local / sip + eat

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Have you had Taza chocolate yet? Locally made in Somerville, MA, Taza is stone ground, organic, and delicious! Taza is available in retailers all over, but you can of course buy directly from their website. I've had a few opportunities to taste Taza with wine and cheese (sometimes work is really hard) and I'm itching to host a pairings party of my own. 

Find their guides for wine, beer, and cheese. 

Host any pairings parties before? Any suggestions?

eat / chocolate coconut macaroons

Bon Appetit magazine is one of my favorites and I’ve been following their editor-in-chief, Adam Rapoport on Instagram for a little while now. A couple of weeks ago he posted these chocolate coconut macaroons along with the simplest sounding recipe.

I realized that this Passover I might not need to buy the dry, packaged macaroons if I could make these successfully. Luckily, they’re just as easy as the recipe sounds! I drizzled a little caramel on top and I’m NEVER going back. These would be good even not on Passover. #winning

Here’s the recipe:

Melt 3 oz semi sweet chocolate. Beat 3 egg whites. Fold in 8 oz slivered almonds ground up in a food processor and 3/4 cup sugar. Then fold in melted chocolate and 7 oz bag of sweetened shredded coconut. Spoon on to baking sheet covered with parchment, bake about 20 mins at 350.