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Mini Fruit Tarts

October 15, 2016 by makeitmaddy Leave a Comment

It has definitely been a hot minute since my last blog post, but life has been super busy! I’ve been promising this blog post to a bunch a people for a while, so apologies if you’re one of those people!

I feel like almost every party I attend now a days is a potluck. I don’t know about you, but I usually wait until the last minute to figure out what I’m bringing so I can see what everyone else is bringing and try to fill in the gaps. You know you’ve been to those potlucks where it’s hot dogs, hamburgers, and a table full of store bought dessert (^_^).

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Pitango – Hot Chocolate Affogato

March 5, 2015 by makeitmaddy Leave a Comment

Hot Chocolate is my drink of choice when it comes to coffee shops, dessert, airplanes, etc. It’s soothing, warm, smells oh so good, and takes me back to my childhood.

It’s snowing outside today, and hot chocolate always sounds amazing on these days. It gave me the inspiration to create a new page for Make It Maddy, a journal of sorts for the different hot chocolate brands, preparations, and restaurant styles called Hot Chocolate Chronicles (HCC). This first post for HCC is one of my favorites, Hot Chocolate Affogato from Pitango. …

Nutella Rice Pudding

September 1, 2014 by makeitmaddy 2 Comments

I know, I talk about NYC a lot, but it’s an easy weekend trip from where I live and the food is SOO good. One of my favorite places to grab a sweet treat is Rice to Riches in Nolita (North of Little Italy, I know I don’t get all the acronyms either). My favorite thing to get there is their Hazelnut Chocolate Bear Hug (see picture to the left, although that day, I decided to get it with a brownie crumble topping).

For those of you who haven’t been to Rice to Riches, it has a space-y, international kind of vibe. They have super cute take out containers that come with a matching perfect for scooping-rice-pudding-spoon. If you’re going for dessert, a solo is PLENTY for two people. …