Bitter-Sweet

In Italy, there’s this drink called Bitter (pronounced ‘beet-air’).And boy, they’re not joking around.It is very bitter, and used as a digestive.I’m not sure if it works, but Italians, Sicilians especially, love to serve it after a meal.And Italians, Sicilians especially, don’t like to be told no when it comes to any part of a…

Mmmm… coffee

Today marks day 46 ~ 46 days of no sugar, no caffeine, lots of working out and a grilled taco at every meal.  Ok, the grilled taco thing is a slight exaggeration, but really, 46 days of no sugar, no caffeine?  Today I have decided to put the kibosh on my hiatus from that dark,…

Val’s Chocolate Cupcakes

I finished reading Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich yesterday, and was inspired to make cupcakes.  I have always used other people’s recipes for cakes, but yesterday, I created a chocolate cupcake that is possibly THE best, most tender and tasty cupcake EVER. The problem now?  Naming it: Val’s Chocolate Heaven in a Cupcake? Chocolate Chiffon Cupcakes? Divine…