Melissa

ghirardelli hot cocoa

~ ghirardelli hot cocoa ~ Hello my lovelies! Here’s the second surprise in this weeks line up of Valentine’s treats. Ghirardelli cocoa! There’s nothing quite like this rich, wonderful cocoa. 12 years ago Jeff and I visited San Francisco California and just had to stop in at Ghirardelli Square. We ate some lovely chocolate treats…

heart strings

~ heart strings ~ It’s that time of year again my friends! A week of Valentine treats here at ChinDeep! I’ve been feathering our nest with my favorite valentine things… Hearts, flowers, vintage linens and lace, romantic books, movies and music, vintage valentines, candles, vintage candy boxes, red…white…and, of course, pink! I’ve also been busy…

madelines

~ madelines ~ The classic French tea treat. Madelines… a cross between sponge cake and a cookie. Lemony, buttery and perfect with a cuppa. This little dessert inspired a beautiful, almost poem like memory in Swann’s Way, Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust… …She sent out for one of those short, plump little cakes…

iced vietnamese coffee

~ iced vietnamese coffee ~ This is a lovely little coffee drink to make when you have extra sweetened condensed milk. There are a few recipes in my recipe box that only call for part of a can of the sweet creamy stuff, and I was so happy when I discovered this coffee a few…

six senses saturday

seeing : : these beautiful daisies that Jeff brought me last night for our date night. They smell like spring! hearing : : the new album called, Ceremonials, by Florence and the Machine. Gorgeous, gorgeous music. smelling : : daisies and genmaicha tea tasting : : homemade granola! feeling : : yarn and knitting needles…

maple granola with cranberries & toasted coconut

~ granola ~ “I went to a cafe that had a sign advertising ‘breakfast anytime,’ so I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.” ~Stephen Wright Ready for some of the best granola you’ve ever had? Then you’ve come to the right place. This is everything granola should be. Super crunchy, just sweet enough, with the…

just peachy dessert soup

~ just peachy dessert soup ~ I made this wonderful peach dessert soup for my Mad Hatter’s tea party a couple years ago and everyone just loved it. My friend Michaela, over at  An Affair From the Heart, is hosting a virtual “Soup Supper” on her facebook page today. I decided to finally go into…

mango strawberry lassi with rosewater

~mango strawberry lassi with rosewater ~ “since the thing perhaps is to eat flowers and not to be afraid” e.e. cummings 2 ripe mangos 1 cup plain Greek yogurt 1/2 cup strawberry yogurt (I used Yoplait) 2 Tablespoons honey 2 cups ice cubes 1 teaspoon rosewater Lovely as a breakfast smoothie, as an accompaniment to…