I enjoy buying the various boutique chocolate bars from the market. I'm a dark chocolate kind of chocolate lover, so my options are cut in half, but the varieties are still a plenty.
Tonight I finished the last of my chocolate, and decided to see what was involved to make my own. I was under the impression I'd have to temper the chocolate, and that can be a bit intimidating, so was pleasantly surprised when I found tutorials that mentioned none of that.
All the ingredients required, I had on hand-plus some(as far as cool mix-ins were concerned), so as my pork hocks were cooking without my assistance, I assembled my ingredients and got started.
Ingredients:
Coconut oil
Cacao butter
Cocoa powder
Extract
Honey
Salt
Mix-ins
A variety of spices, rinds, herbs and seeds
1/2 cup of coc oil, & 1/2 cup cacao butter, gently melted in saucepan
2 cups cocoa powder
1/3 cup honey
2 tsp almond extract
3 pinches salt
While oils are melting, prep spices, rinds, seeds/nuts and herbs.
Continued tomorrow night...
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
