Made by MeghanApparently, it’s going to be a week of revelations. I baked my go-to Chocolate and Fruit Oatmeal Cookies yesterday, using cranberries, split the batch, added white chocolate (Zephyr 34% Cacao Barry) to one half for Michael and dark chocolate (Tanzanie 75% Cacao Barry) to the other half for me, then posted a photo on my […]
Michael: *peering into a small pale blue box* “What are these?” Me: *glancing into the box on my way through the kitchen* “My salted caramels.” Michael: “Oh.” He glances mournfully at the box he is holding – which used to be full of chocolates he’d selected for himself – then down into a drawer that […]
I’ve gotten a few requests for this recipe over the years, but I never take the time to type it up. Well, here it is. Unfortunately, you will have to do the metric conversions yourself (if needed) as I didn’t have the time to test it both ways tonight (Google is helpful, of course, but […]
When I have extra chocolate in the house, or perhaps odds and ends of chocolate leftover, I occasionally make these Chocolate Palettes. I’m not a chocolatier – just an exceedingly enthusiastic amateur – and no matter how many times I try, or whose directions I follow, I can’t seem to properly temper chocolate. But since these tasty […]
Randomly on a Friday … It’s been a tough week. I always have issues when writing first drafts – it often feels as if I’m forcing every word onto the page – but Reconstructionist 2 is heavily influenced by my personal history (though, obviously, a completely fictional, fantastical accounting) and I’m ending most of my writing stints in […]
FYI – these three chocolate bars are referenced in Dowser 6. Just in case you wanted to indulge while reading. 75% cocoa from Akesson’s – single-origin from Madagascar (links to my ‘tasting’ blog post). Manjari 64% cocoa from Valrhona – single origin from Madagascar Amedei Madagascar Cru, 70% cacao – DOWSER 6 PREORDER NOW AVAILABLE – […]
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1)
I’m currently writing the first draft of I See You (Oracle 2). Life has been crazy – we are moving. Yes, again – but I’m still managing to eke out about 2000 words every day. Writing – as opposed to brainstorming, which I live and breath – needs fuel and focus. Not enough fuel, and I […]
I was just sucking away on some deliciously smooth Boa Sentenca (Cacao Barry) while I cleared out my inbox when it occured to me that it might be a little early in the morning for chocolate, no matter how tasty. And yep, turns out it’s 8:56am as I type this blog post. Chocolate before 9am […]
I have been exceedingly blessed in the last few years by lovely readers who have become supportive friends, some of whom I haven’t even met in person yet. I’ve talked about Gertie and her cupcake support committee here, here, and here (one for each Dowser book). I also still have Karen’s trinket hanging on my monitor where I […]