Friday, July 27, 2012

Jessica gives an impromptu interview to Shaw TV explaining our Chocolate Ambrosia and introducing our new body care li...

Why "Ambrosia"?Our chocolate ambrosia is a fluffy, syrupy, moussey, drizzley chocolatey stuff that we sell in jars. Customers often ask us about the name: "What is ambrosia?". . . Well, our chocolatey stuff is very hard to describe because of it's different textures at different temperatures and the diverse ways that it can be used. Originally, we wanted to call it a 'syrup' because it makes a fantastic hot chocolate, but the texture in the jar is...

yay :: malibu!

We had such a fantastic day trip on Thursday. This is exactly the type of trip I had envisioned earlier in the summer when I decided that I want to take advantage of living in such a beautiful place.  This was pretty casual and spontaneous.  We got our tickets online for Getty Villa the morning of (they are free, but you have to get them before you enter the property).  Beyond that, the only prep was to throw...

Friday, July 20, 2012

soup in summer

What do you guys think about eating soup in the summertime? I think soup is a comforting and simple meal (and healthy too) and I like eating it, even in summer.  Usually, Wednesday is our night for soup.This was a few weeks ago--our first zucchini soup of the season. Especially notable: Rainer cut all the zucchini into chunks all by himself and he was thrilled. He loves to help in the kitchen and I love having him there.Also made: ...

Thursday, July 19, 2012

recent thrifting finds

I hardly get a chance to thrift anymore, but it is still so fun to pop in and see what one may find. I scored all these awesome kitcheny items few weeks ago and I love them. The pepper mill is my favorite--I've been wanting a pepper mill for so long, but was resisting purchasing one for some reason. Also, those tongs are great. (The wooden ones are fun and the metal ones are super practical--love!). And the colander--so pretty and vintage...