Grocer's Daughter Chocolate Blog http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog ...a better world chocolate Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:29:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en The Infamous Wally Bar. http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/the-infamous-wally-bar/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/the-infamous-wally-bar/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:29:24 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/the-infamous-wally-bar/ The Wally Bar has been a great success. Thank you to everyone who has given us feedback. We love hearing from you. Soon we will be offering it on our website so that you can order in online. Also we have made changes to the ingredients. We all loved the sesame sticks but it shortened the shelf life. So we have done away with the sticks and replaced them with toasted sesame seeds. Let me say the change was more than a practical move, its a new and improved flavor for sure.

BEFORE:
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]]> http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/the-infamous-wally-bar/feed/ In the News.. http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/in-the-news/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/in-the-news/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:09:01 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/in-the-news/ We have been lucky with the press we have gotten here at Grocers Daughter Chocolate. In the recent news we have been sited in the Record Eagle and at chocolate atlas on the web. Please check out the articles and look for a new piece to appear in the Record Eagle about Miriam who has been an apprentice with us. She will be opening her own chocolate business in Ecuador and we plan to help support her with a featured item at our store.

http://www.record-eagle.com/2007/may/30inbiz.htm

http://www.chocolateatlas.com/

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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Cherry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Honey, Mint, Lavender, Thyme, Rosemary, Whiskey, Fig, Grand Marnier, Courvoisier, Espresso, Mayan, Arriba

SEPT-NOV: Basil, Pomegranate, Cardamom, Almond

DEC-FEB: Pomegranate, Cranberry, Cardamom, Tequila

MAR-MAY: Guinness, Irish Cream, Hummingbird, Lemon Verbena, Apricot

JUNE-AUG: Basil, Hummingbird, Almond, Apricot, Lemon Verbena

]]> http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/09/04/flavors-soon-to-be-seasonal/feed/ The Northwood Group of Leelanau Peninsula http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/05/26/the-northwood-group-of-leelanau-peninsula/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/05/26/the-northwood-group-of-leelanau-peninsula/#comments Sat, 26 May 2007 21:04:10 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/05/26/the-northwood-group-of-leelanau-peninsula/ A group of small business owners and entrepeneurs are meeting monthly to create joint ventures, to support a mission of green business, the love of good food, great products and  having fun.

Higher Grounds Coffee (Jody Treeter), Food For Thought (Tim Young), Light of Day Tea (Angela Macki), Leelanau Trading Post-Leather Goods (Ted Gilmer) Pinkie Finger Press (Ashlea Walters), Grocer's Daughter Chocolate (yours truely, Mimi Wheeler). We wish for you to make our acquaintance and to find our products and services. Some of us travelled to the amazing Green Business Conference and Festival in Chicago together. We are all on a journey together to find greener values. Some of us are allready organic and fair trade certified and others are heading in this direction. We value input about this process from our valued readers! We will  feature them in future e news letters.
Please check us out on our respective websites!

http://www.foodforthought.net/

http://www.lightofdayorganics.com

http://www. javaforjustice.com

http://www.pinkiefingerpress.com

]]> http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/05/26/the-northwood-group-of-leelanau-peninsula/feed/ Almost Vacation Time http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/05/almost-vacation-time/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/05/almost-vacation-time/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:31:32 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/05/almost-vacation-time/ I just wanted to let you know that we are all taking a vacation this year and will be closed the last week of March. So March 25, Sunday, until the following Sunday, April 1st, there will be no business: internet or shop. So stock up before we leave and we'll see you in April.

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HOT CHOCOLATE

a handful of chocolate chunks

1 cup water

1 cup milk

Melt the chocolate in the water until it has completely dissolved. The chocolate melts better in water, making a smoother cup. Then add the milk and heat it to desired temperature. Be sure not to boil the milk. Using a whisk helps to make a nice blended frothy cup.

* for a more interesting version try adding one or more of the following: cinnamon, any type of hot chile, cloves, or fresh ginger.

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More new truffle flavors are here in the spirit of the Irish Holiday. The first is our Irish Cream truffle, shown left, with Bailey's in the ganache and the second is our Stout truffle, shown above, with Guiness beer in the ganache. They are both regular price and can be added to any box by ordering over the phone.

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]]> http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/02/st-patricks-day-features/feed/ Green Festival here we come! http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/02/green-festival-here-we-come/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/02/green-festival-here-we-come/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:01:04 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/02/green-festival-here-we-come/ This April 21st and 22nd we are participants at the Green Festival in Chicago. We are really excited to be a part of this great festival. We are always hoping to make our business more environmentally safe and responsible and we anticipate that this will be a great learning experience for us. If anyone is in the Chicago area during this time we would love to see you there and encourage you to take part in the event. The event will take place at the McCormick Place/ Lakeside, 2301 S Lakeshore Dr. Chicago IL. Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 11am-6pm. Ticket prices have not yet been set but they are trying to make them as affordable as possible and have been guaranteed to not exeed $15 for adults. Children 12 and under will be free. Hope to see you there and wish us luck!
To get more details go to their website: http://www.greenfestivals.org

]]> http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/03/02/green-festival-here-we-come/feed/ New Products. http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/26/new-products/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/26/new-products/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:29:30 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News Products http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/26/new-products/ trail-bar.jpg We never sit still around here even during the cold winter days. We have created some new products over the past month, some are ready for their debut and others are still in process. Pictured above is the new WALLY BAR. ($6) It's a framework of chocolate with Wally's own trail mix blend: dried cherries, dried cranberries, sesame sticks, sunflower seeds, cashews, and maple caramelized almonds. Isn't it wonderful to eat something delicious that is good for you to? My sister and I used to barter favors for the chocolate pieces in our trail mix on long hikes as kids. With this bar theres plenty on chocolate to go around.
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Pictured to the right is the ($6) NUTS N' MORE BAR with pistachios, dried blueberries, and hazelnuts atop solid 65% chocolate of course. Need antioxidents, protein, or fiber? This bar is jam packed with yummy goodness.

We have also decided to stop being dark chocolate snobs. We have finally found a milk chocolate that is up to our standards, it is a creamy, fruity 38% Chocolate. We are excited to offer the following in milk chocolate:

milk-zen.jpg ZEN BARS: $2

milk-heart.jpg HEART PUDDLES: $3.50/two puddles

lolli-milk.jpg LOLLIPOPS: $2.50

Now for the "almost there," projects. We are making MAPLE LOGS and FIREWOOD. The MAPLE LOGS are a mold that looks like a log about the same size as our truffles filled with a new ganache that has maple syrup, and spiced pecans. This recipe is finalized but we are still working on packaging. The FIREWOOD will be a molded chocolate also, filled with a hot and spicy version of our Mayan truffle ganache. This recipe has yet to be completed and the mold will be a slighty different shape than pictured below.logs.jpg

We are also coming out with a log bar. This recipe is still in the works but will probably be filled with something similar to our vegan truffles. We are hoping to create a bar with a longer shelf life than most of the truffles. So look forward to something like a caramelized cherry chocolate filling. log-bar.jpg

]]> http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/26/new-products/feed/ How to Order? http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/22/25/ http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/22/25/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:13:04 +0000 Grocer's Daughter Chocolate News http://www.grocersdaughter.com/blog/2007/01/22/25/ I just want to clarify for those of you who may be confused about ordering new products. We love to post what our newest creations are on the blog but realize that its a little more complicated to order. So if you see something you like you can call us to place your entire order or call and say I want to add a few things to the order I have just placed online. In both cases we would need your credit card information to place or update your order. We are here at the shop 10am-5pm everyday except Tues and we love hearing from you in person.

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