Chocolate Party
For the past year, my backup dancers and I have treated ourselves to occasional themed celebrations. Remember our Harry Potter "party" ? Our Mocktoberfests ? Our Not-Christmas ? The recreation of our wedding ? We try to keep ourselves entertained and avoid languishing, which is one New York Times author's shockingly apt diagnosis of a feeling I've had for months - see the description at the end of my Feb. 15 post . Some weeks ago, my small backup dancer requested a Chocolate Party, so we did it this past weekend. We made a garland from fabric scraps and toilet paper rolls that was intended to look like wrapped sweets, and we dressed in brown. We watched some educational and some entertaining short videos. We read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . Brainstorming for the party We made "Rocky Road Brownies" from a Hershey's cookbook (using no Hershey products, which I disdain). The brownies turned out well. To get that toasted look, I recommend cookin...