“Nutty” Fudge Swirls

August 20, 2013

I was watching a cooking show I really like the other night called Spice Goddess. The “Spice Goddess,” herself was making something called Besan Ladoo. I was immediately drawn in and inspired to create my own version of this interesting dessert. I omitted the Indian spices and, in lieu of nuts, I used chocolate. And the result was incredibly delicious!

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Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

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