A baker at heart, Gerry has developed a sweet technique and created another child to nurture: Toot Sweet Caramels. Using only quality ingredients including locally sourced California honey, these creamy, artisnal, small batch caramels are the toast of the town, with nary a teaspoon of corn syrup in sight. Available in flavors like Dark Chocolate, Pistachio plus Rosemary and Salted Honey, these caramels will cure every sweet tooth. Don’t miss Toot Sweet’s caramel sauce studded with chocolate to dress up your favorite dessert. Available at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ TootSweetCaramels
coming up with a play on words like “goodness gracious” but if I knew about SEO (search engine optimization) back then what I know now, I’d probably have put more thought into another name. But it’s still catchy…I like it Do you fancy yourself a sweet or savory cook? I’d say more sweet than savory, just because my background in kitchens and restaurants is in the pastry corner. I left school and spent years apprenticing as a scratch baker in a small local bakery. I also spent time under the watchful eye of one of Scotland’s top chefs, William Costley. We met at the Big Traveling Potluck in the summer of 2013 where I tasted your decadent caramels. How did you become such an expert? By boiling many pots of sugar and honey late at night and then screaming at them the next day when they were either too soft or teeth-breaking hard. Are you planning on sharing Toot Sweet Caramels with the world on a grander scale? I would love to! I have a website being designed which will be more appealing than my Etsy page. I’m also in the process of completing my vendor application for Whole Foods on a local scale. Just like blogging, where everything is done by the individual, Toot Sweet is only me and time is a huge endeavor. I’m convinced it’ll do well though. The caramels have a unique flavor due to the honey which is sourced locally. I have never tasted my version in any