It took six of us four and a half hours to pack all the chocolates – first putting over 2000 candies into cups, then packing the boxes, then applying stickers, tying bows, and packing them into shipping boxes.  Quite a production! Here is a photo of a finished box: In previous years I’ve used a [...]

And here is a photo of  the entire 90 lbs, 6.4 oz: Whew!  I’m exhausted.  Off to bed!    

Wow!  After only three twelve-hour days, I’m done making all the chocolates!  But Chocopalooza isn’t over yet – not until the Sunday afternoon packing party, wherein I and five of my closest chocolate-loving friends pack up the 66 boxes of chocolates going out this year.  Then they’ll go home with as many chocolates as they [...]

Two friends came by today, and together we finished five flavors: Clockwise from top left, they are: Cherry-rum Goat cheese & honey Vanilla latte Rosemary quince Black currant Cointreau The cherry rum and black currant Cointreau came out beautifully, as did the vanilla latte.   The rosemary quince is heavier on rosemary and shorter on [...]

Today’s output: Clockwise from top left: apricot-honey strawberry-balsamic vinegar white guava fig-cognac prune-honey-port (with cinnamon) I also mixed up the vanilla latte centers, but haven’t yet dipped them; I’ll do that tomorrow. So I have five flavors.  Not bad for just under 12 hours’ work!  And tomorrow will likely go even faster, as a friend [...]