Tag Archives: gifts
Thyme Roasted Almonds
It was a January night in 2004. Snow quietly blanketed the streets of Munich, but we drove on with determination. We were going to a New Year’s party, and nothing was going to stop us. We picked up our friends the Kukkonens and crammed … Continue reading
Chocolate Playdough
I’ve often felt that Valentine’s Day was just a “Hallmark” holiday — with greeting cards, red roses, jewelry or the latest tech-toy (iPad? — now there’s an idea) required for the obligatory demonstration of “love.” See Linus’s dilemma in “Be My Valentine, Charlie … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate festival for kids, chocolate playdough, edible, gifts, homemade, jimmies, orlando science center, play dough, valentine's day
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Rose Petal Chocolate Truffles
To be inspired to cook is an easy thing, but to be inspired to cook with emotion? Well, very few do this as well as “Tita.” “Se desprenden con mucho cuidado los pétalos de las rosas, procurando no pincharse los … Continue reading
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Tagged admiration, chocolate, como agua para chocolate, desire, gifts, laura esquivel, like water for chocolate, love, rose oil, rose otto oil, rose petals, truffles, valentine's day
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