This is one of the best recipes I’ve ever come up with. It has 4 ingredients: chocolate, caramel, a touch of cream and salted peanuts – couldn’t be simpler – and it’s the freshest candy bar you’ve ever eaten. A batch of these would make a wonderful hostess or holiday gift; they would be great at a birthday party; they are amazing when chopped up and blended into ice cream, and they can be cut into elegant little squares and […]
Serves: 8-10 Prep time: 1 ½ hours, including 1 hour for bars to freeze
It’s such a luxurious feeling to wake up to the smell of freshly-baked muffins, especially if you’re a houseguest. Muffins are a particularly good breakfast choice when you have houseguests because they can be left in the kitchen with a bowl of fruit, a pitcher of juice, and a coffeemaker, so guests can rise at their leisure and serve themselves at any time. It relieves the morning pressure to appear and account for oneself, and sets a nice, relaxed tone […]
Serves: Makes eight muffins Prep time: 15 minutes
If you’re going to be spending some time at the beach, it’s always nice to add a few simple blooms to your house to cozy up the space. A blossom or two in a simple container brings the outdoors inside and can add a gentle fragrance that will always remind you of this special vacation time. And isn’t that what we remember first and most fondly – those little moments of perfect happiness when the blue delphinium fluttered in a […]
