Today is ending on a high note.

I've been reading about Blue Monday, and how last week is supposed to be the most depressing of the year as the weight of the darkness of the year, the cold, broken New Years Resolutions, holiday overspending and overeating all come home to rest. This was quite a surprise! Snow and cold have a bracing and invigorating effect on me, almost every time, and this week has been no exception. I have been too busy this week with work and too preoccupied, separately, with staying warm to ruminate unhealthily. And now it is snowing, not just the dusting we've awoken to on scattered mornings in the last few weeks but big, alley-filling flakes which show in the streetlights outside my window. Thanks to jlh for calling immediately after leaving the apartment to tell me. I don't think she knows how giddy snow makes me, and she called anyway.

So today is ending on a high note. I was only mildly productive today and that can really get me down-- it's usually a failure of discipline when a weekend passes quietly. I was going to make a flurry of chocolates today, but wound up playing Avatar on the Wii for longer than I intended, and a short night had me groggy much of the day. Then I made dinner, a successful veggie Shepherd's Pie from the Low-Fat Moosewood. So tonight is only about getting ganaches ready for rolling and coating tomorrow, and while that's something, it's not what I intended for the day.

However, I do have a collection's worth of ganaches, especially if I end up with time to make one or two more tomorrow. Input on the last call for requests was enthusiastic but unfocused-- I have my freedom for tastes with only single preferences for 'not coffee' and the Lady Grey. That and my latest curiosities makes a collection: Herbs in the middle of winter. Lavender in dark choc, fresh mint in milk choc, Lady Grey tea in dark choc, coffee for thems that wants it, rosemary in soft dark choc, and the madcap nibby one that went over so well before. If I can then also make a few liqueur truffles, all the better-- orange (Bauchant), lychee, and amaretto (mit almond) are the top of the list.

So, per samgrrrl's suggestion: poll! This isn't strictly an order, but if you are interested in a $20 assortment, I'll do my best to arrange it to your request. It'll depend on how much of each I can make. Fill in the number of each flavor you'd like in an assortment.

Poll #916045 Want a piece of the (chocolate) action?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5

Lady Grey

Lavender

Fresh Mint

Rosemary

Double-chocolate with Cocoa Nibs

Coffee

Bauchant (like Grand Marnier)

Lychee

Amaretto with Almond

Other from the site?