Category Archives: chocolate

Cupidons (chocolate/honey caramels)

These are chocolate caramels that are homemade  in Beirut and offered to visitors. They are so good that a former neighbor started a home-based business selling them from her home. What is special about these is their dark chocolaty flavor with the honey aftertaste.  I was craving these cupidons (little cupids) as they are called [...]
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Vanilla/Orange/Chocolate Pound cake

I received two awards today and that made my Sunday! Thanks so much to Julie  from Elle’skitchenette and Ivy from Kopiaste. You made my day! My sixteen year-old daughter announced that she was going to host a tea party for a few select friends. Great, said I, I will make a pound cake. We always had [...]
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Almond Meringue Sticks with Chocolate Sauce

I don’t know about you but I have noticed that most people are reluctant to eat dessert nowadays. Let’s face it, most desserts are heavy, especially after a meal and who needs the extra calories?  One day, my neighbor was over with her friend  who had just started this make-up business and we had a [...]
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