simply marbleous

Well I hope you all have been having a nice holiday season so far. I know I have enjoyed taking time to celebrate the birth of a new nephew (!), spend time with my family and loved watching Ruby get excited about Christmas. This was the first year she really "got" it and the magic and wonderment of Christmas has been brought back into mine and my husband's lives... we love it!

These chocolate peanut butter marbleous bars will really help you in the home stretch for finishing the year off strong. First of all, it's like eating a peanut butter Rice Krispy treat, but even better because there's chocolate and peanut butter swirled on top. They're a durable bar, holding their own against a bumpy car ride to their next destination (that's assuming you take these somewhere to share...).

chocolate heaven

The Cafe Fleuri, located inside the Langham Hotel in Boston, hosts a chocolate bar on Saturdays- something I've salivated over for years and finally got the chance to go with a few of my family members this past weekend.

I only photographed two of these amazing edible chocolate sculptures but there were at least a dozen.

It was a treat in every sense. There were at least eight tables filled with row upon row of mini, delicate desserts waiting to tickle your tongue. Truffles, creme brulee, cream puffs, ice cream, dessert crepes, chocolate mousse, lava cakes, chocolate soup, cookies, my oh my!

The obligatory chocolate fountain

A fresh baked mini chocolate chip cookie and shot glass of milk

This swan cream puff was filled with chocolate mousse and whipped cream with pink chocolate curls decorating the plate

This was only my first plate. I'm not embarrassed to say I had many more plates after this one (this was my lunch after all)

Wouldn't it be so much fun to host your own chocolate bar? I'm thinking you invite either girlfriend's or couples and everyone brings their favorite chocolate dessert- then you serve mini-size portions so everyone can sample the delicacies. That was key to the chocolate bar- small sizes. Oh and presentation. And I can't forget smell. Oh might as well throw in taste too, it is chocolate we're talking about here!

If you had a chocolate bar, what would you make? Any chocolate recipes you save for special occasions?