Monthly Flavors for October – Bloody Delightful!

Spooky season is here, and I am so excited! I get to do these super fun chocolate designs and get a little creepy with it – what’s not to love? Also, this year I will be attending the Blood Moon Soiree at the end of the month, so I really wanted these chocolates to be […]
Monthly Flavors for September – Roll for It!

Wow, the end of summer is here already! With school starting and vacations ending, I thought this was a great time to highlight one of my favorite hobbies: Dungeons and Dragons. Here at The French Door Cafe I have been running edible adventures every month or so, and I started thinking about what all the […]
Monthly Flavors for August – Turn Up the Heat!

August is here and it is hot. Clearly this means I need to play around with spicy ingredients! I sorted these based on Scoville units, the measurement of the spiciness of chili peppers. I wonder if you will be as surprised as I was with the ranking! Now, I am by no means any sort […]
Monthly Flavors for July – It’s Tiki-tastic!

July heat and tiki drinks – hard to think of a more winning combination! I am a big rum lover, which means I am a tiki fan. I have long followed a popular bartending YouTuber Anders Erickson who is also a big tiki fan. You will see many of the linked recipes are his – […]
Monthly Flavors for May – Blooming into Spring!

May marks the quiet shift from spring into early summer—a time when the days grow longer, the air feels lighter, and everything seems to settle into a slower, more intentional rhythm. It’s a month of small celebrations: fresh flowers on the table, cool evenings on the porch, and flavors that feel crisp, clean, and full […]
Monthly Flavors for April – Let’s Taste the World!

Hello hello and welcome to April! I have been feeling some wanderlust recently as the weather starts to warm up. Unfortunately, I will not be able to travel much this year. But, that won’t stop me from eating delicious flavors from around the world! So come travel the world with me via this delightful box […]
Monthly Flavors for March – Prancing, Trotting, and Stomping Forward!

Time keeps plodding on, and we are walking the line. It is March! If you can’t tell, I have been having a lot of fun with word play this month – it is such an easy one! So tread carefully but eat with gusto. The flavors this month don’t have an overarching theme, just somewhat […]
Monthly Flavors for December – Merry and Bright!

The end of the year already?! This year has really flown past. I am so excited to share a whole new year of wonderful flavors with you all. Enjoy these festive chocolates, and happy holidays! This Month’s Flavors Holly Raspberry and Lime Gel with Coffee Ganache This wonderful combination is very surprising, but it works! […]
Monthly Flavors for November – Oh My Gourd!

It is almost the end of the year already! November is here, the air is crisp and bright, and I am so excited to eat way too much food at Thanksgiving. The flavors this month are cozy and surprising. The weather here has been a bit all over the place, so the flavors are taking […]
Monthly Flavors for October – Let’s Get Spooky!

I am so excited to be back! The new brick and mortar is getting there, and the AC isn’t working perfectly, but I just needed to get back into chocolate. And October is a great month to be back! This year my October flavors are just what was in my head. The decorations are themed, […]