A Well-Read Tart

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Category: Candy

Chocolate Orange Truffles (Recipe Inspired by THE PULL OF THE STARS)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
A new door into the World of Desserts has opened for me, thanks to Chocolate Orange Truffles. Say it with me: "Homemade chocolate." Sounds daunting, right? Like, sure, maybe you could do it, but only if you had way more time on your hands. Or, if you were a character in a Hallmark movie fleeing to Europe after a bad breakup. WRONG. Get ready to be amazed, Tartlets. Making Chocolate Orange Truffles is way easier than I ever thought candy-making...

Chocolate Covered Christmas Pretzels

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
One of my favorite things about this time of year is how much baking I get to do. With Thanksgiving, my husband’s December birthday, and the Christmas season all within six weeks of each other, my oven is seriously put to the test. Cookies, cakes, bars, brownies, cheescakes -- you name it, I’m probably baking it. By the time I reach December 26, I’m admittedly a little baked out.  Which brings me to the overabundance of baked goods every...