Chocolate

15 posts in 'Chocolate'

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Baking Bonanza! Ginger Choco Cake, Mushroom Spinach Habanero Quiche, Sweet Potato Tart

by Kris   ⋅   October 5, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Baking Bonanza! Earlier in the week, I timed it juuust perfectly so I could bake not one, not two, but three things! This is a job forrrrr Oven Efficiency Girl dunduhduhduhn!! I made a super dense Ginger Choco Cake, a Mushroom Spinach Pecorino Romano/Parmesean Habanero Quiche, and a super-sized Sweet Potato tart [...]

Chewy Chocolate Chip Mac Nut Cookies // homecookin’ // recipe

by Kris   ⋅   September 28, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

I know it’s a lot of butter (2 cups = 1 whole box), but by golly I was searching high and low for an awesome CHEWY choco-chip cookie recipe and by golly I think I’ve found it. These were gone in a couple of days even though we didn’t give too many away. [...]

Mountain View Stone Cookies munchies review

by Kris   ⋅   June 22, 2007   ⋅   Comments [5]

Can you say ow? You might not be able to after eating a Mountain View Stone Cookie. These thick golden brown oblong discs are forged for fantastic gum-busting fury!! You’ll wish you were stranded on a deserted island somewhere just so you could invent new uses for them; building tiles, adze blades, [...]

The Valentine’s Day Spin

by Kris   ⋅   February 13, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

In case you’re the superficial girlie that expects Barry White and bruised roses, drugstore chocolate and wine, and a tacky diamond baguette laced heart pendant so cheap it’s best suited for a gift for your distant aunt, or if you’re the predictable guy that has to buy all that crap, here’s a slight spin on [...]

MUNCHIES . Look Cake Shop Maroyaka Montblan

by Kris   ⋅   November 3, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

Oh the sacrifices I make to keep you guys entertained. I despise chocolate. The texture, the sweetness, the aftertaste, blech blech blech! But as I do eat it occassionally to report munchies reviews, be aware that I am not enjoying it. I know it’s odd but oh wells. So I [...]

MUNCHIES . Chotos Bitter Chocolate Rusk

by Kris   ⋅   October 23, 2006   ⋅   Comments [3]

They call it “bitter chocolate rusk” in japanese. What does that mean exactly? I don’t know but if it means rough biscotti-like bite-sized discs, then it’s right on the money. But these are biscotti that sort of melt in your mouth because they are so airy and light. I’m sure you [...]

MUNCHIES . Men’s Pocky

by Chris   ⋅   September 13, 2006   ⋅   Comments [7]

Most people know of Pocky whether they’re fans of Japanese candy or not. But, there’s a new Pocky on the block you may not know about: Men’s Pocky, a dark chocolate Pocky that’s as bittersweet as it is potent. I had to try it out.
The instant the first stick of Men’s Pocky touched my tongue, [...]

MUNCHIES . Belgian Bahlsen Hit Biscuits

by Kris   ⋅   May 6, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

I’m sure everyone’s seen these bright packages before. The cylindrical tubes stacked with ganache-filled biscuits that make you beg for milk. It’s strange because the cookie part is dry and flaky like a cracker and doesn’t seem like the proper pairing for the rich luscious choco spread, but Bahlsen won’t change the mix [...]

MUNCHIES . Feel Envy Chocolate

by Kris   ⋅   May 4, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

So my friend has been bugging me for the past few months, pointing at the “Munchies” section and asking “when are you going to update it?” Another friend also asked this of me, mostly because he brings me treats from his trips to Japan. Even some of Chris’ friends have asked him about [...]

Liliha Bakery // restaurant review // Hawai’i

by Kris   ⋅   January 21, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

It seems like forever since my last Liliha Bakery breakfast, where the pancakes are bigger than your head. The fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth Japanese-style (according to my friend) pancakes soak up syrup like a sponge and beckons for more, glistening wtih desirable air pockets. The gigantic, perfectly golden brown bad boys are prepared right in [...]

MUNCHIES . Munchies the Sharing Chocolate

by Kris   ⋅   December 27, 2005   ⋅   Comment [1]

These things are cute! Imagine Rolos but in addition to caramel goop, there’s a biscuit bit in the center, and instead of being cylindrical, they’re cubic. Just like a mini Twix. They come stacked end to end in a long rectangular package with a request: SHARE ME. Of course it’s so [...]

MUNCHIES . Cadbury Flake Chocolate

by Kris   ⋅   December 6, 2005   ⋅   Comments [3]

I saw this oddly wrapped stick (not heat-sealed, just twist-closed ends) on our trip to New Orleans and again in Seattle. Well, it’s dang hard to miss, it’s hazard yellow. I passed on it in LA, but took a chance on it in WA, imagining the colder climate would prove a better buy. [...]

MUNCHIES . Aero Bubbly Mint Chocolate

by Kris   ⋅   December 5, 2005   ⋅   Comment now

What is this? The crazy packaging made me believe bubbles were supposed to burst and/or crackle on my tongue like pop rocks chocolate or something. But alas, it is only a whipped frothy center resembling packing foam and the only thing crazy about it is the neon green coloring. So not only [...]

Elite Pezeks Man Big Bite Bar munchies review

by Kris   ⋅   August 9, 2005   ⋅   Comment now

It’s an Israeli “Big Kat” Kit Kat Bar –where the traditional four conjoined chocolate coated wafer fingers have fused to create one mighty log. That was supposed to sound more appetizing, though. Hmm, how about this: a tapered choco-wafer Teotihuacan with basketball motifs on each quartered mesa, quietly suggesting what “bite-size” really [...]

Tohato Caramel Corn — Choco vs. Peanut munchies review

by Kris   ⋅   July 11, 2005   ⋅   Comments [3]

Chris and I love to go to Japanese Su-pah-mah-ket-tohs like Nijiya (in Mountain View) and Mitsuwa (in Strawberry Park SJ), but sometimes we “slum it” at Marina Foods (in Cupertino) which is mostly Chinese, but it’s a great place to get paratha (layered Indian flatbread) and vegetarian bao (little steamed buns filled with veggies like [...]

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