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Available at the Montgomery Farm Women's Market and Bethesda Central Market.</span></span><br> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 9px;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;color: #505050;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: 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collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="18" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999999;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="text-align: left;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;color: #505050;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;"> <div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;background-color: #FFFFFF;padding-bottom: 20px;margin: 15px;text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: center; "> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><font size="6">See Chouquette on TV</font></span></span></div> <div style="color: #222222;font-size: 12px;text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="color: #222222;font-size: 12px;text-align: center;"> <br> <span 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class="mcnTextContentContainer" width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #999999;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="text-align: left;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;color: #505050;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;"> <div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;color: #222222;background-color: #FFFFFF;padding-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;margin-left: 15px;margin-right: 15px;text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left; "> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; "><strong style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Chouquette's artisan chocolate-covered caramels combine the very best of European technique with local sensibility. Rich, smooth and supremely luxurious, our specialty chocolates are characterized by a serious commitment to quality and a spirit of whimsical adventure. They are always handcrafted locally and are distinguished by their unique, infused, caramel centers. We use locally-sourced cream, European butter, French Sea Salt, hand-picked spices and in-season fruit to create these elegant and distinctive treats.</strong></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;text-align: left;color: #505050;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; ">Chouquette offers special assortments for every reason or none at all. 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style="display: block;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 100%;letter-spacing: normal;margin: 0;text-align: left;color: #404040 !important;"> <span style="color:#cc3366;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; ">Sweet </span></span><span style="color:#cc0066;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; ">Savings</span></span><span style="color:#cc3366;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; "> Online</span></span></h2> <p> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#660000;">Free Shipping on orders over $25 at </span><a href="http://chouquette.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c175cde25480f3b2700fcd24c&id=fee3b4735e&e=385cabc669" target="_blank" style="color: #EB4102;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="color:#660000;">Chouquette Shop.</span></a><span style="color:#660000;"> Choose from our Vanilla Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate, Best-Selling Balsamic Hearts. Or select our Classic Valentine Box for an assortment of Vanilla Sea Salt, Balsamic, Hazelnut, Raspberry and Coffee Caramels.</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnCaptionLeftContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnCaptionLeftContentInner" style="padding: 0 9px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="mcnCaptionLeftImageContent" valign="top" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <a href="http://chouquette.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c175cde25480f3b2700fcd24c&id=1873aed1db&e=385cabc669" title="" class="" target="_self" style="word-wrap: break-word !important;"> <img alt="" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/c175cde25480f3b2700fcd24c/images/Valentine1fa835a.jpg" width="264" style="max-width: 678px;border: 0;height: auto;line-height: 100%;outline: none;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: bottom;" class="mcnImage"> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="mcnCaptionLeftTextContentContainer" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;color: #505050;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h2 class="null" style="display: block;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 100%;letter-spacing: normal;margin: 0;text-align: left;color: #404040 !important;"> <br> <span style="color:#cc0066;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; ">Pick Up a Sweet Deal</span></span></h2> <p> <span style="color:#660033;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; ">Come taste a signature Chouquette chocolate covered caramel for yourself at one of our two Bethesda locations. Mention "A Sweet Deal" to receive 20% off any purchase. 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0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="text-align: left;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;color: #505050;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;"> <div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;color: #222222;background-color: #FFFFFF;padding-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;margin-left: 15px;margin-right: 15px;text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: center; "> <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; "><span style="color:#ff0099;"><span style="font-size: 32px; ">Chouquette</span></span><br> Handmade, small batch artisan chocolates and caramels<br> *Perfect for Any Occasion*</span></span><br> </div> <div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;">Inspired by European confections and perfected during a year of training in Paris, Chouquette's signature soft caramel are always handcrafted with quality ingredients in Maryland. We infuse locally-sourced cream with natural flavorings like real raspberries, and hand-picked spices to create one-of-a-kind caramels and chocolates. </span></div> <div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "> </div> <div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;">Chouquette offers special assortments for every reason or none at all. Come see our birthday gifts, wedding favors, school fundraisers, and custom business gifts with logo.</span><br> </div> <div style="text-align: center; "> <span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; ">Offers Available until February 17</span></span><br> </div> <div style="text-align: left; "> <span style="font-size:24px;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif; "><span style="font-size:14px;">You are receiving this email because you signed up or you are my friend, family or associate. 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<br />Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978077057445759599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-10177194492376667672012-07-16T15:27:00.002-04:002012-07-16T16:10:34.847-04:00Happily Ever After . . . happily Me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so excited to share my newest chocolate design. I work with the best graphic designer, and when I say things like "modern, whimsical, and elegant," she comes up with brilliant pieces like this! I think the V as a heart is just the right amount of cute, without being over-the-top Hello Kitty adorable.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Classic Vanilla Sea Salt Caramel in 72% Dark and 38% Milk </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Guittard Chocolate </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are available now, and the first order is for a wedding shower in August. I am surprised by how often they are bought off the shelf for anniversaries and engagement parties. I am a happy chocolatiere!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978077057445759599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-82293637943759025192012-04-10T10:26:00.000-04:002012-04-10T10:26:29.932-04:00Upcoming Events<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Chouquette has a busy spring coming, come see me at these events. Let me know if you have something on your calendar that chocolate would make sweeter!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">April 14 - <a href="http://lewisburgchocolatefestival.com/" target="_blank">Lewisburg WV Chocolate Festival</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">April 14 &15 - <a href="http://www.wccchevychase.org/public_events.html" target="_blank">Chevy Chase Women's Club Community Bazaar</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">April 18 - <a href="http://georgetownsipandsamplesale.com/" target="_blank">Georgetown Sip and Sample Sale</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">April 26 - <a href="http://www.zontaclubannapolis.org/chocolate_festival" target="_blank">Zonta Club of Annapolis Chocolate Festival</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">May 1 & 2 - Ivy Market in Richmond, Va</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">May 4,5,6 - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AzaleaFestival" target="_blank">Landon Azalea Festival, Bethesda, MD</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">May 10 - Stella and Dot Private Event</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">June 2 - Wine and Chocolates Private Event</span><br />
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</span>Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978077057445759599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-26558496560338846332012-03-13T12:00:00.000-04:002012-03-13T12:00:01.526-04:00Thinking about Paris<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">France, not Hilton. I don't know why, but recently I had had recurring daydreams about two things:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">France and cabana boys. Maybe it means I need a vacation to French Riviera?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Walking from the grocery store and seeing Sacre Couer lit up at night between two non-descript buildings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Showing friends around my little quartier. The wine bar with complementary shoulder massages. The Algerian bakery smelling of almonds, honey and rose water. The fried egg "brique" - a Tunisian hangover cure. The frothy white of the wedding dress shops piled on top of each other.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trips to Normandy, Champagne, Marseilles, Chartes, Giverny, Versailles, Lyon, and the amazing sight of Mont St Michel rising up from the sea.</span><br />
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</span>Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978077057445759599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-6606692813800115672012-01-19T09:05:00.000-05:002012-01-19T09:05:43.811-05:00New Packaging<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Philadelphia Chocolate and Candy Show is head in Atlantic City twice a year, January and July/August. Valentine's Day was the focus for much of the show, especially packaging. Lots of candy hearts! Two categories of exhibitors - companies who make things for candy makers and candy/chocolates makers themselves. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Checking out packaging suppliers was my main goal, but I wanted to taste and price other chocolate wholesalers, too. I need packaging for my chocolates when they are away from me - like in a retail store. I have resisted the boxes with plastic windows, but I finally found some that I think are very pretty. And not crazy expensive, not an easy task.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am very pleased with the result! The ribbon is a one-off for a birthday gift, I will use my pink or brown satin. I'll keep looking for this one from the wholesale ribbon people!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I have to add these to the website, which is <a href="http://www.chouquette.us/">www.chouquette.us</a>. And to etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChouquetteShop">http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChouquetteShop</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;">Sugar, Sucre, Zucker, Azucar, Suiker. But when you heat it to 160 degrees Celsius, it is hot in any language. So hot that it even burns through two sets of gloves. Sugar blisters hurt. really. Then as soon as they start to heal, get back under a heat lamp with more molten sugar and those blisters get blisters. Before you know it, you are impersonating the Michael Jackson band-aids on all fingers look. The worst blisters are the ones near knuckles, since they don't get a chance to heal before they crack and bleed, and bandages will not stay on them. Then since the sugar is so hot, my hands sweat under the rubber gloves and the bandages get soaked and slide off. Gross. I won't post more photos of my blisters, I promise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;"><b><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;">Poured sugar is easy, heat sugar, water and glucose to 150 degrees, color it and at 155 degrees, pour it into the mold. Molds can be anything - for rectangles, squares and triangles, we use steel bars; for circles, we use cake and tart molds. Or go to the hardware store and find something flexible that will withstand heat. My first poured sugar turned out nicely, I mixed some red and white and was happy with the effect. But after that, things went awry. Pulled sugar uses a different recipe, heat the sugar cubes, white, smaller amount of glucose, add coloring and tartaric acid before pouring out on the Silpat. Wait for the edges to start hardening, flick those edges in until a solid mass forms. Move the mass around to cool parts of the marbles, folding in half over and over (similar to kneading bread). When the sugar is dead (cool enough not to ooze out of its shape), starting pulling, folding back on itself, and pulling out again, until it makes a cracking noise. I use different parts of my hand and switch from left to right often, so I don't get 'hot spots' or 'pre-blisters.' Don't pull too much, or too early, or the sugar will crystalize and it hits the trash can. Or try the microwave, but don't hold your breath. Start another batch of sugar, just in case. Work with small pieces, keeping everything under a heat lamp set to 80 degrees (about 175 degrees fahrenheit). Separate a small section from the mass, then pull leaves, petals, and ribbons. It sounds vague, but I don't know any other way to explain the 'pulling part.' It is very specific motion, but it cannot be explained in words, I just watch, and try to recreate it. It is like trying to learn how to ski by watching Bode Miller fly downhill. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;">At one practice I was able to make a orange tree stump with oranges and blossoms, and then the next class, I tried a tall tree, but the pulled sugar branches were so brittle that as I added pieces, I broke two off the structure, and the trunk started to lean dangerously, then broke into three pieces. I wanted to cry, but made a nice pile of oranges and blossoms with a very pretty ribbon for height. Of course, now I want to try something else, but it is too late to make too drastic of a change. I'd really like to make a Dutch still life with the oranges and blossoms in a Delft-looking bowl. I just don't know if I have the time to get this to work in the time constraints of the final sugar exam next week. I am happy with my oranges, and blossoms, and the ribbon, but I need to figure out the composition. The chefs are not that impressed with my work, I am not sure if it is because it is different or if it just isn't good. I really wish I had thought of the bowl idea before my last practice. <a href="http://www.nortonsimon.org/collections/art.php?id=F.1972.06.P&title=Still+Life+with+Lemons%2C+Oranges+and+a+Rose">Still Life Idea</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChouquetteShop?ref=top_trail" target="_blank">Chouquette Shop</a></span>Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579424351214419039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-51072512640379088442011-04-07T11:50:00.003-04:002011-04-07T12:06:53.619-04:00Jeannie's No-Cake Birthday Concoction<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TGVDFyw3tLrPcHo0Hbj0_n7ghyIOMJExvztJdTPB2d7B6d1_NgcJsxoezw57A34iFvzd4p4DG4kDqzjxNHowYI8v-6OtcZX9ggCtIcH646FvglTB6M7BUIBXTPHUASzw_xwkLj7Eczs/s1600/2011-04-05+19.57.41.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TGVDFyw3tLrPcHo0Hbj0_n7ghyIOMJExvztJdTPB2d7B6d1_NgcJsxoezw57A34iFvzd4p4DG4kDqzjxNHowYI8v-6OtcZX9ggCtIcH646FvglTB6M7BUIBXTPHUASzw_xwkLj7Eczs/s400/2011-04-05+19.57.41.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592872837938995058" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdL0dUNSlnrSZkOPKOHwvQCVNWYfexjbQzfjxrJ7iQM6mFxYws9wET4Z7Cn3TtgjvNZJxFV-QS235J2hmt6A1dOC7ojSAGcnc2XsRadrft_LRmNxNwLF9smllgqHCuYiuyPLOwAlZ009Y/s1600/2011-04-05+20.01.44.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I hate when people say that they don't like cake. Or brownies, or chocolate, or caramel. Really, how can you not like caramel? It never did anything to you, unless you lost a tooth on it. But how can a person not like <b>anything</b> caramel? It is like saying you don't like butter. Uggg.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So imagine going to pastry school for a year, practicing how to make all of the above for another year. Thinking that you are going to make all the cakes for everyone you know for their birthday. Planning extravagant decorations and delicious icing combinations.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">First, your mother says she doesn't want a cake, chocolate mousse is more her style.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then, your nephew announces he doesn't like cake, so you make chocolate chip cookies in the shape of his name. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then your other nephew declares he doesn't want a cake or even cupcakes, but says you can make him some brownies. So you do that.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So the next birthday is your sister's, and you start thinking of a crazy chocolate cake maybe with some gold leaf, and spun sugar. And then she starts saying that she doesn't even want to have a birthday dinner. What are you going to do?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Make a No-Cake Birthday Cake with a little of everything that she loves:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cadbury Mini Eggs - check</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ganache Frosting - check</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream - check</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies - check</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Layer of Salted Caramel - check</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chocolate Chip Mocha Brownies - check</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It looks a little something like this after the demolition.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdL0dUNSlnrSZkOPKOHwvQCVNWYfexjbQzfjxrJ7iQM6mFxYws9wET4Z7Cn3TtgjvNZJxFV-QS235J2hmt6A1dOC7ojSAGcnc2XsRadrft_LRmNxNwLF9smllgqHCuYiuyPLOwAlZ009Y/s400/2011-04-05+20.01.44.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592872834096748354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Don't ask me about the Napoleon I am making today. Please, someone, ask me for a cake - vanilla with chocolate icing, maybe?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978077057445759599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-48782202440233916492011-03-18T17:24:00.000-04:002011-03-18T17:24:05.024-04:00My latest TV Appearance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch me make caramel sauce with JC Hayward and Howard Bernstein of WUSA Channel 9 News at Noon. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In my 20's, I worked as a secretary for a stockbroker, unfortunately, not as glamourous as it sounds. My deskmate was a funny brunette, with a shockingly loud voice. We shared phone lines, and helped each other out if we needed a break. We 'backed each other up', which meant only one of us could take the day off, and one of us had to cover the phones while the other was at lunch, in a meeting, or even in the restroom! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We planned the office Halloween party, I dressed as a naughty Catholic school girl, with requisite hickey and pigtails, and Steph kitted herself out in a very elegant Holly Golightly dress, making her own pillbox hat out of a I Can't Believe It's Not Butter tub. The next morning we woke with massive hangovers and called to fight over who could call in sick. As usual, I won and stayed in bed with a damp washcloth on my forehead, and Stephanie made herself a strong pot of coffee, filled a mug halfway, and completed the mixture with Bailey's Irish Cream. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So in her honor, and her little dog too, and St Patrick's Day, I have made my newest chocolate:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bailey's Irish Cream and coffee caramel covered in semi-sweet chocolate. Creamy, chocolaty with just a jolt of loud coffee.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff007f;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Artisan Chocolates, Caramels, Cookies, and Cupcakes</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b>Chocolates and Chocolate Covered Caramels</b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b>$1.50</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"> * Square - Salted Caramel, </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"> * Round - Balsamic Caramel, </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"> * Column - Mint Chocolate Ganache, </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"> * Red Column - Maker's Mark and Gingerbread Spice, </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"> * Crown - Caramelized White Chocolate Crunch, </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"> * Rock - Crushed Crepes, Dark Chocolate Ganache, Praline Paste, Covered in 58% Dark Chocolate and Praline Pieces</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"> * Chocolate Candied Grapefruit Peel</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b>Java Chip Cookies $1.00</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b>Red Velvet Cupcakes $2.50 </b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b>Macarons $2.00</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f3f00;"><b>Brownie Cakes $2.00</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 12x18 cake was devil's food (appropriately), with coffee flavor, soft caramel, vanilla buttercream covered with chocolate fondant. Putting the fondant on the cake was terrifying, I have never covered a cake that large, so I had to MacGuyver it together and cover my mistakes with a large fondant ruffle around the edge. I have a die-cutting machine (called a Cricut Cake) that I used to make the white flourishes, which I then covered in silver luster dust (like eyeshadow, but food safe). Around the edges, I stamped silver cobwebs and spiders. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The guests of honor seemed very happy with the cake, and the reviews were positive. I have already been contacted by one of the party-goers for another cake.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the link to the article:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fullbleed.adcmw.org/articles/katie-obrien-is-dead-to-us/">Chouquette Coffin Cake</a></span><br />
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</span>Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579424351214419039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578542079160842866.post-8479291078136993572010-10-06T15:58:00.001-04:002010-10-06T15:58:04.748-04:00Treats for a rainy day.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpm64rmveivBHzARBwzKb88gzhGDOqemKkFwL1iOvqMYAMq_-PVpobCn04ksnu-SAdojcWAP2CWolAWJbFBRE9jJKbRQ8fMsbcKIDXy8eHqXGSMfOsA2aoUzXJFRHUKMfc4_hal3SQLXL/s1600/1286298800971-784749.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpm64rmveivBHzARBwzKb88gzhGDOqemKkFwL1iOvqMYAMq_-PVpobCn04ksnu-SAdojcWAP2CWolAWJbFBRE9jJKbRQ8fMsbcKIDXy8eHqXGSMfOsA2aoUzXJFRHUKMfc4_hal3SQLXL/s320/1286298800971-784749.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525024821051801858" /></a></p>Mmmmmmm. Oatmeal raisin cookies warm from the oven. Perfect day for things flavored with cinnamon and cardamom. Just a little job, but who's counting?<p>This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, Quicktime@ 6.5 or higher is required.Sarah Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00579424351214419039noreply@blogger.com0