“Flour and yolk and cream are all coarse- of the earth. But sugar and air and vanilla are elements of the firmament. Avis used to tell her kids: Sweets should be an evanescence, cakes and pies represent minutes, cookies and milles-feuilles are seconds, meringues are moments.”

“Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye(Let’s Have Something Sweet)So we drew borders on our own land,And kept a distance from our own brothers,And we differentiated each other by the color of our skin,And by the different religions:A Muslim, A Christian, A Sikh, A Hindu,And in the end,It just did not matter,For we were meant to Love each other and live happilyHonoring our ancestors,Nurturing our childrenHaving rainbow colored dreamsAnd chocolate celebrations!Kuch Meetha ho jaaye!”

“If God isn’t a chocolatier, he must surely be a confectioner.”

“I like to get intimate with my chocolate.”

“Without chocolate, we would have to find something else to do with the fruit & nuts.”

“Chocolate only comes in one flavor.DELICIOUS!”