Caputo’s Chocolate Tasting

Salt Lake City, Utah

One of the most fun activities we did when I attended the Women in Travel Summit was a chocolate tasting at the famous Caputo’s Market. It was so fun and we had a great time laughing, learning, and tasting! Let me tell you all about my Caputo’s chocolate tasting.

Caputo’s Market

Nestled in the heart of Salt Lake City, Caputo’s Market stands as a culinary haven, captivating locals and visitors alike with its dedication to the art of fine foods. Caputo’s Market has become a cherished institution in the city’s vibrant food scene. From its humble beginnings, this family-owned market has evolved into a food oasis. They have everything a foodie could desire, including artisanal cheeses, handcrafted chocolates, imported olive oils, and an impressive selection of fine wines and spirits.

Chocolate Tasting

This is their most popular tasting class. Learn what makes one chocolate “fine” and the other just “standard.” Find out how to identify flavors, get familiarized with great chocolate makers, and learn other priceless bits of chocolate know-how.

Dark chocolate was invented in the 60/s but it was gross. It took about 25 years perfect it. It was actually only in the 90’s that it really took off. We couldn’t wait to learn more about how to tell what makes chocolate “good,” Isn’t all chocolate good? Nope…and I may never look at (or taste) chocolate the same way.

We first learned about where chocolate came from and what was is the process of getting it from bean to bar.

Learn to taste like a pro.

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May 15, 2024 mytravelingkids.com

Maven District Salt Lake City

One of the best experiences I had in Salt Lake City was exploring the Maven District and meeting some of the fabulous strong women who own businesses there. The Maven District Salt lake City is made up of about 100 small businesses and 75-80% are women owned. It felt natural to gather like-minded women together and that is where this amazing concept was born.

They believe in collaboration over comparison. They support diversity, they support women, they support local.

I love that they attract empowered women. As they say, “Our Maven community is made up of doers, thinkers, risk takers, rule breakers, question askers, boundary pushers, explorers and bold humans who aren’t here to settle…”

We left as a group of women that were proud of ourselves as well as each other. Thank you for making such an impact on us. I can’t wait to return with my 2 teenage daughters. Let me show you around and introduce you to some of the business owners we met.

Let’s make some rings with

Erica @thelandofsalt

We broke up into small groups and I was in the group that got to spend a few hours with Erica, from The Land of Salt, creating our own custom stacking rings. We had a blast! Erica taught us how to measure, cut our material, and bend it.

Then came the fun part…soldering it! She gave us such confidence that we could do it and with her encouragement we all soldered our own rings.

She gave them a good cleaning and we were done.

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September 22, 2023 mytravelingkids.com

Autumn Bucket List

I LOVE FALL! The crisp smell in the air, the crunch of leaves under your feet, and the fabulous display of color on the trees. It’s one of my favorite things about living in New England. However, I feel like this season goes by so quickly so we have to make the most of it while it’s here. So, what do I do? That’s right…a LIST! Here is a list of 35 items for my Autumn Bucket List:

Apple picking

There are so many amazing farms out there and doesn’t an apple taste best when it’s picked right from the tree, rubbed on your shirt, and you take a big CRUNCH out of one! Here are 15 of the best apple orchards in New England.

Burn some autumn scented candles

Autumn candles set the mood. Some wonderful ones include: Yankee, Pumpkin Spiced, Village Candle, Warm Apple Spice, Yankee, Macintosh, and Sweet Water Décor, Hello Fall.

Make some gourmet s’mores

At the lake we have making s’mores down to a science. Gourmet s’mores are when we use yummy candy bars instead of plain chocolate. This Hershey’s S’mores Caddy is great to store everything.

Make some warm apple cider

Warm apple cider is one of those drinks that immediately puts me in a calm mood. Here is a great recipe for homemade apple cider. The cinnamon sticks are key!

Time to take out those cozy sweaters

Sweater weather!! It’s a great time to invest in a few sweaters that you will wear all winter long. Check out this gorgeous long cardigan. This jacket sweater is perfect for layering in fall. I love the wooden buttons on this cable knit sweater.

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May 28, 2021 mytravelingkids.com

First Class…Behind the Magic Curtain

I know I’ve said it before, but I have one of the sweetest husbands around. Last February, on our way home from Europe he sat with the girls in coach for our 9-hour flight and gave his mom and I first class seats! We felt like queens up there and it was a trip home we will never forget. If you’re like me, you may have wondered what it’s like to sit up there behind those magical curtains. Could it really be worth it? Here’s a peek at our first experience traveling in first class! (Remember that all planes are different, so experiences will vary. This was our United flight from Switzerland to Boston.)

OUR SEATS…

The seats were probably one of the best things about our flight. Our seats lowered into that dark area where your feet go so you could recline it as much as you wanted to, even making it completely flat.

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