parisian party

The other day I pretty much ate my way from one end of La Grande Epicerie to the other. I went there to buy a 5€ bottle of Wishbone Blue Cheese Dressing (yup, that’s $7.80 USD ) because I found a pack of dried Buffalo Wing spices in the back of my junk drawer left over from our American Booty from last summer, and hadn’t stopped thinking about wings in a week. I always get sidetracked in La Grande Epicerie and end up spending entirely too much money on a lot of stuff that I really don’t need (See? I admitted it!!), like chocolate covered spoons or hand-made, hand-painted sugar cubes shaped like flowers or hearts. So, I ran into the store with blinders on, planning to grab my shameful little sauce and go, when…Lo and Behold there was a huge chocolate fest going on, with tons of women giving out samples of VERY delicious chocolate treats. The women were so chic, and the chocolate was so haut gamme- it kind of made me think of what a Costco in Zurich or Abu Dhabi would look like. Anyway, I milled around for about 40 minutes, eating chocolate until my teeth hurt. After I rolled out of there, I swore off chocolate until Easter (only 3 days away, but who’s counting?). But then I passed Ladurée and look what they’ve got going on for Easter: These little figurines are made out of chocolate ganache and filled with either raspberry fruit, coconut créme, mint créme or mixed fruit, depending on the color you choose. How sweet are these?? Especially the little mice. I had to buy some “for the kids”. But then I ate them, so now I have to buy some more. Yurm.