We’ve been drinking a lot of chocolate lately. When I mean a lot I mean pounds. Not only is it a favorite creation in the house, we’ve been trying to figure out a blend of chocolate and spices that would be a fantastic Winter time delight. What makes a good drinking chocolate? Why not use [...]
When you close your eyes and let your taste buds and memories swim around, what gets conjured when you think of holiday chocolate? In the northern hemisphere it has become much cooler and with the stack of holiday’s around the corner we’re getting pretty festive around here. One question that we really wanted to research [...]
Homemade chocolate treats? That used to be what mom made you throw away from the halloween bag. Now you are safer with the homemade goodies from the chocolatier you know and trust. The recent scare of melamine in chocolate from China begs the question. Do you know where your chocolate came from? At least you [...]
To create homemade chocolate recipes can take anywhere from simple combinations to elaborate dances of solids, semi-solids, liquids, and bouncing between the two. Chef Bill Dietz does this dance very meticulously and quicker than myself. Time, practice, and passion give you a deftness that impresses. Playing to Strengths My work for our project has been [...]
On Thursday, September 18th, 2008, the Secret Chocolatier unveiled to the willing (and boy were they willing) public some of his new homemade chocolate recipes. Summer Plum of Felicitea had worked with us to build a tea and chocolate pairing with funds to help Robin and I to Terra Madre 2008. The Secret Chocolatier and [...]
