shows you how to make a version of chocolate pots de crème using chocolate chips, egg substitute, vanilla and scalded cream. The ingredients are placed in a blender and blended until smooth. The mixture is then poured into …read more

First off, pictures of pudding – especially rice pudding – never do the recipe justice.
Anyway, this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie was Black and White Rice Pudding (actually chocolate and vanilla!). I split mine in two batches, as was suggested in the recipe, because I knew my husband would appreciate the vanilla while the kids would devour the chocolate.
I’m also glad I read up on the Q&A for the recipe, otherwise I too would have ended up with rice soup instead of pudding and would have wondered what I’d done wrong!

I stirred the pudding every five minutes for about 50 minutes …read more

Yay, it’s National Chocolate Pudding Day! You can even send an e-card.
I’ll admit that I have yet to make pudding from scratch. I’ve always used a packet for either the cooked type or instant, and of course they’ve always turned out great. But here is a recipe for making your own instant pudding mix!
Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
3 ounces Dutch-processed cocoa, approximately 1 cup
2 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/2 cup
6 ounces confectioners’ sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
1 1/2 ounces instant non-fat dry milk, approximately 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl or plastic container with a lid, combine the cocoa, cornstarch, sugar, …read more

I’ve spent a lot of time over at MonkeySee, which was recommended to us by Sandy. It’s so much more professional than Youtube, and a lot of the videos are split up into segments so you can see just the parts you want or need to!
Anyway, I came across these quick videos on how to make and assemble “dirt cups.” With summer break starting next week I want to start spending some more time in the kitchen with my daughters to get them started on some of the basics, and I think something fun like this will really appeal to …read more

This guest post was written by my friend Adrith:
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I have loved a cold glass of chocolate milk ever since I was a little girl. One of the few things that truly dismayed me about my developing lactose intolerance was the idea of giving that up.
I’ve been a picky eater about as long as I’ve loved chocolate milk. When my husband suggested I try soymilk, I thought he was out of his mind. But going without for long enough found me standing at a coffee shop on Fort Campbell, buying a single-serving carton of Silk chocolate soymilk and thinking that the …read more