Archive for September, 2010

The S’more The Merrier Party – Sweet Lydia’s Turns 1!

Posted on: September 28th, 2010 by Lydia 3 Comments

The one year anniversary of my marshmallow business snuck up on me. I can’t believe it has been a year already.  I have learned so much and my business has grown tremendously. I wanted to celebrate this awesome anniversary in a way that could express my gratitude for all the wonderful people who helped make this year possible.  I didn’t want to just offer a discount because that was really just asking people to buy more s’mores from me. I asked my facebook fans for suggestions and the response was overwhelming. . .a s’mores party was a must.

This is an open invitation to join in the s’more-making fun! If you are in the Boston area and want to celebrate with gourmet marshmallows, come to Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus at 61 Market St in Lowell, MA on Thursday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to make s’mores in countless combinations.  I will be providing Sweet Lydia’s marshmallows in our most popular flavors like Raspberry, Toasted Coconut, Pumpkin Spice, Caramel, Vanilla, Banana and Peppermint Chip.  I will also have honey, cinnamon sugar and chocolate graham crackers, chocolate chip and sugar cookies, and tons of chocolate: milk, white, dark, Ghiradelli Mint Squares, Resee’s Peanut Butter Cups and Hershey’s Cookies and Cream bars (I went on a bit of a chocolate shopping spree this weekend). Ooh, and did I mention there will also be hot chocolate so you can drink your marshmallows too!

Here are a few inspirational s’more dessert stations that get me excited about the party on Thursday.

Love this S'more Buffet from Dandelion & Grey on Post Cards & Pretties

Love this S'more Buffet from Dandelion & Grey on Post Cards & Pretties

Mmm, roasting marshmallows!

Mmm, roasting marshmallows!

They had the chef torch the marshmallow and roll them in crushed graham cracker and chocolate shavings.

They had the chef torch the marshmallow and roll them in crushed graham cracker and chocolate shavings.

Thanks for helping combat brownie boredom, one s’more at a time!™ for an entire year!!!!!

Hope to see you Thursday,

Lydia

Merci! Bride

Posted on: September 8th, 2010 by Lydia 2 Comments

I had the privilege of working with a wonderful bride this August who made all my long days and ground work worth while. Julie contacted me a few weeks before her wedding because she hadn’t settled on favors and loved the idea of giving each guest a Sweet Lydia’s S’more.  She was so easy to work for and I had so much fun making her chocolate brown and pink favors.

Customized Gourmet Marshmallow Wedding Favors

Customized Gourmet Marshmallow Wedding Favors

She had a few guests who are gluten free and wanted them to share the marshmallow magic, so we did a bag of gluten free vanilla marshmallows for those graham-free guests.  Julie was one of the few bridal customers I have met.  Since most of my favors are shipped, I usually miss out on the initial reaction of the customer viewing their personalized s’mores, but I had the privilege of giving Julie her favors in hand. I wish I had a picture of her reaction, not only to share with you but so I can remember why I do what I do, when the days get really long.

Here is a picture of the favors at each place setting, thanks to Person & Killian Photography.

Custom Wedding Favors

Custom Wedding Favors

A special thank you to Julie for helping combat brownie boredom, one S’more at a time!™

-Lydia