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Chocolate Bombs & Chocolate Domes

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Generally in this column, I feature heritage recipes that have been
much loved and passed down from one generation to the next. Perhaps these recipes were once a trendy dish and now they are a part of a family’s tradition. But what makes a recipe trend in the first place? The answer is, who knows? In the last few years we’ve seen some pretty crazy food trends like Cragels (croissant and bagel combination) and Cronuts (croissant and donut combo), Avocado Toast, Bacon Crack, Zoodles, Acai bowls, Poke, Pho, rainbow cakes and anything Instant Pot.

The latest crazes are Chocolate Bombs and Chocolate Domes. Chocolate Bombs are large molded hollow shells made from chocolate coating and filled with fun things like marshmallows, cocoa powder and small pieces of chocolate candy. The idea is to put the bomb in your coffee mug, let it melt and then stir the contents into the hot liquid. Also part of the trend is to make or buy a small wooden mallet to crack open the chocolate bomb.

The second fad is the Chocolate Dome, a half circle made by dipping a balloon into the chocolate coating. Then! You take hot caramel sauce and pour it over the shell and it melts open to reveal a secret dessert inside like a brownie ala mode.

Will these ideas fade or will they become a permanent staple in the dessert category? Again, the answer is, who knows! For now, I say have fun with the fads and share the experiences!

Watch my How To Video for the Chocolate Dome here!

Pinterest Pasta

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What makes a recipe on social media a viral mega-trend? If I knew the answer, I’d be a very happy gal! But for now, just finding these treasures is enough for me. So it is with this pasta dish. It’s the most pinned recipe on Pinterest with 2.8 million pins and 50,000 shares on Facebook. Wow! This better be good! Well, I became one of the millions who put it to the test, and my How to Video takes you step by step through the process. It’s a penne pasta one skillet meal with chicken, bacon, tomatoes and spinach in a garlic cream sauce. (They had me at one-skillet!) Is it that good? I’m going to let you be the judge. All I can say is its absolutely delicious and worth the effort!

Main Meal Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

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I’ve always thought that we have certain flexibility with our choices for lunch and dinner. But breakfast? That’s a whole different story. If you’re a bacon person, you’re never going to order sausage. If you love your eggs over easy, then scrambled just won’t do. I think it’s safe to say that breakfast our way is non-negotiable. The same thing may be true with salad and salad dressing. If Italian vinaigrette is your choice, then a green goddess dressing is just not going to satisfy. The other issue with salad is, well, it’s generally thought of as the obligatory side to your entrée. That all changes here, with this mega main meal bonanza of goodness, flavor and crunch with a surprisingly bright, and full-bodied Cilantro Lime dressing! Wow, do I love this salad! I love everything about it; the fixings and the fact that it’s the main event! You can start with any lettuce you like. My choice is a combination of healthful greens like a Spring Mix and a crunchy chopped bag salad that is so readily available these days. This recipe has grilled chicken, but it’s fantastic with strips of steak of you’re a beef eater. I’m hoping this salad and the delicious dressing has everything you love and then some. If not, add your favorite fixings and make it a main meal to remember! After a week of Valentine’s cookies and chocolates and candy, I could use an entrée like this! How about you?

Watch my How To Video for Main Meal Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing here!