V-Day flavors are here!

This is a quick one, because I've got chocolate orders piling up. Expect photos in a day or two (hopefully).

The valentines flavors are as follows:

Passion Fruit Truffle: passion fruit is one of those flavors that you might not have tried, but you won't soon forget it. Tart, with a citrus tang, I've blended it with a vanilla white chocolate ganache with just a hint of nutmeg

Rosehip Buttercream: the fruit of the rose, rosehip puree is blended with smooth fondant and rich creamery butter, a unique take on chocolate and roses!

Tart Cherry Cordial - the ultimate chocolate covered cherry, sweet mountain cherries, preserved in amaretto and rum, in a tart cherry coulis

They won't last long (probably until the end of February), and then we're on to spring! My houseplants are so excited at the thought of spring, they can barely keep their roots in their pots.

Photos to come...

***UPDATE***02/01




clockwise from the top, that's tart cherry coulis, passionfruit ganache (see the little vanilla specks?), and rosehip buttercream. The middle bit's chocolate, but I'm guessing you already knew that.

ah, the perils of the peanut

Why did it have to be peanut butter? Of all the condiments that could be contaminated, why did it have to be the silky, sweet-savory companion of strawberry jelly and white bread? Why couldn't it have been Miracle Whip or pickled herring?

If you shop for my products at the Weaver Street Market, one of your choices is the peanut butter truffle - a particularly delicious confection (if I do say so myself). Since we consumers have been warned against peanut butter containing products, it's natural to suspect my darling little peanut butter truffles might leave you with more than just a pleasant memory and a whisper of chocolate on the back of your tongue.

In the interest of making informed choices, I want to let you all know that I use Full Circle Foods Organic creamy peanut butter, purchased in consumer sized jars from the grocery store. I've contacted them, and they've told me: " We are NOT involved in the pb recall!". Also, I've eaten one or two peanut butter truffle scraps, and I'm fine. Well, "no salmonella" fine, all other forms of fine are subject to individual assessment.

So stop worrying, and eat more truffles.

Foodzie, your newest source for LUCA and more.

Late last year, a charming new site called Foodzie launched, and I was one of their first vendors. Foodzie is the product of three friends, Rob, Emily and Nik, whom I met a little over a year ago. I knew right away that they were onto something great - bringing together talented food producers from all over the country and giving them a chance to share their passion with a much larger audience.

So much has happened for Emily, Rob and Nik - what began as an idea shared with me at a cocktail party (though I'm positive there was a lot of work on their part before that, but it was the first time I found out about it), quickly grew to a burgeoning tech startup, thanks to a successful bid to join Techstars, a business incubator in Colorado (I sent Sea Salt Caramels to that audition!). Now they're garnering all sorts of excellent press, and taking me along for the ride.

First, a post from Slashfood .

Next, a nod from the NY Times .

I can't wait to see what good things come next, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it! So if you want to find me and other delicious treats and support local producers and an awesome entrepreneurial team with ties to NC, head on over to foodzie.