I was too busy to make Halloween sweet treats, but I plan on making cookies for Thanksgiving. Here are some cookie cutters for the season:

Copper Gifts (pilgrim, pilgrim hat and turkey shaped cutters)
Cookie Cutter Shop (they have squirrel cutters)

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I took the train into Boston on Saturday to attend Podcamp Boston and on the trip home picked up some chocolates from Serenade Chocolatier in S. Station. Their flagship store is in Brookline.

The truffles are quite large and very rich. The chunky, cocoa dusted chocolate was seemingly in two layers, the super-creamy ganache interior and a harder chocolate exterior. They were tasty, but not quite worth the $2.50/piece price tag. Don’t get me wrong, handmade chocolate is tastier and more labor intensive than the candy off the store shelf, but truffles are quite easy to make by hand–no tempering required.

Perhaps that’s what I’ll bring to a party I’m attending next weekend.

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Many of you have asked where I purchased my 3-tier cupcake carrier. I found it at Kmart earlier this year — it’s from the Martha Stewart Everyday collection. Unfortunately they don’t seem to carry it any longer. So for those in need of easy cupcake transport, here are some other suggestions:

Cupcake Courier
Crate & Barrel cupcake carrier
Onieda cupcake carrier
King Arthur cupcake caddy

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Bill Buford was a guest on On Point yesterday. His New Yorker piece on Extreme Chocolate is in the October 29 issue.

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Welcome to Offbeat Eating. The concept for this site has been in the back of my mind for years and finally went live this month! As part of the build process I searched to find some interesting graphics for the site. And I found them in the grocery store — in the form of the sardine cans that decorate the site.

My challenge to you readers: What should I make with my many cans of sardines in tomato sauce?

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