I am going to be honest here, I have had a slowwww start to this year and to this quarter in school in particular.  It is all good, life is good, great actually.  Nothing to complain about at all.  It has just been a slow start, hence the repost, again.  As a …

Let me start off with a disclaimer.  I pretty much never use a processed or pre-made products.  It’s just how I roll.  I enjoy making everything from scratch   I get a lot of slack for it, but I like it.  What can I say?  But in the midst of life lately …

This is an oldy but a goody soup recipe from last year SoupaPalooza 2012. An easy, hearty, healthy recipe to start 2013! I hope you had a great Happy New Year. I hope you feel happy, healthy, and are enjoying life! May it be a full and wonderful year for …

Yes, you read that right.  I tasted chocolate from all over the world for two hours straight.  High end, high percentage cacao, glorious chocolate.  It would be cool to take your family there for the holidays on a rainy day.  I was there to end my quarter with my fellow students and instructor for …

I am sharing a recipe this week, although I have been quiet for several days now.  It is time for me to share I how I reflect and my cooking is one of those things I do.  So I did feel it was appropriate to share this healthy and hearty …

My final in this class was to make a hexagon chocolate box using various methods.  Perfectly tempered chocolate, which I managed to do.  Use texture sheets like the little rounds decors, piping chocolate, the white on the top, a way to open the box, and glue these components together using chocolate.  All …

Speaking of chocolate!  I am in a chocolates and confections class after all.  Earlier in the quarter we had a field trip to a local bean to bar chocolate makers, Woodblock Chocolates.

There are very few bean to bar small scale chocolatiers in The United States.  It is a grueling process, …