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.

Watch: The DOVE Chocolate Valentine's Collection Video

Watch: "How to Make DOVE Chocolate Cupcake Cookies" Video

 I hope you like my video showing how I made these cookies with the DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Cupcake Kit, a stick of Butter and Cream Cheese.   The results...well watch the video and judge for yourself.
Want the recipe? Go to my recipe site at http://squidoo.com/dovechocolaterecipes




Fun to eat and even more fun to share at a party.
email me: freechocolate@comcast.net for this recipe.

DOVE Chocolate Dessert Collection now on Sale for Valentine's Day

DOVE Chocolate Discoveries introduces...

a decadent assortment of beautifully boxed DOVE Valentine Chocolates sure to make any chocolate lover swoon!

Six fabulous dessert flavors, each surrounded by a luscious layer of dark, milk or white chocolate, are handmade with fresh ingredients on the day you order them.  Then they are delivered right to your Valentine's door.  What could be sweeter or easier?  A box of 24 chocolates is just $39 and includes 2nd day air anywhere in the continental U.S. 

Order by emailing me at:  freechocolate@comcast.net
 

Send a Box of DOVE Dessert Chocolate Dessert ChocolatesThis Valentine's Day...$39 delivered

Email me: freechocolate@comcast.net to Order or ask a question.  These chocolates are so fresh that they haven't been made yet...I will be placing orders up until Jan 30th.  Delivery to your Valentine via 2nd Air by Valentine's Day on February 14th.  Also a great fundraiser for your group or school.  I can coordinate this no matter where you live in the Continental U.S.

DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Cupcake Cookies

Cupcake Cookies are made with the contents of the DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Cupcake Kit; this variation is a very popular recipe with DOVE Chocolatiers and Party Hostesses. 

One cupcake kit will yield 20-30 cookies depending on size.  The cookies I made are about 2 inches in diameter and I had 26 cookies when I was done.  The frosting mix is used to fill the cookies and they are then rolled in the blue sprinkles that are in the kit.  I dusted the cookies with our DCD Vanilla Cocoa Dusting Powder.  It is a delicious dessert that no one can resist.

We took ours to a New Year's Eve Party last night.  They looked very festive on the table thanks to the sprinkles...You can get a link to the recipe at my Dove Chocolate Recipe website. 

Happy New Year!!! It's 2010...

I just discovered a special New Year's Day surprise at Google.com!  

Go there and click on "I'm feeling lucky"...you will love it!  Thanks, Google!

Happy New Year!
Talk Soon....Carrie Geyer

PS  Watch for the recipe I made last nite for a New Year's Party...
DOVE Cupcake Cookies...posting later today.

Dove Chocolate Discoveries Segment on Martha Stewart Show Was Bittersweet

DOVE Chocolate Discoveries was featured on the Martha Stewart Show yesterday, December 16th.  While I was excited to see the products on display on the set and to see the too short introduction of  DOVE Chocolatier, Erica Christenson from Madison WI; I was very disappointed that Martha chose to make Chocolate Mousse from scratch instead of using our Mousse Mix which makes an easy and elegant Chocolate Mousse.

Yes, Martha did pipe the her dessert into the DOVE Chocolate Dessert Cups and yes, she used DOVE Dark Chocolate in the Mousse but the segment left me just a little confused.  You see, the philosophy of DOVE Chocolate Discoveries is that anyone can use our products and easily achieve Martha Stewart's made from scratch results....

While I am flattered that Martha used our Chocolate and our Dessert Cups, I am left wondering why she went to all that trouble to make a Mousse from scratch....when just two feet away was a Dove Mousse Kit on the counter?

C'mon Martha!!!  Wouldn't it have been better to have our DOVE Chocolatier demonstrate to you how anyone can make an elegant Chocolate Mousse in their own kitchen in about 4 minutes using DOVE Chocolate and the DCD Mousse Kit?  Your staff prepared 3 batches of your Mousse so that you could demonstrate the recipe.You could have done the same thing with the DOVE Mousse Mix and 2 bars of Dark DOVE chocolate with one mixing bowl and a spatula!

Or even better....you and Erica could have demonstrated both versions on camera and then held a mini tasting to compare both versions.

What I really liked yesterday was

1. seeing the giant DOVE Chocolate Discoveries logo on screen at the end of the segment
2. Martha announcing that everyone in the audience carried home a goodie package with the Mousse Mix and the Petiite Dessert Cups
3. the Dove Promises commercial after the segment
   

Publicity is publicity so I guess I will get over this....but next time Martha, please call me for advice!

Marie Richman of Iowa is a DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier on my Team

Marie Richman, of snowy Durant, Iowa is a successful DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier on my Team.  Click on the link "truffle" link below and you can learn more about Marie and her passion for Chocolate Truffles.  There you will find her recipe for Classic DOVE Chocolate Truffles and a video that shows how to make Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles!

Email Marie at cocoa_beans@live.com

Martha Stewart Will Entertain DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™

The Martha Stewart Show &

DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™

   It's A Good Thing!!!

The Martha Stewart Show will feature DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™ on Wednesday, December 16 (barring any programming schedule changes). The 2 – 3 minute segment will air on all stations that carry the show. It’s a good thing!

DOVE Chocolatier, Erica Christenson from Madison, WI will be joining Martha. Erica is currently #1 in sales volume and October’s top recruiter. During the segment, she and Martha will create a decadent holiday dessert in minutes - while they teach viewers about our exclusive line of chocolate products and entertaining ideas sold by Chocolatiers like me.

Together they will showcase the versatility of DCD products and the endless possibilities for easy entertaining and gift giving. And generate vast interest in DCD among Martha’s audience, who’s already likely to find the combination of chocolate, home entertaining and a business opportunity appealing!

All lucky audience members will receive a tasty DCD giveaway from Martha at the end of the show – to ensure we remain on their minds well after the lights go down. The timing is no mistake either - the holidays being a time of year when making extra cash and finding financial freedom are most appealing.

This DCD opportunity is an extension of the existing DOVE® brands partnership with Martha Stewart. DOVE® will also have two on air segments on December 9 and 10.

We’re extremely excited about this opportunity and hope you are too! Tune in on December 16, as we continue to build brand awareness and share the fabulous DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™  opportunity with chocolate lovers across the nation!

Talk Soon...Carrie Geyer
freechocolate@comcast.net

DOVE Chocolate Fondue Recipe

Classic DOVE Chocolate Fondue

Many people wonder why chefs add whipping cream to chocolate when making fondue.  

 Q: Why can't you just use melted chocolate in a fondue pot?  

A: Chocolate will scorch when exposed to direct heat from a candle or electric burner. 

Mixing Chocolate and Whipping Cream helps prevent scorching.

 6 ounces DOVE Dark or Milk Chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup light whipping cream

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In a saucepan, gently heat cream until bubbles form around edge.

Remove pan from heat; whisk in chopped chocolate until melted and smooth.

Transfer to fondue pot and keep warm over low heat; stir occasionally 

to prevent chocolate from becoming lumpy.

More recipes can be found at my Recipe site for Dove Chocolate Discoveries.

My next recipe will be for a White Chocolate Martini...till then, Carrie Geyer.

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!

Things to Consider Before Joining a Direct Sales Company Like Dove Chocolate Discoveries

A recent online article in the MedinaCountyMoms.com outlined what to look for in a work at home business. The article mentioned Dove Chocolate Discoveries as a new and unique company. An excerpt from the article follows:

“There are 15 million people in the U.S. involved in direct selling,” he said. “It is growing very rapidly. We’re looking at a major surge of people going into the business.”

About 90 percent of the direct sales force is made up of women and about 77 percent are married. More than half have attended college.

Offen said home-party type businesses are generally a safer bet when considering a direct-selling venture because a bonafide product is sold.

New trends in home party businesses include making confections with Dove Chocolate Discoveries or planning home decor with Southern Living at Home.

Upscale companies such as Swarovski crystal and Silpada, which sells sterling silver jewelry, also are on the rise. Even Jockey is getting in on the act, selling underwear and athletic wear through home parties.

The key is to thoroughly evaluate any opportunity. And if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Experts say with unemployment and foreclosures on the rise, many families are grasping at opportunities they wouldn’t consider in other financial times.

“If people weren’t so desperate to make money and pay their house note, they wouldn’t be so likely to fall for these schemes,” Breyault said.

Is it legit?

• When checking out a work-at-home business:
• Get everything in writing.
• Make sure any materials or supplies you purchase can be returned for at least 90 percent of its purchase price.
• Check references, and not just the ones they give you. Find people you know who work for the company.
• Check with your local Better Business Bureau to see if there have been any complaints.
• Make sure you are aware of any local regulations about operating a business out of your home.
• Look at where the promised compensation is coming from. Is it from the sale of products or for recruiting others?
• Look for red flags such as high start-up costs for training kits or membership fees.
• Examine the support system. It should be low pressure and helpful. If it is high-pressure to perform, this is a red flag.
• If you want to get out of the business, it should be easy.
• If you go to a meeting for the company, check to see if everyone is from the same group, such as a church or school. Sometimes scammers target groups to take advantage of social pressure.
• Stay with a company you have heard of, or check with agencies such as the Direct Selling Association, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service or the Federal Trade Commission to see if it’s a legitimate business.

Read the article to learn what makes Dove Chocolate Discoveries a "good company to join".

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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

Go Nuts in August with Dove Chocolate Discoveries Customer Specials!

Dove Chocolate Discoveries is offering "Go Nuts" bundles for the month of August. Each bundle pairs up a popular Smoothie Drink Mix and 2 boxes of our popular Chocolate Covered Almond Blends. Save $12 on each bundle.
Plus anyone who buys a bundle gets a chance to win one of ten $100 Dove Chocolate Discoveries Gift Baskets to be given away....

Go Coco-Nuts Bundle
#6035D $58 Only $46!
• Coconut Chocolate Chip Smoothie Mix
• Milk Chocolate & Cinnamon-Dusted Almonds
• Milk & Dark Chocolate-Covered Almonds
and Cranberry Blend

Go Java-Nuts Bundle
#6036D $58 Only $46!
• Java Chip Smoothie Mix
• Dark Chocolate & Cinnamon-Dusted Almonds
• Milk & Dark Chocolate-Covered
Almonds and Cranberry Blend

Chocolate plus Bed and Breakfast equals Two Sweet Businesses in Hammondsport NY

Chocolate entrepreneurs, Deborah Rader and Ray Olenzek, are the proprietors of a unique Chocolate Shop located at 69 Shethar Street in Hammondsport NY on Keuka Lake.

What makes their shop "The Chocolatier of Hammondsport" so unique is that originally when the couple arrived in Hammondsport 3 years ago they were searching for a Bed and Breakfast to buy. After taking over the Captain's Cottage Bed and Breakfast, they realized that they would need to find more streams of income to thrive.

Chocolatier friends from their home state of New Jersey suggested adding a Chocolate Shop and a new business concept was born: "Bed and Chocolate"!

Overnight guests are treated to a Chocolate Treat at bedtime and Chocolate Pastry in the morning. Ray tells new guests that "breakfast is across the street for $5.95..."we only do chocolate at the Captain's Cottage".

The Chocolate Shop nestled inside the house features some of the creamiest home made fudges that I have ever sampled and delicious One Pound Frozen Drinks (my family loved the Chocolate Fudge and Peanut Butter Fudge...the Frozen Mocha Drink was to die for!) They also sell Gourmet Chocolates made by their friends in New Jersey. Ray travels back to New Jersey every few days to replenish their inventory.

As good as the chocolate and ambience of the shop is....it is the personality and charm of Ron and Deborah that will bring us back to visit the only "Bed and Chocolate" in Hammondsport, New York!

Contact info:
Captain's Cottage B & B and Chocolatier of Hammondsport
69 Shethar Street in Hammondsport NY at Keuka Lake.
Call 607-569-2157.
http://www.ChocolatierOfHammondsport.com




Chocolatiers Ray and Deborah in their Shop

Dove Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier from Seattle WA Publishes "Scrumptious World" Blog with Recipes and New Dove Product Info

Seattle area's Ana Toussaint, a DOVE Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier, from the state of Washington is the newest member of my team. Ana lives on Whidbey Island near Seattle. I like to tease her that she hosts the only Dove Tasting Parties that are smack dab in the Pacific Ocean! Well, sort of...google Clinton WA 98236 and you can see where she lives.

Anyway, Ana is a really sharp and creative person and has started a Wordpress Blog called Scrumptious World's Blog about her Dove Chocolate Discoveries business. What I like about her blog is that she is focusing on the Chocolate! Although the blog is brand new I can see that she plans to feature lots of recipes for all us foodies, cooks, bakers and chefs.

Plus she is finding interesting news items...check out the UK story about a new British Chocolate Study (150 British women are getting paid to eat chocolate everyday for a year! Don't worry Brits....someday Dove Chocolate Discoveries will be doing business in the UK and you can get all get paid just like us American Chocolatiers for eating Dove Chocolate....)

Be sure and check out Ana's blog. It is a fun read.

Till the next time......Carrie Geyer