tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272633184561276044.post7280637520071778222..comments2023-08-10T09:29:29.837-04:00Comments on Melissa Cooks Gourmet: Melissa Atones by Writing a ListUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272633184561276044.post-20922438734864452011-03-26T00:22:56.662-04:002011-03-26T00:22:56.662-04:00I was pretty excited to make the "Chockful Bl...I was pretty excited to make the "Chockful Blondies" after your high praise, but I must say I was disappointed--I followed the recipe exactly, used really fine chocolate (one bar 60%--brought back from Paris!, the other 70% organic, plus a little 80% to make 8 oz), went to Whole Foods to track down the unsweetened dried tart cherries--BUT to me these bars tasted pretty much like oatmeal cookies without the oats! This is a recipe I would modify drastically--MUCH more chocolate & almonds and I think NO cinnamon. Ah well, it was still fun to experiment! By contrast, I just made an 1820s Sedgwick Family recipe for "Jumbles" (a version of the same cookies served at Washington's inauguration) & they were very unusual and tasty! :)Reading, Writing, Teaching, and Adventuringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712890011294245509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272633184561276044.post-25085629236413006682010-10-09T18:24:41.424-04:002010-10-09T18:24:41.424-04:00Loving the desserts! Glad you discovered Jamaican...Loving the desserts! Glad you discovered Jamaican ginger beer -- solid.Georgiahttp://miloandnutella.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com