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Chocolate Tasting

Northwest Chocolate Festival: Dandelion Chocolate

I’d never heard of today’s chocolate indulgence, Dandelion Chocolates, before happening on their booth at the Northwest Chocolate Festival. I went straight for their Ambanja, Madagascar (of course and always). The chocolate was exceedingly smooth and bursting with fruit notes; the raspberry almost overwhelming. Though perhaps I shouldn’t have eaten so many pieces in such a short period […]

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Chocolate Tasting Little Pleasures

But then I ate them all.

I was totally planning to blog about these super tasty Fleur de Sel Caramels that I picked up at the Northwest Chocolate Festival from Jonboy Caramels. But then I ate them all.

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Chocolate Tasting

Northwest Chocolate Festival: TCHO

I was lucky enough to attend the Northwest Chocolate Festival this year [Saturday, October 3, 2015]. The event was overwhelming but completely fun. Chocolatiers from all over the world had tasting booths spread over two floors of the convention centre. Today’s chocolate indulgence – TCHO – was on the top floor. And, even though I was in the first […]

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Chocolate Tasting Little Pleasures research writing

Dowser 5: chocolate

I’ve had a few requests to post a list of the chocolate eaten or mentioned in the Dowser books, so I thought I would dash off this blog post so if you wanted to get your hands on any of this chocolate before the release date for Dowser 5 (July 23, 2015) then you would […]

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Chocolate Tasting personal reflection writing

Two very different to-do lists

Every morning Michael and I have a ‘decisive meeting’ in the garden. This gives the chickens a bit of time to free range and us a moment to chat about our upcoming day. Being foodies, we talk about meals mostly, then share our to-do lists. Usually both of these lists are filled with work related […]

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Chocolate Tasting research writing

A trifecta of chocolate bars

Or, as Jade will undoubtedly refer to them in Dowser 5, ‘the holy trinity of chocolate bars,’ which will be terribly sacrilegious. However, we will probably excuse her because she’s had a really bad day. I know this because I’ve written the bad day part, but not the chocolate bar part. I teased my Facebook page […]

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Chocolate Tasting Little Pleasures research

Tasting: Ampamakia by Valrhona

I’ve been conducting an exceedingly scientific series of chocolate tastings for the next Dowser Series trilogy over on my Facebook page. However, I promised myself that I would blog more this year, so I will now be posting any tastings I do here – YAY FOR ME!! Yes, this is my version of research. To the tasting! I […]