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Homemade Chocolate Resolution
Homemade Chocolate Resolution
On By Robin Ciordia / 0 comments
It’s a New Year! Something about the turn of a calendar year makes most people introspective. Hopes for the year to come run high when I think on our family... Read more
6 Steps for Tasting Chocolate Desserts
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
We all love our candies, our chocolates, but have you gone as far as to investigate why? What part of a favorite chocolate creation is your desire peaked? Getting to Know Your Chocolate Desserts As we do tea and wine tastings, pairing with rich and delicate chocolates we are becoming more attuned to the complex nature of our perceptions. The complex nuances of chocolate and it’s behavior by itself and intertwined with other lovely accompaniments. Tasting Homemade Chocolate Goodies We’re going to focus here on tasting products, not just bars... Read more
Sugar Glazed Beginnings
On By Bill Dietz / 0 comments
Many people ask me how I got started working with desserts, pastries, breads, homemade chocolates and other wonderful foods. Here’s a little look at how my love for my work all began. Sugar Glaze Icing Fried doughnuts were my favorite thing to eat in my grandparent’s bakery. Every summer we would spend weeks visiting them and every morning I’d come running down from their home up the stairs to the bakery below. I’d crash through the door, like any ten year old would heading straight to the left toward the... Read more
Homemade Chocolate Party
On By Robin Ciordia / 0 comments
A Yet to Be Touched Chocolate Mousse Ever dream of floating in a sea of chocolate? Being daughter of The Secret Chocolatier my memories seem like those dreams. Experiencing a Chocolate Party Imagine being able to invite someone over for a table set with nothing but homemade chocolate. Never short on party guests, everyone is a friend in chocolate! Especially when it is homemade chocolate in all different forms brought together for one glorious party to revel in for years to come. Throw Your Own Chocolate Party So, how do... Read more
What is Holiday Chocolate?
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
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 was what taste evocations does the holiday season mean to you? Cool Mints, Alpine Peaks Is it the peppermint fantasia’s, something I used to get as a child at a local cafe. A hot chocolate... 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
Make Halloween Safer with Homemade Chocolate
On By Robin Ciordia / 0 comments
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 know where your neighbor lives, and what home that chocolate is made in. I would trust the homemade chocolate gifts for this halloween and holiday season. Here’s a quick and delicious chocolate recipe for you,... Read more