Our New Year’s Resolutions

January 1st, 2012

Happy New Year! At Double Premium Confections, we are excited about the possibilities 2012 brings- here’s our list of new year’s resolutions:

  1. Introduce even more people to Double Premium Confections. This one might seem obvious, but it’s special to us because we really love meeting new people and we get the biggest thrill out of seeing people go crazy over our chocolates and treats. This year we resolve to host more tastings, get our chocolates into more neighborhoods, and to make even more wonderful connections with our fellow chocolate-lovers!
  2. Develop more creative, fun, and natural flavors for our chocolates. We meet some pretty adventurous foodies at our tastings and we resolve to keep it exciting this year and to keep rolling out new flavors. Don’t worry- our favorites aren’t going anywhere!
  3. Share more about Double Premium Confections online. We’ve been in the kitchen and out at tastings last year and so busy that we haven’t made time to share what we are up to online. This year, we will be on our blog, Twitter, and Facebook a whole lot more

We hope you have a wonderful year and, of course, that one of your resolutions is to eat more chocolate!

Rest, relax, indulge…

December 27th, 2011

Phew!

That expresses how most of us feel after a busy holiday season. There’s so much to do, so many details to finish..and for us, so much chocolate to make!

Well, after all that, we just need to take some time for ourselves!

Here’s what we prescribe:
1. A nice meal out this week… just immediate family. A fun night without cooking and without really entertaining.2.  Something to make you feel better… a haircut, massage, even just a nap… feel restored before facing a new year.

3. A treat… yes, there has been a lot of food… parties, catering, extra snacks around the house, cookie exchanges… We’re not talking about that… we’re talking just a couple of bites of something truly special. Now, of course, you know we would recommend our chocolates (Pure Dark Truffles is the right choice without a doubt).  The right treat is something you really savor.

Now, we are off to take our own advice. We hope you do the same!

Holy Peppermints!

December 7th, 2011

Our DPC kitchen is full of the stuff!

We are especially enjoying making our holiday peppermint bark and peppermint bars. We mix our own secret blend of crushed mints and candy canes with our peppermint chocolate to make this festive treat.

This is such a refreshing combination and well, the red and white does really put us in the mood for the holidays!

Visit our shops or order online soon.. it’s a fleeting season for these cheery treats!

Our favorite fall things…

November 10th, 2011

So, we love fall and to celebrate it, here’s a quick post with a list of our favorite fall things:

 

1. Fall colors in Shenandoah. If any of you haven’t been there yet in fall, you just must.

2. Apples! They are everywhere and we especially love the flowing cider.

3. Pumpkins… we are using them in our chocolate, at the dinner table, and as decorations

4.  Excitement about school – it’s always strongest in the fall.

5. And, of course, people go crazy for chocolate in fall (this is really our favorite thing!)

 

Enjoy this beautiful fall, everyone!