tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-01-02:2703341 venta venta venta 2018-01-22T09:41:36Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-01-02:2703341:535645 Sun twinkling on the river this evening 2018-01-22T09:41:36Z 2018-01-22T09:41:36Z public 3 I've ranted here <a href="https://venta.dreamwidth.org/221115.html">before</a> about how there is good hot chocolate, and there is mediocre hot chocolate, and you can never be sure which one you're going to get. Hot chocolate advertised with words like "luxury" or "indulgent" often lures me in and then turns out to be insipid, beige-ish, mediocre hot chocolate.<br /><br />These days, I know what I consider good: I want my hot chocolate to be thick, and dark, and possibly slightly bitter. I want what is described as <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://venta.dreamwidth.org/535645.html#cutid1">Italian hot chocolate</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=venta&ditemid=535645" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-01-02:2703341:530005 Vanilla smile and a gorgeous strawberry kiss 2017-06-19T10:40:43Z 2017-06-19T10:40:43Z Future Islands - The Far Field public 8 Yesterday morning, I attempted to make some scones. I have, historically, not made terribly good scones so thought I'd branch out and try a different recipe.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://venta.dreamwidth.org/530005.html#cutid1">Scone but not forgotten</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=venta&ditemid=530005" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments