Recipe Index: Candy
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I have a severe weak spot for almond roca during the holiday season. I can resist fruitcake, all manner of Christmas cookies, puddings and mince pies. But when it comes to almond roca, will power abandons me. (That will be...
Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord who's taking a study break to make us spicy chocolate bark. ~Elise Apparently peppermint bark just isn't everyone's favorite winter candy, and admittedly once in a while I get a bit tired of the...
When it's citrus season here in Northern California our grapefruit, lemon, and orange trees are heavy with fruit. Taking inspiration from Il Forno's wonderful blog entry on candied orange peel I decided to try my hand with some grapefruit peel...
It's raining kumquats. Literally. My pal and neighbor Garrett found a fully loaded kumquat tree on his campus and now we are quite flush with them. A few days ago Garrett brought a jar of these candied kumquats over and...
Walnuts. Sugar. That's pretty much all you need to make candied walnuts. A dash of salt helps too. These are very easy to make. The trick is to work very fast once the sugar starts melting, because once it gets...
The memory has faded some, but the feeling of pure joy is as strong as ever - dad coming home and pulling out from behind his back, to the raucous squeals of us kids, boxes of Cracker Jack, caramel corn...
These homemade, candied caramel walnuts are a little sticky, and a little chewy, but oh so good...
Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord who is helping us get ready for Valentine's Day with these easy-to-make chocolate truffles. ~Elise Want to show me romance and sweep me off my feet? Then cook for me. Flowers are a sweet...
Most of us have memories of special food we enjoyed at Christmas when we were little. The clearest memory for me is of my dad making fudge for all of us (six kids). The last time I recall him making...
A traditional and quintessential Christmas treat, peppermint bark is ridiculously easy to prepare and can be done in a few minutes. Sweet white or dark chocolate holds in place broken chunks of peppermint candy. Eat it straight, place it in...
Tis the season for pecans! Please welcome Alabama belle Steve-Anna Stephens as she shares this classic Southern pecan praline candy recipe. ~Elise Growing up in our house it was generally understood that if there were no more pecans in the...
Sugared pecans must be one of the easiest candies to make. No worries about melting sugar, humidity, or candy thermometers. Just coat the pecans with an egg white solution, and then again with some sugar and spices, pop them in...
