Monthly Archives: March 2008

It’s the stuff of dreams. Curtains of silky chocolate cascading over fruit, berries, cake, cookies or any little bite of heaven your heart desires. But like many kitchen gimmicks, a chocolate fountain isn’t exactly a dream come true. I had succeeded in avoiding the purchase of a chocolate fountain until my aunt expressed her wish [...]

Mention sourdough bread, and chances are a crusty, chewy loaf with an impeccably soft, white interior comes to mind. Almost more than any other kind of bread, sourdough begs to be slathered in butter or dipped in creamy chowder, as I unabashedly did this weekend  Yet whole-wheat sourdough wasn’t a distinction that gave me any [...]