The Chocolate Cookery Project

I think one of the reasons I like cooking is because it's easy to think while you cook.  Muse, ponder, pray.  And here's what I was just thinking while waiting for water to boil.  One of The Girls asked if this blog was about trying to be the new Julie from the Julie/Julia Project.  Nah.  Nobody is going to read this but family and friends, if I'm lucky.  But I've always thought it would be fun to cook my way through an entire cookbook.  That's an idea it would be fun to copycat.  And there's this book: The Chocolate Cookery by Mable Hoffman.  Mable Hoffman was like the Crock Pot queen in her day, famous for mastering the art of slow cooking and her book Crockery Cookery.   But I've done enough crockpotting to get very excited about that.  A whole cookbook just for chocolate? That's something to get excited about.  It's one of Grandma H's

cast-off cookbooks, an authentic relic of the 70's.  I've had it at least 8 years and have flipped through the pages a number of times thinking it would be fun to try this or that.  But I don't think I've actually tried a single recipe yet.   And cookery is a great word. 

The water hadn't boiled yet, so I wondered - what ever happened to Mable Hoffman?  Off to Google while I wait, I discover that she died only a few days ago at the age of 88.  What are the chances that I'd be thinking of cooking my way through her chocolate book just a few days after she died?  It must be a sign.

The Husband gave up chocolate for Lent and it would be really cruel to start this project now.  But I'll put this idea out in cyberland so I don't forget.  After Lent, the Chocolate Cookery Project will begin. Rest in peace Mable.