Chocolate

Pictures and descriptions of my adventures as an amateur chocolatier.

2023 Holiday Candy Menu

4 Chocolate is the name of our family chocolate making group. It’s comprised of the primary 4 makers: my mom (Theresa), my older sister (Amy), me, and my younger sister (Amanda). We have been making holiday candy together for as many years as we’ve been around to enjoy eating it! […]

2022 Holiday Candy Menu

You know those epic stories of how a family bands together and overcomes incredible obstacles? My family did that this year to continue our holiday tradition of making candy together. Each piece made was part of a greater Christmas Miracle that will become a family holiday legend. 2022 just asked […]

Big Slick Chocolate Menu

This post highlights the bonbons made specifically for, and donated to support the Big Slick fundraiser benefiting Children’s Mercy Hospitals.

Autumn Harvest Toffee

My Autumn Harvest Toffee has been making the rounds in my fall baking for a few years. It’s one of the most requested pieces of candy by my spouse and a few of my closest friends. One friend says this toffee is “everything.” Plenty of warm spices and crunchy seeds […]

MS Awareness Month Chocolate 2021

This year I created 3 custom bonbons in the orange, black and white MS theme. My goal was to use the chocolates to raise support, awareness, and funds for multiple sclerosis research. I also created MS themed chocolate hearts filled with the bonbons and other bite size bits to add […]