New Products Focus is on Peanut Butter &.......DOVE Chocolate!!!

New DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Products Unveiled at Conference....the flavor of Peanuts is the one of the stars this time.

I can't wait to see the reaction at my parties when people get to taste the new Dove Chocolate Discoveries Peanut Butter Smoothie with Chocolate Chips...can you imagine adding 2 scoops of Chocolate Ice Cream for a DOVE Shake?

Another big hit at the Conference: Mini Peanut Butter filled Dove Chocolate Baking Bits.....yum!!!  These will make awesome snacks and even more awesome Chips for Brownies, Cupcakes and Cookies...
 

 And how about this gourmet candy:  Chardonnay Peanut Brittle with Caramel Covered Cocoa Nibs....what a unique taste treat.  I love trying new flavors and foods and I can't wait for my hostesses and their friends to try this one at parties this Spring!

There are a few other products unveiled this past weekend and I will write about those in the next  post.  Talk Soon....Carrie Geyer

Carrie Geyer Photos of the Great Blizzard of 2010

Visit My Facebook page to see Kids, a dog, birds, snowplows, etc. dealing with lots of snow!!!  We survived this storm and just waiting to see what the next one brings.  We are thankful to be warm, fed and together in Delaware.  The last picture below shows Route 113, Milford Delaware at 8 am on Sunday, midway thru the blizzard. 

Click the post title above or the facebook link below to see more photos:
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Wellness Community of Delaware in Sussex County Hosting a Valentine's Fundraiser

The Wellness Community of Delaware / Sussex County is doing a very special fundraiser for Valentine's Day. Watch the Video below to see what they are doing!  They can be reached at (302) 645-9150.

DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Ad in December People Magazine Issues

Dove Chocolate Discoveries

"Will Work For Chocolate"

Ad Campaign Starts in December

Will Work For Chocolate is the theme of Dove Chocolate Discoveries ads this December in People Magazine.  The corporate office has received hundreds of phone calls requesting information about the business opportunity that is growing daily.

People from all walks of life and circumstance are attracted to the DOVE brand including men and women who are interested in food, baking, chocolate, entertaining at home, candy making, extra income, starting a home business or joining a company that is "branded" and developing the "direct sales" niche.  Currently there are about 1500 DOVE Chocolatiers across the nation hosting chocolate tasting parties.  

3 Ways to Learn More About DOVE Chocolate Discoveries:

1. Email me at freechocolate@comcast.net for an info packet 
2. http://DoveChocolateDiscoveries.com/carrie
3. http://Squidoo.com/delawaredove

 Watch for similar ads in US magazine in December, too.

Unofficial DOVE Chocolate Nutcracker Is a Great Gift for Your Favorite DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier!

Is this the coolest Steinbach nutcracker??
As soon as I saw it I had to have it!


While he is officially known as the "Steinbach Gingerbread Baker Nutcracker" it is not hard to imagine that those are really Dove Chocolate Candies on his tray! He even has Dove Chocolate Discoveries colors. Steinbach Nutcrackers are imported from Germany and the craftmanship and attention to details such as the assembly and painting are impeccable.

I plan on using him for my Holiday Vendor Event Table Displays (hmm...I better tell my accountant) and as a honored guest on my fireplace mantel.

I love it. I had to have it and I thought you would love it too!

Check him out on Amazon...that is where I found mine.
     There are also 3 other gingerbread nutcrackers that are made by Steinbach and are worth seeing after you go to Amazon. But for now the nutcracker in the picture below has my attention! Happy Holidays from Carrie Geyer!

New Products for the Fall and Winter Season from Dove Chocolate Discoveries Just Announced

New Products for the Fall and Winter Season from Dove Chocolate Discoveries have been unveiled at the annual conference. They are:

1. Dark chocolate gingerbread cookie mix (can make cakes, etc.)
2. Capachino biscotini - ready to eat balls - delicious!
3. Dark chocolate covered fruit collection - cranberries, blueberries, cherries - separate bags
4. Recipe cards for the recipe book
5. new chocolate molds - heart lollipops, gingerbread men, holiday theme - tree, wreath and snowman
6. Dark chocolate chips - Dominican republic origin
7. sea-salted caramel collection - 1/2 milk and 1/2 dark - handmade sea salts from around the world
8. Double chocolate caramel nut clusters gift box - it is as dark chocolate blend, rather than pure dark chocolate
9. Reusable textured transfers sheets - geometric, curl, bubble
10. mudslide chocotini - like martini but with extra flavors
11. gourmet Merlot fudge sauce

Changes

• Spice chai tea now sold separately like the chocolate
• flavor disks in small individual packets
• 7 new bundles at a discount that bundles various products for gifting
• mousse now 6 packets rather than 4

New Success System

• new recruiting postcards with details and toll free 3 to recorded message about the opportunity!!
• Treat yourself calendar - a gift for new recruits with tips to get them started
• condensed smaller training manual in kits again
• tasting party planner that walks you through the details of a party
• Fast Start redesigned - (10% bonus if sell $400; 20% bonus if sell $1000+; Signature cosmetic bag for 1 recruit tote bag for team leader promotion, laptop case for Sr. TL promotion.
• If those of us now recruit 2 in August/Sept we can win a signature makeup bag
• Recruit 4 - get the tote
• Recruit 6 get the laptop case
  

2 business kits again. Now also Master chocolatier kit with the tempering unit $449

New apron coming in Sept. "Hot Chocolatier", darker brown

New logowear -multiple shirts/jackets from Land's End - dark brown +

Multiple buttons with chocolate sayings; tote bag; cute Dove blue t-shirts

partnership with office depot - discount

New catalogs and entertaining guides are great!

Trifle bowls now open to all customers to buy in a bundle with products

Hostess exclusives - Can buy dessert kit or candy making kit 50% off

Contact me for more info: Carrie Geyer, freechocolate@comcast.net or

http://www.dovechocolatediscoverie.com/carrie

Carrie Geyer Wins 2 Ribbons at the Chocolate Festival with Dove Chocolate Discoveries Recipes

When the dust settled and the Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival Judges tallied their scores on Saturday...Carrie won 2nd and 3rd place ribbons in the Professional Category.

Dark Chocolate Mousse made with Dove Chocolate and the Dove Chocolate Discoveries 5 minute Mousse Mix won a 2nd place ribbon. It was presented in a Small Trifle Bowl and garnished with Mousse filled White Chocolate Teardrop Shaped Cups.

A 3rd place ribbon was won for Truffles made with Dark Dove Chocolate and Heavy Cream were dusted with Dove Chocolate Discoveries Raspberry Cocoa Powder.

Carrie Geyer has been a Dove Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier since August of 2008. She is already planning her entries for next years festival.  Be sure and look for us and our friends from Snyder's Candy of Rehoboth.

Chocolate Festival! Rehoboth Beach Delaware!! March 7th!!!

Don't Miss It...Saturday, March 7th @ 11:30 am at the Convention Hall on Rehoboth Avenue until the Chocolate runs OUT.

We'll be there at the entrance with samples of Dove Chocolate to nibble on while you wait to get in with 1500 of your closest Chocoholic friends!!

We are also entering some of our favorite chocolate creations into the judged contest. We can't wait to see how the judges like our non-alcoholic Dove Chocolate Martini...

For more info about the event click on Chocolate Festival. See you there!!

Start Your Dove Business for $99 thru March 31st...

Our Business Kit has enough Dove Chocolate Products to Host 4 Chocolate Tasting Parties and start making money.

Pay for your Business Kit with just $400 in sales at the parties. My average party is $400 with 8-11 guests! I can show you how to do it too!




What's included?
1/2 #White Chocolate
1.5 #Milk Chocolate
1.5 #Dark Chocolate
4 Chocolate Mousse Paks
1 Chocolate Martini Mix Bottle
12 Chai Tea Paks
6 Coconut Smoothie Mix Paks
1 Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix
1 Cupcake Kit
1 Pastry Bag
1 Box Chocolate Covered Pretzels
1 Box Milk Choc. & Cinnamon Dusted Almonds
1 Blue Heart Fondue Set
2 Silicone Spatulas
1 DCD Duffle Bag
1 DCD Logo Apron,
50 Blank Business Cards
50 Spring Catalogs
50 Order Forms
1 "How to do a Tasting Party" DVD
50 Invitations
25 Spring/Summer Entertaining Guides
(Retail Value of Kit: $350.00)
Get started for $99.00 with everything you need.

Want to know more?? Contact me: freechocolate@comcast.net or call 302.249.4462.

My husband, Dean and I are successful Chocolatiers who can answer all your questions and give you the information you need to decide if Dove Chocolate Discoveries is right for you.

Want to see a video? Contact me via email and I will send you the link to see the video and catalog.

13 New Products in the Dove Catalog for Spring/Summer 2009

I attended the Presidents Leadership Conference this weekend. Advance copies of the new Catalog was given to all attendees! The new catalogs may be ordered beginning February 14th.

The New Products Are:

1. Offset Spatula
2. Pastry Bag
3. Cocktail Shaker
4. Girls Night Out Kit with Cocktail Shaker
5. 1/2 lb White Chocolate
6. Mint Filled Dark Chocolate Baking Bits
7. Sugar Free Dark Chocolate
8. Petite Dark Chocolate Dessert Cups
9. Petite Milk Chocolate Dessert Cups
10. Coconut Chocolate Chip Smoothie Mix
11. Spring Design Transfer Sheets
12. Host Exclusive Offer: Small Trifle Bowl Set (4)
13. Host Exclusive Offer: Large Trifle Bowl

I have lots of other news to report about discontinued catalog items, business kit improvements, recruiting promotions, etc. Stay tuned!! Carrie

Gotta Try This Chocolate Sheet Cake Soon!!! with Dove Cocoa of course....

I stumbled onto this recipe somehow.  I haven't had a chance to try it yet but I plan to soon....of course I will be substituting Dove Cocoa in the recipe!!
Find the recipe here: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_chocol/.  Take time to poke around this blog....it's been around for awhile and has a ton of interesting content!!!!   Carrie Geyer

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Posted in: The Chocoholics Diary.com: dark chocolate a day helped lower blood pressure

As posted in The Chocoholics Diary: "According to German researchers - a nibble of dark chocolate a day helped lower blood pressure without packing on the pounds.

Just a 30-calorie bite of dark chocolate can lower blood pressure without weight gain or other side effects according to the study which appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association." 

The rest of the post can be found by clicking below:


The Chocoholics Diary.com: dark chocolate a day helped lower blood pressure

You will love this blog!!!  Great Chocolate Recipes and articles about chocolate.

Look for the Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe I found on a Blog later this week.

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What To Do With Old Dove Catalogs...the poem

Well it's almost time to retire the old Dove Chocolate Discoveries Catalogs. If you are like me, you still have a few in your supply closet!! I like to use the old catalogs as "teasers" that get left behind in waiting rooms and other public places. Here is a poem that you can put on the old catalogs.

Though the date on this catalog may be old
Look inside and you'll be sold
Many great items you will see
Call me to learn how to get some FREE!
Want to see what we have now?
Get the new catalog and get ready for WOW!
Give me a call and I will send-
the new catalog and you will want to spend!
But be a hostess- have a tasting and fun-
in the evening or out in the sun!
Invite your friends and share the news!
Earn FREE chocolate and 1/2 price too!

Best Chocolate Martini Recipe

My Favorite Dove Martini Recipe:

3 parts Dove Martini Mix

3 parts Milk or Half & Half

2 parts Vanilla or Espresso Vodka

Shake with Ice

Strain into Martini Glass

Be sure and visit my new Squidoo lens devoted to Dove Chocolate Martinis...featuring an ever expanding list of great recipes, photos, etc.

5 More Things to do with Dove Chef Series White Chocolate!

Five more things to do with Dove White Chocolate:
1. Shave the White Chocolate in our Dessert Decorator and decorate cakes and chocolate mousse or top our hot drinks with it

2. Top our Truffle Fudge Brownies with White Chocolate Ganache

3. Bake our Double Chocolate Chip Cookies in a mini muffin pan to create thumbprint cookies. When you remove the cookies from the oven, take a spoon and press down on the center of the cookie, and pour the melted White Chocolate in the “thumbprint” and serve when cooled.

4. Create White Chocolate Chunk Double Chocolate Chip Cookies – cut the White Chocolate into chunks and stir into the cookie mix with the DOVE® Dark Chocolate Chips and bake as instructed

5. Create White Chocolate Dessert Cups by filling an individual silicone cupcake mold with tempered White Chocolate. Empty the excess White Chocolate back into the Tempering Unit or onto Parchment paper to create bark. Refrigerate for 20-25 minutes to set up and then slowly peel the silicone away from the white chocolate dessert cup.

I hope you have enjoyed all 16 ideas for Dove's new Chef Series White Chocolate. Now let's all get Busy and try these out!!

Dove Dessert Creations featured on Philadelphia Fox TV News

Dove Chocolatier Lisa Pflaumer shows on this Video Clip how to make entertaining easy with Dove Chocolate. Lisa demonstrates Chocolate Fondue, Reindeer Truffle Cupcakes, Chocolate Mousse Parfait, etc. on Philadelphia Fox TV 29. Click on this link: Dove Dessert Ideas Video.

5 More Ideas for Using Dove White Chocolate

5 More Delicious White Chocolate Ideas:

1. Dip Marshmallows in White Chocolate, put 3 on a skewer to create a White Chocolate Snowman, and decorate with gel icing, perfect for an indoor winter activity with the kids!

2. Shave the White Chocolate in our Dessert Decorator or with a Grater and decorate cakes and chocolate mousse or top our hot drinks with it

3. Top our Truffle Fudge Brownies with White Chocolate Ganache

4. Bake our Double Chocolate Chip Cookies in a mini muffin pan to create thumbprint cookies. When you remove the cookies from the oven, take a spoon and press down on the center of the cookie, and pour the melted White Chocolate in the “thumbprint” and serve when cooled.

5. Create White Chocolate Chunk Double Chocolate Chip Cookies – cut the White Chocolate into chunks and stir into the cookie mix with the DOVE® Dark Chocolate Chips and bake as instructed.

Is your mouth watering yet?

5 Recipe Ideas For Dove White Chocolate

Here are 5 ideas plus a bonus!

1. White Chocolate-Rimmed Chocolate Martinis

2. Tuxedo Dipped Strawberries (dark or milk chocolate with white chocolate); 0r: Milk or Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries with tempered white chocolate drizzle!

3. White Chocolate Peppermint Bark

4. Dark Chocolate Truffles dipped in tempered White Chocolate

5. Triple Chocolate Molten Cupcakes – make Dove Molten Cupcakes recipe from our Holiday 2008 Entertaining Guide. Substitute a ¼ oz of Milk Chocolate and a ¼ oz of White Chocolate in the center of the cupcake for a swirled lava treat!

6. Bonus Idea: Drizzle Melted White Chocolate on Strawberry and Brownie Kabobs

Carrie Geyer, Dove Chocolatier, Recruits Chocolate Lovers to Run Their Own Chocolatier Business

In a September, 2008 press release, MARS Snackfood US "announced the launch of DOVE Chocolate Discoveries(TM), the company's new venture into direct selling. DOVE Chocolate Discoveries(TM) provides chocolate-lovers the opportunity to discover their inner entrepreneur -- or "Chocolatier" -- by starting an at-home chocolate business, beginning with hosting chocolate parties, selling exclusive DOVE Chocolate Discoveries(TM) products and developing a network of Chocolatiers."

The press release explains that "all Chocolatiers are trained and equipped to hold chocolate parties that focus on their customer's area of interest -- candy-making, simple desserts, drinks, or simply savoring the chocolate as-is. After attending a party, guests have the opportunity to become Chocolatiers themselves or host their own Chocolate Tasting party. These tasting parties are the only place where DOVE Chocolate Discoveries(TM) products are sold."

I feel fortunate to have found this company. It is the first time that I have enjoyed real success in direct sales. Since joining the company in September I have had 10 parties with more bookings scheduled in January and February. I am making money and having fun. Public response to the concept, the company and the products is very positive. I have had repeat sales and friends asking me if they can host a party...

Click the link to read the Press Release and learn more about Dove Chocolate Discoveries: MARS Snackfood US :: DOVE Chocolate Discoveries(TM) Recruits American Chocolate Lovers to Run Their Own Chocolatier Business

Contact me if you or someone you know is looking for a company like Dove Chocolate Discoveries.

Want info? freechocolate@comcast.net

About.com Review of Dove Chocolate Discoveries: Cupcakes, Grahams and White Chocolate Drink Mix

A contributing writer on About.com recently tried some of our products. Here is my review of her report:

User Reviews

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 I love Dove Chocolate..., December 18, 2008 By carriegeyer "in fact I love it so much that I am a Dove Chocolatier, who holds several Chocolate Tastings each month to introduce these and other Dove products not sold in stores. The Graham Crackers are everything the author says they are however we differ on one point...I prefer the milk chocolate grahams. But that is a matter of personal taste...I have been known to eat all the dark chocolate grahams after the milk chocolate ones are gone. They make an excellent snack at midnite or as a pick me up in the afternoon. I love them too much. The white chocolate smoothie mix is at it's best as a hot drink I think. Another use for the drink mix is to put it in a blender with milk, ice, pineapple or other fruit and coconut rum to taste...it becomes a pina colada. The cupcakes are phenomenol with the melted chocolate in the middle. Another trick is to scoop a plug out of the bottom and fill the cupcake with Dove's Chocolate or Raspberry Mousse. Then replace the plug and you have a gourmet Cupcake. Dove has products in 3 major categories: 1) box mixes such as Cupcakes and Brownies, 2) Ready to Eat Snacks such as the Grahams and Cinnamon Dusted Chocolate Almonds and 3)Gadgets, tools and tempering machines for candy makers. All products are sold from the catalog or at home parties. It is a fun business that is profitable. I must tell you that my own personal favorite product is the Mousse Mix. In 5 minutes I can have restaurant quality French style Mousse made in my kitchen. Let me tell you how easy it is: 1. Melt 4 ounces of Dove Dark or Milk Chocolate slowly in the microwave. 2. Whip 1 cup of heavy cream and contents of Mousse Mix Packet until medium peaks are formed. Add the melted Chocolate while still hot to the Mousse and blend. Serve in parfait dish or chocolate cups, on cake or with fruit. Makes 4-5 servings. Very elegant and rich! My family loves it. Can be frozen although we never have had any left over to freeze." So there it is: my review of the about.com review...see the original review by Los Angeles based pastry chef Elizabeth Labau at about.com