Girls Guide To Paris just recently named their Top 10 pastry shops in Paris, and to my delight…my favorite pastry shop made number 3! Un Dimanche à Paris was a fairly recent discovery of mine, and quite by accident (which is how I have discovered MANY wonderful surprises in my life!)
I was with my Mom and some friends who were visiting Paris for their very first time.… Read full article
Here is a wonderful recipe for Merlot chocolate cake. Great way to celebrate any day.
Ingredients
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups red merlot wine
Slivered almonds or shaved chocolate for decorating
For the wine jam mixture
1/2 cup grape jelly
2 to 3 tablespoons red wine
Prepare in two 9-inch cake pans
….I just love that song “I Love Paris”…especially the Frank Sinatra version. Though when I sing it, I often get the words mixed up….”drizzles…..sizzles….” …whatever! My favorite line is, “…why oh why do I love Paris?” It’s my favorite line because whenever I sing it, I start to think about all the things I DO love about Paris.… Read full article
Hopefully, everyone has seen our reviews on white chocolate and checked out the winners! Now we will reveal the milk chocolate winners. In the milk chocolate category our tasters sampled nine different chocolate shops and the winners were almost unanimous. The decisions are never easy with so many delicous chocolates out there.… Read full article
As I indicated in my previous post, I would be conducting a chocolate tasting in Paris during my recent stay and the result are in. This was an extremely difficult task and a little overwhelming since there were so many great chocolatiers to choose from, but with some organization and planning the tasting was an amazing, enjoyable and eye-opening experience.… Read full article
Paris has a number of fabulous chocolate shops to choose from and what better destination for a chocoholic to visit. Of course the chocoholic doesn’t need an excuse to sample a morsel or two of any delectable confection and I am no exception.… Read full article