The Writing Gourmet :

The Healing Powers of Honey Is Buzzing

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By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet Like a honey bee in the springtime, I feel change is in the air. Change is scary. Change is exciting. Change is good. I am a fall girl, perhaps because I was born in October. But this year I can see[...]

Top 5 Californian Chocolatiers for Mother's Day

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Spring has finally sprung. I'm starting to see the signs around Lake Tahoe. No bright splashes of flowers or birds yet. But the sun is warmer during the day and opening windows to doing feng shui inside and outside is on my mind. While fresh[...]

Down-to-Earth Intuitive Dishes It Out This Week

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I'm sensing the Golden State is on a roll... By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet This week before Easter you'd think I'd be busy in the kitchen. Not so much. The truth of the matter is, I'm getting over losing my[...]

Here Comes Peter Cottoncat and Enjou Chocolat

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As a Catholic girl, I have always loved Easter--a time of renewal. When I was a kid, my mom would make a mega ordeal out the holiday. After Sunday mass, she'd bake a honeyed ham, sweet potatoes, a vanilla and lemon filled bunny coconut cake. Not[...]

RIP Kerouac

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Yes, Kerouac, there are birds, Brittanys, mice and sunshine in cat heaven. P.S. I will always love you, my dear sweet cat companion. You were a multi-faceted creature with an uncanny sixth sense. It will take an extraordinary[...]

Chocolate, the Soothing Universal E.R. Must-Have

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By Cal Orey The Writing Gourmet Heartbreak or natural disaster, either event can take a toll on you physically, mentally, and spiritually. Earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, fires, and even nuke disasters and[...]

Love for Artisanal Chocolate Soars in Asia

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By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet For more than a decade, New York-based Christopher Norman Chocolates has developed a sweet chocolate connection with Japan. Evidently, Japanese clients love the gourmet chocolates that show[...]

Chocolate Frogs & Bees for Good Luck in March

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By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet Here comes buzzworthy March tagged the "hump month"--a time between winter and spring. Depending on where you live, it can be cold one day and warm the next. Despite whatever Old Man[...]

Tea & Sympathy for Jim Cypher, My Literary Agent

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By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet Last night via an eye-opening e-mail I discovered my literary agent Jim Cypher has passed onto the other side. When I first read the note the news didn't register. I thought he was sharing[...]

Chocolate With A Heart: Unforgettable Chocolatiers

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By Cal Orey, The Writing Gourmet Welcome to February and American Heart Health month. During last year this time, as a solo adult I embraced chocolate like an excited kid by savoring heart healthy dark chocolates[...]