Heart to Hearth Cookery

Susan making chocolate liquor

This is one of my favorite months for food history!!!!!!!!!!  With Valentine’s Day in this month, I do many chocolate programs-workshops, power point lectures, and demonstrations.  The chocolate lecture-Chocolate-From Cacao Bean to Chocolate is fun with every audience of all ages.  I research primary references, roast cacao beans and process the different types in chocolate and try many many authentic, historic receipts (recipes) using the 100% cacao chocolate.  But in addition, I have to go to the source.  My goal was to visit cacao plantations in Mexico and I have been there.  I was part of a ten day research tour that was specifically studying the Mayan usage of cacao.  We gathered the achiote, visited cacao plantations , and participated in Mayan cacao rituals.  And most importantly I brought back many pictures and information to share with audiences. 

2/6/2010  Annual Chocolate Workshop

2/12/2020  Chocolate- if to be had  12:30 pm lecture at Stenton in Philadelphia   www.stenton.org

2/13/2020   American Heritage Chocolate Celebration at Historic Deerfield from 10 am to 4 pm.  I will be demonstrating and explaining the process of cacao to chocolate the entire day  www.historic-deerfield.org

2/20/2010  2nd Annual Chocolate Day at the Morris-Jumel House from 1 pm to 4 pm.  I again will be demonstrating chocolate with some hands-on activities. www.morrisjumel.org

And if one of these chocolate events does not fit in your schedule, you might want to consider a lecture for one of your organizations or even a workshop!  For more information, visit my website at www.hearttohearthcookery.com and click on the lecture tab.