I don’t know about you, but I drink hot chocolate all year long, not just during Hallmark movie season – and you might, too, if you knew how insanely easy it is to made a stellar cup of chocolate from scratch!
homemade
In one sense, you could say that every recipe on this site produces something homemade. We reserve the use of this tag for items that are presented in deliberate contrast to a store-bought or restaurant-served version, especially when it would be noteworthy to have made it from scratch. Ice cream is an excellent example. Apple crisp isn’t. This tag also find synonyms, like “from scratch.”
Hot Fudge
A recipe for homemade, super-chocolatey Hot Fudge. Thick as molten lava. Couldn’t be more delicious.
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Whiskeyed Cherries
A recipe for a homemade Flourless Chocolate Cake with Whiskeyed Cherries. If you’re comfortable making from-scratch cakes, this one is surprisingly easy to make. And the results are spectaular!
Whiskeyed Cherries
A recipe for homemade whiskeyed cherries, made with fresh or frozen bing (sweet) cherries. A lovely dessert ganish.
Shortcrust Pastry
An everyday-cooking recipe for a homemade, all-butter shortcrust pastry (AKA pie crust), plus everything you need to know about making one.
Holiday Cocoa Mix, Homemade
A recipe for making a well-balanced cup of holiday cocoa from scratch, using white and dark chocolate, cocoa powder, malted milk powder, and other ingredients.
Tangerine Marmalade
Homemades jams are so easy to make, and so utterly fantastic. This Tangerine Marmelade is no exception: easy and amazing!
Balsamic Vinaigrette
This easy, homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette is a great salad dressing, but it goes well with all sorts of things. Use it as a dipping sauce.
Cilantro-Lime Rice in an Instant Pot
It’s easy to make this delicious, homemade cilantro-lime rice in an Instant Pot. It’s great freshly-made, but really great reheated.