Rich Soil
Active volcano above Reserva Natural Patrocinio 2 1/2 hours northwest of Guatemala City. The volcanic ash makes it a rich area for […]
Category: A Day in the Life
A Chocolatier’s Blog, or A Series of semi-random events in an ongoing quest for happiness and chocolate.
Volcanoes Ring Guatemala City
The view from our apartment balcony. GUATEMALA CITY is ringed with active volcanos; you can see a plume in the second photo.This […]
Books. For Victoria
BOOKS FOR VICTORIA. You wanted to know what was on at least a few of my bookshelves. @victoriasagerart #books #tea #fountainpens #chocolate
Bread every Friday
BREAD. Wheat with a rye starter and a touch of cashew Caraíbe gianduja. The crumb is soft, moist, and open.#chocolatier #artisanbread #localfood
Wagashi (Tea Snacks)
@pikapikagoose brought me some beautiful and delicious wagashi from Japan. We enjoyed it with aged brick white tea. Thank you so much! […]
Fall
Finally switched to our Fall window. ‘Bout time, my wife says. But heck, it was 80 degrees f this week. #chocolatier #fall […]
Poetry
The Japanese have a word for sunlight slanting through leaves. But what of pine boughs on a flat gray sky? #komorebi #poetry
Croissants
It’s CROISSANT WEEKEND at Dancing Lion Chocolate. Listening to John Kilzer’s “Busman’s Holiday” while making them this morning.#chocolatier #croissantweekend #croissants #manchesternh #music