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You are cordially invited to read Married to Chocolate, a dessert blog by food writer and chocolate devotee Kris Alcantara. Kris first launched Married to Chocolate in June 2009 while pursuing her MA in Journalism at Syracuse University, but she has been in love with chocolate waaaaay before that (finding melted chocolate in her purse or smudged on her camera is a normal occurrence). This dessert blog allows her to relive her days as a food editor and blogger in Manila when she ate for a living. Now stationed in NYC, her quest for the best red velvet cupcakes continues. She is also a self-proclaimed No-Bake Queen.
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Aug 09
SAVE SOME FOR LATER. Break up a chocolate bar into seven pieces and enjoy chocolate everyday, guilt-free. "You don't look like someone with a chocolate blog." I get this accusation a lot, and I suppose it's because I don't weigh 200 pound (read full article)
arried to chocolate, kris alcantara, pink berry
Aug 03
Chocolate tastings are so much funner if you have someone to share it with. Thanks Krista! Okay, it's been a little too quiet at the no-bake kitchen lately and I really have NYC to blame for that. It's SO distracting having bakeries and chocolate ba (read full article)
kris alcantara, la maison du chocolat, married to chocolate, no-bake cakes, no-bake mondays
Jul 16
These photos were taken at La Maison du Chocolat's two-hour chocolate tasting at their Upper East Side enclave last spring. On the menu was a combination of milk, dark, and extra dark chocolate ganaches - the same ganaches this renowned Parisian choc (read full article)
la maison du chocolat
Jul 14
Love me some bubble tea. Thanks TimingAndDelivery, Barnrau, and Team Sugar for the photos Summer in New York can be a big bitch. I grew up in a tropical country so this observation comes from someone with a relatively high threshold for heat (read full article)
Aru Sushi, bubble tea, new york and thai grill sushi, Radiance TTea House and Books, Tea Magic, thirstea
Jul 07
Great Chocolate Giveaway Winners with their pretty prize Life is sweeter for four people today. Congratulations Adrienne, Carren, Charlie, and Denise! To celebrate Married to Chocolate's big fat anniversary last month, Ghirardelli and I gave away f (read full article)
Ghirardelli, great chocolate giveaway, kris alcantara, married to chocolate
Jun 28
What does vegan ice cream taste like? Apparently, better than real ice cream. Just when I thought I couldn't possibly have one more reason to love the East Village, Lula's Sweet Apothecary barges into my life, steals my heart, and runs away with it (read full article)
kris alcantara, lula's sweet apothecary, married to chocolate
Jun 22
Not just any tiramisu recipe, this is BEERamisu. Curious? Yep, you read that right. Not Tiramisu, BEERAMISU. This is the kind of recipe that gets me all excited. Tiramisu is probably one of the simplest and easiest desserts ever created, yet this n (read full article)
kris alcantara, married to chocolate, no-bake beeramisu, no-bake mondays, tiramisu, working class foodies
Jun 20
Hi, I'm back! (with a super dorky wave for your amusement)What does a month of zero-blogging equal to? A big fat pile of exciting dessert adventures begging to be told. Here's a preview of what's coming in the next few weeks! 1. Lula's Sweet Ap (read full article)
May 13
"There's so much magic you miss when you're not in the kitchen when food gets created and I wanted to be there to capture that. I wanted to share the hard work and the dreams being realized. I just couldn't think of a more fun job." - Liza de Gui (read full article)
food curated, liza de guia, nunu chocolates
May 10
Nutella and peaches sprinkled with cinnamon. Tell me something smells better than this.I bring you No-Bake Mondays, the breakfast edition.Granted this is the least time of day when you want to spend time making food, I encourage you to think twice an (read full article)
May 09
This pretty lady here is the coolest mom in the world. Happy Mother's Day, Mom!Five Reasons Why Moms Are Like Chocolate 1. They bring comfort.2. They're sweet. 3. They can be a little nutty. Especially 'round the 50s.(Joking mom, JOKING!) 4. They're (read full article)
May 04
I took a break from no-baking today to bring you a round-up of my best-of-the-best food bloggers list (who all have no-bake recipes). Let me tell you about my heroes.They are bloggers who take awesome pictures. But more than visual prowess, I am incr (read full article)
chocolate muesli balls, coconut orange juice cookies, food bloggers, no-bake mondays, no-bake recipes, petit smores, tofu cheesecake, truffles
May 01
This is my reason. What's yours? Tell me why you deserve free chocolate and I'll give you some!I'm very excited to tell you that Married to Chocolate turns one this month and as a thank you, this chocolate chick is giving away a big fat basket (read full article)
chocolate give away, Free Chocolate Fridays, Ghirardelli, ghirardelli moments, kris alcantara, married to chocolate
Apr 29
Just got home from a chocolate tasting hosted by La Maison du Chocolat at their Upper East side store. I had eight pieces of chocolate and a cup of freshly made chocolate ganache for dinner and I'm feeling FANTASMIC (hello endorphins!). I love you, w (read full article)
chocolate tasting, kris alcantara, la maison du chocolate
Apr 26
No-Bake Caramel Mud Pie Bars These are bars of sin.Decked out in graham crackers, caramel, peanuts, pretzels, popcorn (yes, popcorn), and drizzled with chocolate, they're like caramel mud pies minus the ice cream. Admittedly, this was partly inspired (read full article)
kris alcantara, married to chocolate, no-bake caramel mud pie bars, no-bake mondays
Apr 23
Damn straight, lunchbox.I have no words for this place. Just awe. Wide-eyed, wistful, child-like awe. This candy mecca on the Lower East Side called Economy Candy has the grandest collection of old time candies I've ever seen. The store was packed (read full article)
economy candy, kris alcantara, married to chocolate
Apr 21
OMG: Woodhouse's Milk Chocolate Caramel Helenas Dare I say it, there's no way to correctly describe these tasty things than to so eloquently say.. OMG.Seriously. If perfection had a name, it would be Helena. I walked into a pretty little chocol (read full article)
caramel helenas, kris alcantara, married to chocolate, woodhouse chocolate
Apr 19
Save stale cookies! Pimp them out with ice cream.I had leftover Chips Ahoy laying around the house but they weren't sealed too well. Alas, the cookies were hard and tasted kind of stale and dry. What was a no-baker to do? Make an ice cream sandwich!I (read full article)
how to save a stale cookie, ice cream sandwich, kris alcantara, married to chocolate, no-bake mondays
Apr 12
No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate MacaroonsThis super easy no-bake peanut butter chocolate macaroons takes about all of 15 minutes to make. It should still be a little warm at that point, which is great for a homemade taste, but they're fantastic when (read full article)
kris alcantara, married to chocolate, no-bake mondays, no-bake peanut butter chocolate macaroons
Apr 11
Interior designer and budding make-up artist Kim Pendergast won't share her Reese'sName Kim PendergastHometown/Location San Francisco Bay AreaProfession Interior designer and make-up artistChocolate of Choice Reese's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups (read full article)
chocolate of choice, kim pendergast, married to chocolate, reese's