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Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts

The Year in Review

2013 was a very busy year, a lot of hard work and some rather pleasing accomplishments were achieved.  I finished my first book, An Invitation to the Garden, started collaborating with the amazingly talented Marie Daage on my first collection of hand painted dinnerware. I also had the privilege of becoming a regular contributor to one of my favorite publications, Lonny.


The year is winding down with one last treat. I was given Aerin Lauder's beautiful book,  Beauty at Home as a Christmas present. Her sage advice and the beautiful photography make it a winner. I wasn’t really prepared for one of the chapters that I found in the book though. The Hamptons master bedroom chapter was a huge happy surprise. The beautiful bedroom is upholstered in one of the first fabrics I designed for my collection, Gramercy. Her description in describes the fabric perfectly, “ It’s a little French, a little early American and it reminds me of leaves.” That’s it exactly.


There’s no wall treatment quite as chic as fabric upholstered walls. 

It's also the first time I had seen the chaise in Petite Fleur.

The chocolate and white color combination is so beautiful.

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Mocha Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Who doesn’t love a thick rich hot chocolate on a cold winter day? I make this Mocha Cinnamon Hot Chocolate whenever I need a fix of bonheur. It always reminds me of the chocolat chaud that I get at Le Flore sur L’Ile whenever I am in Paris. 
 A good hot chocolate starts with the best chocolate available.


Mocha Cinnamon Hot Chocolate
2 1/2 cups of water
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup sifted cocoa unsweetened powder
1- 3.5 oz bar of 60% chocolate in pieces
1- 3.5 oz bar of 90% chocolate in pieces
1 tablespoon Instant expresso
1 teaspoon Cinnamon 
1. Bring, water, sugar, cocoa powder, instant expresso and cinnamon to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir to mix. 
2. Lower heat and mix in chocolate pieces and simmer for 15 minutes stirring from time to time.
3. Strain through a fine mesh sieve.
4. Let rest for several hours and reheat in a double boiler. 
5. Enjoy! 



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