Tag Archives: chocolate

Spiffed Up Saltines

Posted on December 15, 2021 by heritagerecipebox

Think saltines are just for snack time at nursery school? This recipe, a favorite from the 1970s, adds a toffee topping and transforms an ordinary cracker into a holiday treat. I first tasted this kind of toffee at the annual … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Ending

Posted on December 31, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

For a dessert to end 2018, I found a recipe with just eight ingredients, all of them pantry staples: butter, two kinds of sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, chocolate, and nuts. The shortbread base with melted chocolate and nuts on top … Continue reading →

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Egg Nog in August: Pieathlon Time!

Posted on August 20, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

These dog days of August make frozen custard more inviting than a pie with a custard filling, but I couldn’t resist the call from Yinzerella of Dinner is Served 1972 for competitors in the 5th annual Pieathlon.

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Martini of the Stars

Posted on July 23, 2017 by heritagerecipebox

National Day of the Cowboy, this year on July 22, conjures up images of campfires and beans, but Recipes4Rebels gives the day a more interesting spin. This blog celebrates actor James Dean and the recipes that he and his coterie … Continue reading →

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Rich and Thin Brownies

Posted on February 9, 2017 by heritagerecipebox

That old adage, “you can never be too rich or too thin,” coined by Wallis Simpson – the scandalous divorcee who cost King Edward VIII the crown – applies to brownies as well as social climbers. This recipe for Thin … Continue reading →

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In My June Kitchen

Posted on June 6, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

June greetings to everyone linking up kitchens around the world through Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. You know it’s spring in New England when you can easily find lobster

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For Mother’s Day: Grandma’s Chocolate Cake with a Surprise

Posted on May 10, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

When my Grandma Bertie was growing up in coastal North Carolina about 100 years ago, she dutifully wrote down recipes from her mother, her aunts, and the ladies of the town. She never baked this chocolate cake recipe for me, but … Continue reading →

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A Chocolate Mint Tea Room Treasure

Posted on December 23, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

Before malls swallowed up main streets, department stores reigned during the Christmas season. People lined up at display windows around the country to gawk at elaborate renditions of Santa’s village as well as mannequins in sequined party wear. The tea rooms … Continue reading →

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Caffeinated Cake with a Nod to the Boston Tea Party

Posted on December 12, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

Coffee became a patriotic drink after Bostonians dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest high import taxes that Britain imposed on its colonies. With the anniversary of the original 1773 Boston Tea Party coming up on Dec. 16 – … Continue reading →

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‘Magic’ Chocolate Pie from 1939 World’s Fair

Posted on August 11, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

When I received an invitation to a pot luck dinner with novelist E.L. Doctorow, I was honored, of course, but also saw it as a challenge to find a recipe that would complement one of his novels. I chose World’s Fair, … Continue reading →

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