Yes, It's Been a While

Indeed it has been a while. I have been busy busy working on packaging, finishing an undergraduate college education, and making yummy chocolate. And yes, The Rabbit has good news! I will be at the People's Coop HolidAY Craft Fair on the second and third Wednesdays of December!!

Also, look forward to a Chocolate Rabbit chocolate party in JanuarY!

And yes, much much more to come soon!

BEEEEEEE Ours

Happy Hollows Eve All! I (Miss Megan Josephine) am a honey bee. I live in "Bee Mine" truffles. Enjoy the pictures and dream of honey and chocolate!

livin the good life

MMMM! Here I sit eating breakfast...breakfast at 12:43 pm you ask? Well yes.. indeed it is true. No I did not just wake up, as a matter of fact I rose bright and early this beautiful day! Listening to my body means breakfast happens to be right now today, listening to my tummy dance dance dance means that I just whipped up a scrumptious breakfast with my fabulous new peice of equipment- the one and only vitamix. As always, craigslist has treated me right, and helped to manifest this goodness that I am savorin'. What did I make you ask? Raw goodness, of course.

Rhea's Yummy Breakfast--->

Brazil Nut Milk (freshly made last night!)
One Apple
A few raisins
A couple cinnamin sticks
A handful of cashews
A few pinches of nutmeg

All this plus the vitamix made me a yummy poridgy goodness and right now I am feeling fabulous! Now all I need is a chocolate...

Enjoy the beautiful day loves!


xoxoxo

R

Business Cards and more!

Today we got business cards!
Our incredible artist friend Jordyn drew us three wonderful rabbits and we immediately took them to the only place open at 7pm on a Sunday... Kinkos.
I went to Stumptown while Miss Rhea tried to use the computer to format the cards. Unfortunately we both really don't know how to use photoshop. :( So two cups of coffee and $10 later we turned it over to the uniformed people and they made it for us. Rhea picked them up today.
They look great (because Jordyn's bunnies are awesome) but next time we are going somewhere local. But Kinkos worked in a crunch.

In addition I made some chocolate this afternoon (5 Wild Jungle Peanut Butter cups and 10 Theobroma Cacao truffles) I will be getting up at 4 to make some more before work. If all goes well that will include some Mayan money, a few mint, and maybe some more PB cups. I love peanut butter..... !!
Have a lovely evening!
M.J.

Meditating on chocolate

I was awake this morning at 5 AM! Why did I get up at 5 am? To make chocolate in quiet meditative solitude.
I thought about making chocolate the night before but could not bring myself to go into a kitchen full of people after a 2 hour long bus ride from Barbur Blvd to downtown to home! Sometimes I just reach my limit in terms of social interaction and need to choose my room over public space.
And so I woke up early to the quiet and solitude of the morning. Nobody else is crazy enough to get up that early. I slowly melted, mixed and banged pots and bowls and probably woke up one or more of my roommates who have bedrooms near to the kitchen, but it was a grand time! I made my small little batch of three layered theobroma cacao and still had enough time to catch 15 more minutes of sleep before work..... yawn.... I must get to bed again soon because tomorrow I actually have to work at 5 AM. I can guarantee the getting up will not be nearly as meditative as chocolate. Sweet Dreams!

I dream in colored chocolate

Rhea and I have been very busy lately. I can't believe Rhea is in school with a full load this semester, finishing up stuff from her last semester in Central America, working, co-running the movie night at the Green House (more about this later), and still making time for chocolate. It's fucking incredible!
I have been pretty busy myself, but in the height of my craziness I made some time to go to the Blossoming Lotus. They always have fantastic raw food and I once again had an amazing dinner. But my real reason for going down to that part of town was some sneaky market research. A place . .. (which shall remain unnamed) sells raw chocolate!!

I walked into the place . . very nonchalant. Looked to the right and the left and up and down. The floors are so clean. People were laughing, talking, dating.... I spot the chocolate case! I do a pretty good impression of a tall blond so I put on my most innocent dumb face and walk over. I try to make small talk with a few tables along the way, just so as not to arouse suspicion. I muster up some confidence and talk to the lady behind the counter. She is young... probably my age so I know the demographic well. I soften her with a smile. "Which of these are the raw chocolates pray do tell?" I say. She smiles back "All the ones on the left of the case on the third shelf."

I look . . there are 6 different choices. Nothing is particularly revolutionary to look at (thank goodness). "One of each" I proclaim! "And two of that one... the one with the ginger, to the right of the plain one, yes that one, I mean two of that one....... Thanks."
She stands up and drops the bag on the floor. All the chocolates spill out. She is trying to distract me, the tall dumb blond disguise did not work! "One of each" I say again. She gets them together for me and I pay. F-ing expensive things! Small chocolates, plain, and $3 a piece! All my tip money :(
I try one, it is hard. She asks if I know how chocolate is made. I say "No, I don't know anything, please tell me everything about the competition... I mean chocolate"
She tells me. I go home that night, my head swirling in chocolate. Melts at 90 degrees,76 degrees, agave, cacao, coconut, raw, chocolate, essential oil . .
I dream the best truffle ever! Beautiful, three kinds of chocolate, authentic, and perfect. I made a small batch last week. The best!
I am off to make some now!!

conquering.temptation.

fasting + chocolate making = interesting....and we did it!

day three of a ten day fast and we found ourselves in the kitchen of the little red bike brewin up a yummy batch of chocolates.

i love cleansing. each time i do a cleanse i find myself overcome with an incredible sense of energy and connectness. i don't just walk through the streets, i soar- all of my senses expand-and i radiate-with joy and gratitude for the knowing that i am the source of my own creation, and for all that there is on this wonderful earth!

so yes, today was similar to everyday in the little red bike kitchen- full of life and lots of love- the difference was, we weren't eating half of the chocolate, and despite the challenge, we came out with some kickass truffles and fabulous new ideas!! The best of them being a nutbutter cup foursome- aka the cup collection. We love foursomes, especially involving nutbuttery goodness. Look for these postfast, as we will not be able to make this without eating them!

and for those of you pondering which delicious nuts will be found inside the cup collection here ya'are...

forest zen almond
wild jungle peanut
macadamia cup
squirrel's hazelnut

--i thought i saw a squirrel?



ps. names subject to change without notice.

thank you and have a wonderful evenin' ;)


xoxoxo

C.R.