Three weeks in the Chicagoland area sounded like a long time and yet it flew by. We saw lots and ate lots on our trip. We had one last weekend in the city before leaving the area and tried to make the most of it.
We took an architectural boat tour down the Chicago River…

took […]

Double birthdays means double the birthday treats! Taste Tester and I celebrated our birthdays with Chocolate Opera Cake and Happy Face Peanut Butter Pancakes (see sketch after the break). Read on for the recipes!
Just a small note before you continue: some internet meanies have been tinkering with my site (jerks!). We are working on fixing […]

Ever since I started this blog, the experience of going out to eat - whether it be for a meal or a bakery run - has changed for me. It’s become a bit of a scavenger hunt with the endless goal of finding more and more chocolate peanut butter treats to share with you. It […]

I’ve had this recipe for Barefoot Contessa’s Banana Pancakes bookmarked for a while with the note, “Holy crap these look good.”
This may sound crazy to those of you who can easily whip up the perfect stack of pancakes, but for years I tried and failed to make a thick and fluffy batch. I tried lots […]

Pictured: PB&J Doughnut from The Doughnut Plant in NYC:

My sister had seen Bobby Flay battle The Doughnut Plant on Throwdown with Bobby Flay so when we decided to spend the day in the city together, she really didn’t care where we went as long as she got to taste some of those doughnuts. I don’t […]

I ate a total of 8 of these last week (for the purpose of research, of course) and I can tell you from my experience that these are some puzzling muffins.
When they came out of the oven, I bit into one while they were still warm. Upon that bite, I didn’t have much love […]

I LOVE biscotti, but Taste Tester has never really bothered with it. Biscotti tends to have nuts, which he can’t eat, and he’s also not crazy about the dry texture. But I think after whipping up a batch of Peanut Butter & Co’s Peanut Butter Biscotti with the addition of Askinosie Bittersweet Chocolate Chunks and […]

Yes, that’s right: Waffle Toast. When I saw the name, I really thought it was a type-o. Then I mentioned it to Taste Tester and he said that it was something his mom made for him growing up. To quote the wordsmith Chris Griffin, “Whaaaaaaa?” I felt so out of the loop! I’d lived an […]

Ahh, apples. They become a staple snack for me once fall hits. I love em, but I love em even more when they’re slathered in chocolate and peanut butter!
P.B. Loco is a brand I’ve long since been curious about. I finally purchased two of their jars including the Raspberry White Chocolate and the Coco Banana. […]

I’m not sure why they look a little dry in these photos, but these waffles came out moist, fluffy and wonderfully chocolatey. The buttermilk made them moist and the cocoa and mini-semisweet chips made them super duper chocolatey. Y-U-M-!
Taste Tester recently received a waffle iron for his birthday, so I’ve set out to find […]