The Hungry Mouse

These bars are one part candy, one part cookie. For this recipe, cinnamon-laced brown-sugar shortbread is draped in a rich fudge topping that's half chocolate ganache, half dulce de leche.

This post could also be titled: How to Find An Oddly Butchered, Bone-In Pork Loin Roast, Chisel Away at It Like It's the Statue of David, and Turn it into a Lovely Roasted Rack of Pork Worthy of Company.

We are pleased as punch to announce our first cookbook! The Hungry Mouse Presents A Holiday Feast is a step-by-step manual for planning a complete holiday celebration, from appetizers to desserts and homemade gifts for your guests.

Evening all! Just a quick note to announce the winner of the EatSmart Precision Pro Scale Giveaway. The Angry Chef and I did a random number drawing tonight and the winner is... *drumroll* ...Tangled Noodle! Here's what she had to say about using a kitchen scale: Ms. Noodle, please drop me a line and let me know where to ship your scale! Thanks so...

My favorite stop on a recent drive through the country had to be Sweet Pea Farm in North Granby, where they make (you guessed it), homemade goat cheese.

Be still my little mouse heart: This is the best chocolate cake I've ever made.

Happily, the good folks at EatSmart sent me a complimentary scale to review. (It was great timing, actually. Makes me wonder if they're running some kind of Psychic Center for Battered Kitchen Electrics.)

http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.jsI probably shouldn't tell you this, but I was the kind of kid who hid her lima beans behind the couch so she didn't have to eat them. Hid, as in, concealed them. As in, tucked them behind and under our hulking, scratchy sofa when my mom walked out of the room. Not so that I could savor them later....

With fall well underway, Cocktail Season is in full effect here at The Mouse House. Here are three of our favorite fall drinks—guaranteed to knock that seasonal chill right off.

Chanterelle mushrooms have got such a fantastic flavor—and when you infuse it into melted butter, half a dozen mushrooms goes a long way. This is an elegant and luxurious appetizer for about four, or main course for two.