Is anyone thinking about chocolate in July, especially here in the South? The only chocolate that I can think about is chocolate ice cream or milk shakes. So, what is a chocolatier to do in the dog days of summer when eating, let alone making chocolate is the last thing on her mind? Nothing fun, let me tell you. I have been working on new marketing strategies, rearranging my workspace, taking inventory, compiling new recipes to try out, making list after list after list. Have I ever mentioned that I just want to make the chocolate? I am trying to figure out the best way to paint my chocolate room next, how can I do that without actually moving anything? How can I enlist my children without breaking any child labor laws?
Although I don't seem to have anything but time on my hands these days, I have no idea where it is going and I have absolutely nothing to show for it, aside from some key lime pie made with white chocolate in a chocolate cookie crust. If you don't have Fran Bigelow's cookbook Pure Chocolate, you should pop on over to amazon and get it. I have changed her recipe up a bit, made it a bit more sassy. People are always surprised at the combination, when are they going to start to trust me??
I have also been spending a bit too much time at these sites:
www.pastryscoop.com
www.thechocolatelife.com
www.allchocolate.com
www.doriegreenspan.com
www.davidlebovitz.com
If you are looking for a great beach read, here are a few (which are proof I need to get a life outside chocolate!):
- The Chocolate Connoisseur: For Everyone with a Passion for Chocolate
by Chloe Doutre-Roussel
- The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
- Chocolate A Bittersweet saga of Dark and Light by Mort Rosenblum
Enjoy what remains of summer!
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