A Most Chocolatey New YearA Bittersweet Goodbye? They say hindsight is 2020.  I hope that is true for the year 2020. It’s been quite a year. For me personally, it is the year my family grew to a family of four as we welcomed our second daughter in March. Pandemics,...

Featured Recipe Cooking with ChocolateSpiced Chocolate FettuccineIt’s #NationalPastaDay and the day came just in the nick of time. I was hungry, and on my (miles long) list of things to do was experiment with cooking with chocolate. Since I have a baby at home, and...

Inside the PodExperiments in Cooking with Cacao Pulp and a PodThe last couple weeks of July brought great packages to Laughing Gull Chocolates.  You may have seen our social media post last week about receiving a red backpack full of goodies as part of our grant...

Chocolate Independence Day RamblingsDepending on others this Independence Day, or, Xocola'j Those that know me understand that chocolate is not merely my profession; chocolate has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. Chocolate is ingrained...

Chocolate Gifts Guide for Father's Day 2020Sweet Treats to Eat and Virtual ExperiencesWhen I was young, no one could make me and my sisters laugh like my dad. As I got older, I learned resilience from my dad, and learned how to laugh at myself. We practiced softball...

Saving the World with ChocolateRacial Injustices and the Colors of ChocolateIt is time to do more.  When I first started Laughing Gull Chocolates, I boldly claimed - and naively believed - that I was going to save the world with chocolate. In part, it was likely this...