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I’d like to welcome Cindy from Cindy’s Love of Books in a great guest post today!  I’m really excited to have her with us today because she’s sharing a really yummy author recipe with us today!  I reviewed Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West and in that book, the characters attend a party in which Grand Marnier Chocolate Covered Strawberries are served.  One of the characters even attempts to sabotage them with Valium!  In my interview with Michael Lee West I asked her to share a recipe with us and she graciously shared with us the Grand Marnier Infused Chocolate Covered Strawberries.  I’m excited that Cindy wanted to make the strawberries and share them with us.

So let’s turn the post over to Cindy!

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When I first saw Natasha’s comments on twitter looking for a fellow blogger to help her out I decided without hesitation to offer my assistance. Not that it had anything to do with the recipe she was offering, which just happens to be my favorite chocolate covered strawberries.

I went and grabbed the recipe to print from the blog and was reading it over. I wanted to make sure that I had everything and what I didn’t I would go out and buy. When I saw that I needed a syringe I began to wonder how could I possibly get a syringe. Honestly I have never needed one so I had no clue how to go about it.   After calling my pharmacy I was told I could buy one from them.

My plan was to make them for Easter but I was unable to make them. I had told my friend that I was making them and she said to keep some for her. That night I had called her to tell her I burned my hand and funny enough she thought I burned it will making the chocolate covered strawberries. Sadly no that wasn’t the case, I didn’t burn my hand that way. With not being able to make them for Easter I was wondering when I would get the chance to make them, although I really didn’t need a reason to make them, who doesn’t like chocolate covered strawberries? The next chance would be my son’s birthday party that we had with family which was this past weekend.

Putting the Grand Marnier in was the easiest part. After two failed chocolate burnings and setting the alarms off I quickly decided to use a double boiler to melt the chocolate. Which worked really well. If you happen to make this then I suggest using this method. It was easy and no chocolate was burned.

The adults loved the Grand Marnier Infused Chocolate Covered Strawberries and were surprised to discover that the Grand Marnier was inside the strawberries. They thought that it was in the mixed into the chocolate. I also made alchol free chocolate covered strawberries for the younger ones. Everyone loved it and I keep getting asked to make more which I will be doing in the summer with the fresh local strawberries.

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Thanks Cindy!  It looks like a great success!  Special thank you to Cindy of Cindy’s Love of Books for today’s guest post, do go check out her great blog!

Links of interest: The Grand Marnier Infused Chocolate Covered Strawberries recipe.  Maw Books interview with Michael Lee West, book review of Mermaids in the Basement.  Mermaids in the Basement is available from your local independent bookstore, Powell’s, and Amazon.  Michael Lee West website.

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