Vicki's Chocolate Cake Balls

If you want a delicious way to use your Dove Chocolate then hop on over to Vicki Bensinger's Blog at www.in-homeculinaryclasses.blogspot.com and peek at her recipe for Cake Balls. (You can also access her site by finding her link on the left side of my page here.)

If you live in the St. Louis area you might want to contact Vicki for information on her creative and fun cooking classes that she will hold right in your home.  Imagine how impressed your family and friends will be that you invited them to a Gourmet Dinner that they can learn to make and then enjoy eating.

Food Channel Posting

Even the Food Channel is into

 Dove Chocolate Discoveries.

Follow this link to see what they are saying

http://tinyurl.com/cvbt9f

What is a Chocolatier?

A Chocolatier holds "Tasting Parties"

to demonstrate how to use the 

delicious Dove Chocolate to

make wonderful recipes

For a $99 investment

you too can be a Chocolatier

Check out the video below.

  

	EAT CHOCOLATE. MAKE FRIENDS. MAKE $$. HAVE A PASSION FOR CHOCOLATE? Now you can have a DOVE Chocolate Discoveries™ Tasting party and invite your friends to try deliciously decadent new ways to enjoy everyone's favorite flavor. From chocolate smoothies and martinis to 5-minute chocolate mousse, a Chocolatier will help you discover a whole new world of chocolate and a whole new way to make money.

Stella & Dot Business Opportunity

Vintage Modern.

It’s not just a design aesthetic we’re crazy about in our boutique style jewelry line. It’s our point of view.

Named after our grandmothers, Stella & Dot honors that generation of women who crossed oceans, rolled up their sleeves, won the vote, raised children, went off to work in the morning and came home and baked pies in the evening. They did it all with style and grace.

Vintage.

Some things are as old as time and they are beautiful. Offering the very best in personal service. Perfect- we love it. The entrepreneurial spirit in all of us that yearns to control our own destiny. Yes- that’s an American classic.

Modern.

Times have changed and business models need to change right along with it. We’ve combined the best of direct sales, with the ease of e-commerce and social networking. Women having an opportunity they love more, lucrative and flexible than ever before- now that’s modern.

It's Fun. It's Flexible. It's Easy. It's Rewarding.

We invite you join as a founding Stella & Dot stylist.

Check our this offer on my website at www.stelladot.com/loretta  

Dove Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich

Here is another Dove Chocolate Discoveries recipe you might like.  Make your own Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich.

Main Dove Chocolate Discoveries ingredients are:

Dove Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dove Chocolate Covered Almonds

INGREDIENTS 2 DOVE Chocolate Discoveries™ (DCD) Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (prepared from mix), 1 scoop vanilla ice cream - slightly softened, 2-3 handfuls DCD Chocolate Covered, Almonds, crushed (optional), 1 ounce DCD Chef Series Milk or Dark Chocolate - melted (optional)  PREPARATION 1. On a marble slab or cutting board, fold one handful of the crushed, chocolate-covered almonds or all of the melted DCD Chocolate into the softened ice cream. 2. Mold ice cream into a ball and refreeze for a few minutes if needed. 3. Place ice cream onto one of the cookies, and top with the second cookie. Press together lightly. 4. Turn cookie on its side, and roll in the remaining crushed chocolate-covered almonds, if desired.

    

The Buzz

Stella & Dot

Dove Chocolate Discoveries White Chocolate

Dove Chocolate Discoveries Spring Launch included a yummy White Chocolate.  This chocolate is so creamy and good.  Dip your strawberries or cookies in it, make white chocolate mousse, and see many other ideas on my website at www.dove-chocolate-discoveries.com/loretta.

In reading an issue of Martha Stewart magazine I came across an interesting cookie recipe using "White Chocolate".  Here it is.  Enjoy!

Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Apricots and White Chocolate

1 1/2    cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2    cups old-fashioned oatmeal

1/2 tsp baking soda

8 oz       (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

1/4        cup granulated sugar

1            cup packed light-brown sugar

1 tsp      salt

1 tsp      pure vanilla extract

2  Lg     eggs

8 oz       White Chocolate, chopped

7 oz       dried apricots, chopped (1 1/2 cups)

1.  Preheat oven to 350 deg.  Mix flour, oatmeal, and baking soda in a medium bowl.  Cream Butter and sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy.  Reduce speed to low.  Add salt, vanilla, and eggs, and beat until well combined, about 1 minute.  Add flour mixture gradually, beating until just combined.  Stir in chocolate and apricots.  Cover, and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.

2.  Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.  Bake until cookies are golden brown around the edges but still soft in the center, 14 to 16 minutes.  Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes.  Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.  Cookies will keep, covered, for up to 1 week.

Stella & Dot Mom

Mother's Day will be here before we know it and Stella & Dot has the perfect gift!  Select our beautiful "Mom" charm in either Sterling Silver or 14K gold filled.  You can add this to a chain she already has, or select one of ours.  We have different lengths to choose from.  We also have our Charm Bangle bracelet that she can add this to.

You can also add a birthstone charm for each of her children or grandchildren, or an additional charm that says "love".  This cool thing about this is you can design your own.  Mix and match your metals and charms to make the perfect gift for your Mom.

This can be ordered online at www.stelladot.com/loretta, or call or email me if you need assistance.

A New Hobby.....Knitting

I love designing jewelry, and now I am designing knitting pieces.  Here are some pictures of purses that I made for my daughter and daughter-in-law for Christmas.