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Peppermint Truffles Recipe

Refreshing peppermint and velvety ganache are the perfect match in this deep, rich truffle recipe that will cure every chocolate craving.

This recipe is in partnership with McCormick

Homemade Chocolate Truffles Recipe

It was one of those always sunny-because-we-live-in-LA mornings where we were chit chatting in our office, trying to shed off a bit of our holiday spirit and get into work mode. Looking at the stack of manuscripts she had yet to edit, my bff Laura pulled out a white candy box and asked me if I wanted a truffle.

A truffle? Why would I want to eat a pungent, Italian mushroom all by itself? Where’s the pasta???

“No silly. They’re chocolates,” she giggled. “David (her ex) makes them every year for Christmas. You need to try one.”

Of course I did. And that, my friends, is where my choco-holic cravings were cured and my chocolate truffle obsession began.

Because Laura had a very defined palate and ate only the best dark chocolate from a little boutique chocolate store down the street from our office EVERY AFTERNOON (!), I immediately had the impression that truffles were far too elegant and complicated for a novice like me to make.

I mean, David had been making them FOR YEARS. There must be some secret technique to master.

Hardly.

This chocolate truffle recipe is probably the easiest no-bake dessert you’ll make all holiday long, and with its pure peppermint flavor, it’s sure to brighten it too.

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Truffled Mushroom Pizza

A simple mushroom and cheese pizza gets an upscale twist with truffled mushrooms and a light arugula salad topping one of the easiest homemade pizza doughs you can make.

I’m pretty sure we can all agree that pizza is the quintessential meal. It crosses all boundaries and pleases people of all ages and gender. And with nearly every culture cultivating its own version of the classic pizza pie, it doesn’t matter if you’re a drunk at 2 a.m. college student, a family ordering it for Friday night, or a high society maven who serves it as a dainty appetizer, if you like food it’s likely you’re a pizza pie fan.

Making pizza at home is one of life’s simple pleasures. At home you have complete control of what tops your pie and make it your choice to keep it super simple, or load on all the fixins’. Mushroom and cheese pizza is always a favorite of mine. I like to keep my pies simple, but simple certainly does not mean boring.

Sure, I like my mushroom pizza topped with simple ingredients, but I like my ingredients fancied up with an upscale twist.

Say hello to my truffled mushroom pizza.

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Truffle Bacon Popcorn Plus 6 Savory Popcorn Recipes

There are three just-cooked scents that will put anyone’s flavor anttanae on high alert: Popcorn, bacon and chocolate chip cookies. You can smell ’em as soon as your foot hits the threshold and like a treat-obsessed dog of any size you go straight for the goods to sample a bite.

So what would it taste like to have all three of these in one taste treat delight? Sorry, but you won’t find out in this post.

What I will be sharing with you is the savory side of popcorn, the sultry side, the 50 Shades of Grey side of popcorn. Or is 50 Shades of Grey already a “so 2012” reference that I’ve shown my true behind-the-times colors?

Now, I’m assuming you’ve munched on popcorn: Caramel corn, movie-like-butter-flavor and maybe even chocolate. And you’ve savored bacon. Unless you’re vegan/vegetarian. And who doesn’t love the stinky cheese popcorn that’s delivered by corporate salesmen at the holidays to keep the entire staff satiated and happy? The kind that stains your popcorn-dipping fingers orange but you just can’t seem to say, “No thanks,” to.

But have you ever had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of truffle salt?

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