Month: February 2013

Chocolate Festival at the San Diego Maritime Museum

Chocolate Festival at the San Diego Maritime Museum

In San Diego the first part of May with nothing to do? The Maritime Museum of San Diego is partnering up with Mars Chocolate North America to hold their 2nd annual Chocolate Festival in May featuring 3 days of chocolate fun, for adults and for kids. Friday 

Samoas Chocolate Mousse Cake with Biscuit Flourless Chocolate Cake and Toasted Coconut

Samoas Chocolate Mousse Cake with Biscuit Flourless Chocolate Cake and Toasted Coconut

There is something about toasted coconut, chocolate, and caramel that make it an irresistible combination. Girl Scouts have picked up the combo with their top selling cookie, Somaos, which are also Caramel deLites depending on where you live. This cookie was next on my list for ‘Girl Scout 

Latest Newsletter, and a Recipe for Biscuits à la Cuillère (Lady Fingers)

Latest Newsletter, and a Recipe for Biscuits à la Cuillère (Lady Fingers)

Here’s the lates newsletter, on the new system, so let me know how it looks. Inside is a recipe for Biscuits à la Cuillère (Lady Fingers) to experiment with. http://eepurl.com/vH6ln (shortcut link)

Biscuit (Sponge) Cakes – Definition, Pronunciation, and Examples

Biscuit (Sponge) Cakes – Definition, Pronunciation, and Examples

Biscuits have three general terms in the bakeshop: Cut out or dropped quick breads, baked light or soft with a golden brown crust, generally leavened with baking baking powder, baking soda, sometimes a little yeast, or just by the introduction of air such as beaten 

Buttermilk Banana Bread with Sunflower Seeds

Buttermilk Banana Bread with Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower seeds may not be the first thing that comes to mind when making banana bread, but they give a rich, nutty flavor when they are added to the batter. I love the combination, and while my kids thumb their noses to pecans or walnuts 

Compound Chocolate Seen Growing Faster Than ‘Real’ Chocolate

Compound Chocolate Seen Growing Faster Than ‘Real’ Chocolate

Interesting read from Confectionery News about compound chocolate which may bring sad news for chocophiles. According to the Buhuler Group, the compound chocolate market will grow at a faster rate than ‘real’ chocolate the next several years and the company is working on compound chocolate processing machinery to 

National Girl Scout Cookie Day! And Thin Mint Brownies

National Girl Scout Cookie Day! And Thin Mint Brownies

Thin Mint Brownies – Recipe Below. National Girl Scout Cookie Day. Image courtesy Girl Scouts of Orange County. Today is the day – February 8th is National Girl Scout Cookie Day. And I know that makes you smile. 🙂 I have two girl scouts and 

Chocolate Cartel? Chocolate Price Fixing Claims

Chocolate Cartel? Chocolate Price Fixing Claims

Eleven chocolate companies have been fined $82 million US dollars in Germany over ‘cartel price fixing’. Kraft, Nestle, Mars, and Ritter are among the companies involved. This is reminiscent of the news last December of Hershey, Mars, and Nestle facing price fixing here in the