| The NH Open Doors show was a success. Even in far-off Deerfield a steady stream of visitors wandered through to enjoy my chocolate, tour the Wild Orchard Farm guesthouse, and sample Holiday Cape Cod Cranberry muffins and House on the Hill nuts. | |
| Coy Beauty. Tender fall pear. Saffron threads, vanilla bean, sliver of lemon peel, slice of ginger. Green burnished square of 72% Venezuelan cacao.Trio. Truffles of 100% cacao from the Terreiro Velho plantation of Sao Tome & Principe finished three ways: Precious jade matcha tea, chili with Indonesian cinnamon, and fragrant Chinese five-spice.
Pepito. Wedge of pumpkin-infused ganache topped with pumpkin-seed praline and hand-dipped in dark Venezuelan chocolate. |
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| Afternoons were sunny, the guesthouse kitchen was warm, smelling of cranberries and hot chocolate (made with fruity Madagascar chocolate, no less!), and the company was excellent. A fine way to spend a weekend. | |