Several months before her murder she was sent a dozen red roses and 1 black rose to her Mom's house where she was at the time. Kelly said on my show that her daughter burst into tears when she received them. When Kelly asked what the black rose meant,
Wine notes: Matchmaking with chocolate and beverages
We all know the trope: A bottle of wine, a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates for Valentine's Day.If you're thinking about indulging your date with these things this evening, please stop and reconsider. Please!
For starters, roses aren't in season in February. How about a delicate, minimalist branch of Chinese witch hazel instead?
And that oversized, heart-shaped box of factory-made chocolates is so tired. Not to mention fattening. Why not support your local economy by purchasing one or two handmade truffles from an Oregon artisanal chocolatier?
And now for the wine: I'm sorry, but it just doesn't work.
I can see why people are attracted to the idea of a chocolate-and-wine marriage -- particularly when one of the parties involved is red wine. After all, we often use words like "cocoa" or "mocha" to describe a velvety-smooth merlot.
But when bitter cocoa liquor is combined with sugar, cocoa butter and (for milk chocolate) milk and vanilla
