Helping celebrate a Happy 15th...
It's 15th anniversary of a co-worker. Congrats RedHed! So how to celebrate? With cake of course. Today's dessert comes from Price Chopper. Hey - it was the 15th Anniversary - so nothing was held back...
View ArticleStarbucks Chocolate Cream Cheese Muffin
So today, thanks to the Queen City Ghostwalk lady, I am eating a Chocolate Cream Cheese muffin from Starbucks. I have to say, it's kind of tasty - though it reminds me of an upscale Hostess Chocolate...
View ArticleMy God it's full of Pies! (and Election night treats too)
I have plans tonight. Oh yes, yes I do. Tonight I will make my way to Healthy Living where there is a Pie Tasting! Here's the excerpt from the Healthy Living website:"PIE-TASTINGNOVEMBER 7th 2008Our...
View ArticleTime for Pie!
Healthy Living seemed to have a great turnout at their Pie Tasting last night on Dorset Street in South Burlington. I'm definitely glad Shannon got word to me about it. Before I get you the rundown,...
View ArticleEarly one morning...(edit... broken promises)
So this morning I decided to stop in at Klingers for a Coffee and Croissant on the way to work, and guess what I learned? They're having Cake Tastings every weekday from 12-2, apparently until the end...
View ArticleIt will happen, soon I hope.
Well, interesting events this week, working late, car issues and *GASP* stores closing on time have all prevented me and that (hopefully) delicious Carrot Cake from Chef's Corner from getting together....
View ArticleFinally - Carrot Cake from Chef's Corner!
So broken down cars and flu be damned! I got it, I finally got it. I went in on Saturday to the Chef's Corner and picked up a Carrot Cake. Now when I called on Friday to ask one be held for me they...
View ArticleChocolate sculpting
I don't know if you heard, but a little bird (who happens to work at Lake Champlain Chocolates) let me know about the Chocolate Sculpting Demo that was happening at the Lake Champlain Chocolates store...
View ArticleYep, last night I cooked my own dessert. Well I helped anyway.
That's right, recently I've been turning on my oven, placing things in there and rediscovering this whole thing called cooking. Last night, I expanded that into baking. Well, I wasn't alone in my...
View ArticleHoliday Madness
Well the Holiday Season descended quite rapidly, didn't it? OK, maybe we saw it coming - but it still just jumps on me a bit last minute, unless I have bucket loads of vacation time to spend an...
View ArticleTiramisu at Sarducci's
Thankfully the holidays are over and so, I hope, my crazy schedule and not enough time in front of my computer. Not that I haven't eaten any desserts, mind you, just that they were in the midst of a...
View ArticleYay!
Ok Dessert lovers, and Dishing on Desserts followers, I'm back. Yep, troubles with the economy even hit yours truly and my dessert budget went out the window! But good times are back, so let it be...
View ArticleFree always tatses best!
Hello friends, as I continue to plan out the next installments of desserts I'm reviewing (ie, I'm waiting on the nice commission check that I've been working on so I can actualy go out and buy all...
View ArticleNew and Exciting
Well, new and exciting things are on the way. Literally - I've ordered some Desserts from bakers and have a few reviews of more basic things - like the difference between the New and Old style packages...
View ArticleFree Ice Cream!
Get yourself out on Saturday for Free Flipped Out flavors. Ben & Jerry's - Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 11:00am - 3:00pm at City Hall Park on Main Street in Burlington, VT. The only link to this...
View ArticleSometimes the best things don't require a spoon
Today my dessert is a beautiful summer day, sipping iced coffee, lazily seated on gorgeous Church Street in Downtown Burlington, Vermont. The smell of the street vendors wafting, the sounds of the...
View ArticleYummy cupcakes and curry rice crispy treats
If you haven't checked it out yet go to My Little Cupcake VT. Margherita, banana and neopolitan dynamite. Tiny, delicious cupcakes. And if you want a grown up treat try putting curry, sunflower and...
View Article5 minutes to cake?
Well, we've all heard about it - probably saw it on a blog, your friends on facebook may have posted a link, or put it on their status, someone you know has a tweet about it. But, is it any good? Well...
View ArticleOne hump or two
Believe it or not, a company that manufactures Camel's Milk Chocolates is going global. See the complete story here at Reuters. Go the the Al Nassma site if you're ready to buy! I think my favorite is...
View ArticleSo much more than Pizza
So I happened upon something that isn't dessert, but certainly is so much more than Pizza. What I'm talking about is Back Country Pizza. They served up some pies and slices at a COTS fundraiser - and I...
View ArticleWentworth by the Sea
So very happy to announce that Stephanie Chick, a good friend to the Dessert Dude, has been bestowed a Gold Medal. Truly honored to have known, tasted and been informed of the event. If you'd like to...
View ArticleFree Chocolate & Butter!
Who doesn't like Free Chocolate and Butter?Lake Champlain Chocolates teams up with Vermont Butter and Cheese for a free chocolate and butter tasting, this Saturday, October 24, at 2 p.m. at the LCC 750...
View ArticleIt's a Throwdown
Our good friends over at Vermont Brownie Company will be getting a throwdown tossed their way by none other than Bobby Flay tonight at 9ET. If you love Brownies, they've got them all for you - and of...
View ArticleThrowdown victory!
Congrats to Vermont Brownie Company for winning their Throwdown with Bobby Flay!!
View ArticleGet Loco
Just a quick shout out, though not entirely food related. a freiend of mine who runs Burlington Night Out (dot com) called me up recently. So I went with her to a burrito and beer tasting, called...
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