Let them eat cake

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:59 -0700

Amazed and Dazed... and more than a little tired

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:53:48 -0700

Whew, it has been a busy week. I’m working on putting together a silent auction to raise money for our adoption process. And I really didn’t do much on the project until this week. But this week has been a real flurry. The event is Saturday ...

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Chocolate Choo Choo

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:57:42 -0700

This was an interesting project. A woman brought in her cake pan from Williams and Sonoma. They make beautiful things, but nothing a bakery would ever touch just because of the impractical nature of the equipment. This was a case in point. Th...

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Report from Art & Chocolate

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:06:50 -0700

Well, the big fundraiser weekend is over and I’m sitting at my desk feeling rather amazed about the whole thing! I got off work Friday and went straight over to the church to get started wrapping up details. I decorated sugar cookies and wor...

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Chocolate Truffle Heaven

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:50:03 -0700

It looks like most of the chocolate for our Adoption fund raiser Saturday night is finished. My mom has made/is making a few other kinds also so they are not on here. Looks yummy, right? Oh yeah!

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Chocolate Covered Truth

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:06:04 -0700

Well, I love creating big events. I really enjoy the challenge of creating a celebration that people will enjoy. I haven’t done this since the Katrina Benefit concert and I’m feeling all kinds of insecurities with this one. I don’t mind raisin...

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News from the Center for the Study of Chocolate

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:00:00 -0700

LOL! How do you like that title? Well, there are a lot of things I should be doing with this moment. But I don’t feel like doing any of them except writing. So here I sit. And I shall tell you about my work with chocolate. We’re having a ...

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Artyz Carmen's Potpourri

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:26:43 -0700

Last week sure had some ups and downs. I had one really difficult day with my Mom and I was pretty furious this morning, but in spite of all that it was really a lovely week. I spent the day with my Mom on Thursday which was a really mixed bag...

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White Chocolate Hazelnut dressed in Royal Blue - step by step

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0700

Step by step instructions on making molded chocolates with fillings First, gather your supplies. Candy coating. I use Wilbur’s – the best American made chocolate coating. I'm using White Chocolate but this would be really good ...

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Adoption Fund Raisers are Developing

nobody@vox.com(Artzy Carmen) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:25:33 -0700

I’m working on fund raising events for April, May and June here in Virginia. There will be one in July in Indiana as well. We chose to do three because I love planning events, we think bringing home our kids is a really big deal, (LOL!) and it ...

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