Comments on: Bittersweet Chocolate & Toasted Walnut Cookies Perfecta Mundo! http://thelunacafe.com/bittersweet-chocolate-toasted-walnut-cookies-perfecta-mundo/ ... a spirited celebration of regional food and culinary craft, season by season, with original recipes by Susan S. Bradley Wed, 16 May 2012 03:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Susan S. Bradleyhttp://thelunacafe.com/bittersweet-chocolate-toasted-walnut-cookies-perfecta-mundo/comment-page-1/#comment-24641 Susan S. Bradley Mon, 07 May 2012 04:32:35 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=3477#comment-24641 Misty, no selection of premium cocoas in Manhattan? Wow! Are there no specialty chocolate stores? We're lucky to have <em>Cacao: DrinkChocolate </em>in Portland, Oregon. Perhaps you can give them a call to see which cocoa powders they are currently carrying. They will ship, but unfortuunately, their website doesn't show their full product line or give much information at all. http://cacaodrinkchocolate.com/ Misty, no selection of premium cocoas in Manhattan? Wow! Are there no specialty chocolate stores? We’re lucky to have Cacao: DrinkChocolate in Portland, Oregon. Perhaps you can give them a call to see which cocoa powders they are currently carrying. They will ship, but unfortuunately, their website doesn’t show their full product line or give much information at all. http://cacaodrinkchocolate.com/

]]> By: Misty Breezehttp://thelunacafe.com/bittersweet-chocolate-toasted-walnut-cookies-perfecta-mundo/comment-page-1/#comment-24623 Misty Breeze Fri, 04 May 2012 13:35:58 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=3477#comment-24623 Thank you, Susan, for your response.One would think finding rich, exotic cocoa powder in Manhattan an easy task. Wrong. I went to five gourmet stores near Union Square yesterday, including Whole Foods, and the selection was pitiful. I guess real estate is precious and a cocoa selection is not a market priority. If one is not in a hurry, Amazon might be the best and the only resource for a taste test. Given what I'm spending in taxi fares, I would have saved money by shipping overnight. Thank you, Susan, for your response.

One would think finding rich, exotic cocoa powder in Manhattan an easy task. Wrong. I went to five gourmet stores near Union Square yesterday, including Whole Foods, and the selection was pitiful. I guess real estate is precious and a cocoa selection is not a market priority. If one is not in a hurry, Amazon might be the best and the only resource for a taste test. Given what I’m spending in taxi fares, I would have saved money by shipping overnight.

]]> By: Susan S. Bradleyhttp://thelunacafe.com/bittersweet-chocolate-toasted-walnut-cookies-perfecta-mundo/comment-page-1/#comment-24613 Susan S. Bradley Thu, 03 May 2012 03:14:00 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=3477#comment-24613 You hit the nail on the head, Misty: The cocoa tasting was done a year AFTER the creation of the cookies. When I had a large selection of cocoas to compare and contrast and sampled them with only water and a touch of sugar, the differences were stunning. But of course each palate is different, and my preferences may not be yours. So do taste each one and see what you think. You hit the nail on the head, Misty: The cocoa tasting was done a year AFTER the creation of the cookies. When I had a large selection of cocoas to compare and contrast and sampled them with only water and a touch of sugar, the differences were stunning. But of course each palate is different, and my preferences may not be yours. So do taste each one and see what you think.

]]> By: Misty Breezehttp://thelunacafe.com/bittersweet-chocolate-toasted-walnut-cookies-perfecta-mundo/comment-page-1/#comment-24611 Misty Breeze Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:17 +0000 http://thelunacafe.com/?p=3477#comment-24611 I'm searching for a luxurious cocoa powder to sprinkle on an authentic Italian Tiramisu recipe. In this cookie post, you claim your favorite is E. Guittard Cocoa Rouge, but on your Wonderful World of Unsweetened Cocoa blog, the brand receives no stars and you say, "To my palate, here is something slightly off tasting about this cocoa powder. In any case, it doesn’t hold my interest." So, what gives? Have you changed your mind? It seems the Wonderful World thread was written after this cookie thread. (The blog dates are not easy to find.) I’m searching for a luxurious cocoa powder to sprinkle on an authentic Italian Tiramisu recipe. In this cookie post, you claim your favorite is E. Guittard Cocoa Rouge, but on your Wonderful World of Unsweetened Cocoa blog, the brand receives no stars and you say, “To my palate, here is something slightly off tasting about this cocoa powder. In any case, it doesn’t hold my interest.” So, what gives? Have you changed your mind? It seems the Wonderful World thread was written after this cookie thread. (The blog dates are not easy to find.)

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