Big Island Candies of Hawaii
I want to give a salute to Big Island Candies, a company that I’d foolishly ignored because of their misleading name. Big Island Candies (BIC) isn’t just a confectionary company producing sweet candy treats....
Author: Doreen Pendgracs
where is the care in healthcare?
I think that everyone who knows me and/or reads this blog, knows that I like to focus on the positive. I rarely rant or let negativity occupy my thoughts. But I’d posted the following on...
exploring the Big Island of Hawaii
I hope you enjoyed meeting the executive chef of the Fairmont Orchid in this post. In addition to the amazing food and ambiance of the resort, the Fairmont Orchid also provides a great location for...
Chocolatour is a Readers’ Favorite Finalist!
Such amazing news came through tonight that I just had to share! Chocolatour has been named a finalist in the Readers’ Favourite 2014 book awards in four categories: Non-fiction, Cooking & Food Non-fiction, General...
what’s in a name?
This post gives me the pleasure of welcoming a Toastmaster friend and colleague to my blog, with a guest post that’s actually a reprint of the amazing speech she recently presented to the Toastmasters in...
a profile of Executive Chef Hubert Des Marais IV
Every once in awhile I have the opportunity to meet a chef who is really doing something special, and that happened on my recent visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. In this post...
Book Review: 10% Happier by Dan Harris
This week, we have the privilege of a guest post from author, writer, editor, blogger Jeri Walker-Bickett, whom I met via the Bloggers Helping Bloggers group on LinkedIn. Jeri Walker-Bickett (@JeriWB) writes short stories, creative...
join Chocolatour on a virtual book tour
This is an exciting week+ for me as I take Chocolatour on a virtual book tour around the world, from June 23-July 1, 2014. I’m thrilled to have an interesting line-up of hosts who...
Chocolatouring on a virtual book tour
I’m thrilled to share news that next week will begin a virtual book tour for Chocolatour. The exciting thing about being a blogger, and more specifically a travel blogger, is that I’ve met so...
planning a virtual book tour
I’ve been learning much from D’vorah Lansky during the past 4 weeks in her 30-day Book Marketing Challenge. Although I haven’t had time to properly digest all the material, the one thing that has...
