how's about a root beer float?

oooo that reeses one sounds great. i've seen some shakes with whole slices of apple pie blended in

oh i used to do all the weird deep fried stuff. had deep fried snickers bar, deep fried reeses peanut butter cup, deep fried ice cream sandwich, deep fried oreo, but i think my favorite fair food was a krispie cream jelly donut as a bun on a chicken sandwich

i can definitely relate. the two that come to mind for me are Nana and Mom. we lost Nana when i was a senior in high school, but her life had a huge impact on me. she was always over, babysat us every friday until we were old enough to, as she said 'babysit' her. she helped on school projects, and would often come over to eat dinner with us. she had the BEST cackle. a little lady of 4'11" as her pastor said at her funeral, she was small in stature but a giant in the faith. she was a rosie the riveter in WW2, made a life for herself after her husband left her with twins. she was, quite frankly a FORCE. and never ever did you not feel loved by her. smart, wise, quick. she's everything i want to be mom, God. we only lost her back in 2021. it had been a long loooong year and the passing wasn't a surprise, but dear GOD do i miss her. she loved us SO much. she only ever wanted to be a mom and loved every second of it, always eager and happy to help at school, showed up to every game, every practice we had. every concert. every convention i went to. so fully supportive she just wanted to BE there. to discover who me and sis would be, what we'd do. a strength when we needed it, a hug when we didn't know we needed it. she was the person i went to when i needed to cry, needed strength, when i just...needed. it's so hard navigating life without her when all i want to do is share with her. show her what we're going. make her smile.

i love it when sis does some lemon bars with the lemon's from our yard or the ones our neighbors give us. spring time wise? well we're trying our first roast beef for Easter this week. if its good i'll share the recipe. *fingers crossed*

pass, i dont drink, but thank you all the same @Donchadh. now i think Mother and @Delenn may enjoy that though

*hands @Donchadh the dig in cookie* for thinking of me. thank you looks delicious something light for the grey's

one of my (and my dogs) favorite drinks and another and of course though in all honesty i still mourn the removal of the light brown M&M

i like it. but i prefer molasses bread. even made some of my own a year or so ago

i'm always up for some freshly baked bread

@Andy MacLeod a chocolatey welcome to the tower! thank you for helping out with this event! dip whatever you like in your own personal batch of chocolate! -cross @Donchadh also a hearty welcome to the Tower! and thanks for jumping in on this event. so glad to have new blood around here. for you to practice with. -cross

@Elgee thanks for being the best Mother, i couldn't ask for anyone better to work with. even when you're crazy busy i know you're there. *hugs -your Keeper, Cross @Delenn you are such a trooper. your willingness to delve into things is an inspiration -cross @Leala glad you came back, you've been an injection of life here. look forward to more -cross

@Ryrin @Dar'Jen Ab Owain @LilyElizabeth i love you guys, my adopted green sisters. so glad you are constants. -cross @Jeannaisais my fellow brownie! i've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you this past year. love watching your art progress and wish you only the very best in life -cross @HeavyHalfMoonBlade ah the little accepted pain in...you're a doll, glad you're here and still entertaining us -cross

oooo my gosh i love mexican hot chocolate! it may sound odd to say but years ago El Pollo Loco had some and honestly it was some of the best i've ever had. every morning i have some brewed cacao and almost always add some cayenne to it. the chili powder is a new one, have you tried that recipe Don?

as for the sunrise, things like that i believe the beauty is in the combination. because the combination is what generates the beauty. the play of the light off the mountain, the degree of moisture in the air affecting the hue, the mists generating rays of light etc. its all things together that make the beauty. strip it away, and yes a blank sky would probably still be beautiful but limited. when it comes to things like chocolate, in a sense its the same but also not. the taste is beauty, but that taste it determined by the application to make it. the type of cacao bean, its treatment, the amount of sugar or milk etc. unless its white chocolate and then its just bad either way. flavor wise, for me, even if i'd NEVER tasted chocolate before, didnt know what dark, milk or white was, and just tasted them i still wouldn't like white chocolate. and thats aside from it not even being chocolate (dont start with your dissection of solids and whatnot Heavy) what we perceive adds to it certainly, but in my opinion with chocolate only by smaller degrees. like would a beautifully sculpted piece of chocolate make that chocolate taste better? eh i dont think so

@HeavyHalfMoonBlade from an anonymous appreciator @Cairosfrom anonymous

to Me from an anonymous i know @Leala from anonymous @Delennfrom anonymous

and we got our first set ready to go out! @Dar'Jen Ab Owain a secret appreciation @Ryrin also from an anonymous admirer @Elgee anonymous appreciation

oh my dear dear lily. clearly i can see its the white chocolate that made you the dark one. 😜 its all becoming so clear now....

the paint on that is good. and thats not usually the case looky a wheel of time one:

yes. yes there can. YES THERE MOST CERTAINLY CAN white is the wrong choice. in case you were wondering. as per andy's question however, seeing no color does not denote seeing no tone. and tone is what you're really getting at when you're talking chocolate. like remove the browns and all the colors that make them. you'd still be left with a fundamental tonal difference between white and dark chocolate, even between dark and milk chocolate. the only true means to determine by taste is blindfolded.

lol i'm wondering if its possible to fit any more WoT puns in there. that looks good. and along the same lines, this is a recipe i've been meaning to try for a while. some italian hot chocolate

we cant do chocolate week without the delivery service! for those unfamiliar, this is how it works. have a note or appreciation you want to send someone here? simple, PM me with the name of your target, a message, what kind of chocolate you want to give them and whether or not you want your name attached. then i send them all out here in batches! (and if you dont know what kind of chocolate to send i can handle that for you) it's a great way to spread some love, some fun and of course some chocolate. my pm box is open and waiting! who in your world needs some chocolate?

it's that time of year again. and yes i almost forgot. but its still the Brown's Chocolate Week(end)! that's right, the delivery service, sculptures, recipes and of course what Brown event wouldn't have a discussion? from today on through monday it's all about chocolate! who's ready?!

done oh dark one