Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
My husband wants a 3-D printer, so I’ve been scouting the Internet to learn all about it. These machines are amazing, not that we’ll get one tomorrow or anything. A 3-D printer essentially prints out in three dimensional form of whatever you tell it to print. I’ve …read more
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 …read more
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 …read more
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 …read more
Looking for an excuse to eat chocolate on a daily basis? Look to Callebaut for the answer. Their ‘Acticoa’ chocolate is processed to retain 80% of flavanols – which according to an article from Confectionery News is typically destroyed in the chocolate making process. Even …read more
ISM Chocolate Master It’s that time of year again – the ISM-Cologne Confectionery Trade Fair. The group calls itself ‘The World’s Leading Trade Fair for the Confectionery Industry.’ There was 35,000 visitors for the 2012 event with over 1,400 different exhibitors. This event targets the food trade, …read more
Celebrate National Chinese Almond Cookie Day by making these crisp almond flavored sugar cookies, often baked with a whole blanched almond on top. Brush the tops with a simple yolk glaze to create a shiny surface after baking. Here’s one version to get you started. …read more
The third week in March is American Chocolate Week – where chocolate shops, chocolatiers, chocolate manufacturers, and chocolate lovers all over the nation celebrate chocolate. This year it falls on March 19 and lasts until March 23. Here are 4 great ways to celebrate American Chocolate …read more
February is National Weddings Month. Here are some resources for you: Association of Bridal Consutants Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants Association of Wedding Professionals International Association of Wedding Professionals of Greater Washington, D.C. American Wedding Association Bridal Association of America International Association of Wedding …read more
Here is a list of the different National days for January: Jan 2 – National Cream Puff Day Jan 3 – National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day Jan 5 – National Whipped Cream Day Jan 8 – National English Toffee Day Jan 10 – National bittersweet …read more