Hot From The Kettle™: Chocolate, Love?

by Melody Kettle in , , ,


Laura Himmelein, is not a pastry chef, she’s a confectionery architect!

Laura is the owner Maplewood based Partycake-Partycake, a custom baking company that specializes in creating whimsical and delicious desserts.

Laura recently spent a morning in the Kettle kitchen baking up a batch of Valentine themed Fudgy Sweetheart Brownie Bites. Laura’s brownie recipe is very quick and simple, and yields a chewy, fudgy, cocoalicious brownie.

Take a look at the video to see Laura’s interpretation of nostalgic Sweetheart candies via Brownie.

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Super Bowl Recipes From Montclair Chefs

by Melody Kettle in ,


Hot From The Kettle has got two of Monclair's most talented chefs, Michael Carrino, chef and owner of Restaurant Passionne, 77 Walnut St. Montclair, and Chef Tre Goshal from Market, 12 Church St., to share some their most coveted, and remarkably easy, Super Bowl recipes with us.

So forget the box of frozen apps and tubs of microwave dips, and give these a try. I’m pretty sure they’ll satisfy the most discerning foodie.

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