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The Secret Chocolatier Drinking Chocolate
Hot Chocolate & Drinking Chocolate, a Seasonal Favorite
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
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... Read more
Easy Chocolate Fudge
Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe
On By Bill Dietz / 0 comments
A simple, scaleable, and delicious chocolate fudge recipe. I often get asked for some easy kid friendly chocolate recipes and this one is very straight forward. Read more
What is a Chocolate Infusion?
On By Bill Dietz / 0 comments
I like to think that in my own way, I have maintained the same integrity that my grand father held when he opened his bakery in the early 1900’s when he came to this country from germany. All we’re really doing here is adding life back into the words homemade or handmade. Even though I have been a professional in the food service business for a long time, I like to think that in my own way, I have maintained the same integrity that my grand father held when he... Read more
The Secret Chocolatier Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Fudge Icing
Good Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipes
On By Bill Dietz / 0 comments
Everyone has their own variant of homemade chocolate icing/frosting. A Little more butter, little less, powdered sugar, egg whites, chocolate chocolate and more chocolate! If I've tried ten I've tried... Read more
What's Your Favorite Homemade Dessert?
What's Your Favorite Homemade Dessert?
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
Everyone has a favorite. It can be as simple as a touchstone from childhood or something more modern. Homemade desserts. Just thinking about it makes you salivate, dreamy, maybe even... Read more
Smiling Faces for Homemade Chocolates
On By Karen Dietz / 0 comments
A look from the other side of the table I’ve always enjoyed going to markets and festivals. I like talking with vendors and learning about what they make or how they grow things. I get excited hearing about family traditions that are being passed on and how some are modernized but stay true to the original concept. I never really thought, however, that our family would be on the other side of the table and what that would be like. I want to let you know that it is energizing,... Read more