Monthly Flavors for February – Put a Heart on It!

February is here already, which for us Americans tends to mean Valentine’s Day. Saint Valentine was a Roman priest in the 3rd century A.D. His hagiography has a few different versions, though the one most used for Valentine’s Day today is that he married Christian couples in secret (an illegal act at the time), which […]

Monthly Flavors for January – A Whole New World

Monthly Flavors of January 2022: Welcome, Pomegranate, Ginger, and Coconut White Chocolate Ganache

Welcome 2022, we are so ready for you! Let’s be honest, any year we move away from 2020 will be a good thing in my book. I hope we all get to celebrate with loved ones and have lots of new opportunities this year. One promise I will make right now is you will have […]

Monthly Flavors for December – See You Under the Mistletoe!

Happy Holidays! What a lovely time of year, right? You probably already can’t stand Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”, and your house smells like pine needles, cinnamon, and the fragile peace you are keeping between the whole family (which mostly smells like smuggled glasses of wine). But fear not, stop tearing […]

Monthly Flavors for November – Sunshine State of Mind

November is the start of true “winter” here in California. It starts to drop below 70°F in late October, and we start getting some rain. By November, we are downright cold with the temperatures staying around 67°F and getting at least a few days of rain for the month. Truly, winter is rough here. This […]

Monthly Flavors for October – Sink Your Fangs Into These Flavors!

October: the spookiest month of the year! Witches fly through the sky, carved pumpkins host grotesque smiles, and monsters roam everywhere. Or, you know, the continuation of pumpkin spice everything. I curated the flavor this month to be very fall appropriate, with some shocking tricks in these treats! TidbitBrown Butter Miso White Chocolate Ganache Brown […]

Monthly Flavors for September – Never Was A Cloudy Day

“Do you remember, the 21st night of September?” Earth, Wind, and Fire is certainly one of the first things I think about for this month! As fall steals over us, we here in California are getting ready for the start of wildfire season, pretending like it is getting colder, and waxing poetic about how lovely […]

Monthly Flavors for August – The Dog Days of Summer

What comes to mind in August for you? For me, it is long, lazy days spent in the sun and most ideally on the beach or near a pool. It is sweet, succulent fruit and crisp, delicious vegetables enjoyed in all their simplicity. It is when nature has her heyday, and everything explodes with bounty […]