Savoring Life: Passions from Pages to Palates

"He had never had any money for candy with the Dursleys, and now that he had pockets rattling with gold and silver he was ready to buy as many Mars Bars as he could carry — but the woman didn’t have Mars Bars. What she did have were Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, and a number of other strange things Harry had never seen in his life."   --Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, JK Rowling Sweets. Something I haven't posted about yet on this blog. Candy doesn't usually do it for me where sweets are concerned, but I sure would have tore into the Pumpkin Pasties and Cauldron Cakes on the trolley aboard Hogwarts Express. If I'm going to indulge in sweets, I want a gooey cake or a napoleon, or a piece of decadent chocolate concoction smothered in ganache.  I don't bake often, but when I do, I try to tackle those kinds of desserts. I always want to try my han