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Holly Figueroa O'Reilly Profile picture
@AynRandPaulRyan
Mar 10, 2022 • 32 tweets • 19 min read • Read on X
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1/ Attention fellow sugar addicts:

Today is the soft-open of my new business, Marcenet Mercantile, named after my grandmothers, Marcella and Neta.

(BONUS: Discount code 15PERCENTOFF)

Shown here: home made marshmallows enrobed in Belgian Chocolate.

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2/ I won't be posting every day about chocolates or caramel or cookies, but about once a week, I will add things to my store and will post about them. Pictured here: home made caramels in the best Belgian dark chocolate on the market.

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3/ If someone told me I'd become a chocolatier in my 50's, I would have said...yeah, that sounds about right. 🤣 When one door shuts, a window opens, which is great unless you get too fat from eating the "mistakes" to fit through a window. ➡️shop.castiron.me/marcenetmercan… ImageImageImageImage
4/ In addition to chocolates and other confections, I've included two of my signature cookies this week: Lily's Quarter Pound Chocolate Chunk and Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk.

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5/ Thanks for reading and for all of your support over the last year. When my husband got sick, I really relied on your kinds words to get me through. Now, since he's unable to go back to work, we've decided to go all in on this business. I hope you'll stay on for the ride. ❤️
🐇🥕🥚🦋 🐣🌸DIY Easter Cookie Decorating Kit, complete with frosting and sprinkles! Order now and they'll be shipped (or you can pick up) the week before Easter.

(Dairy free and gluten free options available.)

Get them here!

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I know I said I wouldn’t post every day about #cookies and #chocolates but I just pulled these out of the oven and I can’t help it. 😂 I want everyone to have some before the menu changes again this week. ❤️ 👉 shop.castiron.me/marcenetmercan… Image
Good morning!

Here's some Belgian chocolate enrobed sponge candy I just made.

Want some? Sure you do. I only made 5 of them, and I'm not making any more for a while. Use the code SPRING to get 15% off your order. 🦋🪴🌻💐

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OMG the photos are perfect! I especially like the part where the regular sized hazelnut chocolate chip cookie is dwarfed by the 1/4 lb chocolate chip cookies. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm so glad you like them. ❤️❤️❤️

Just finished making these #vegan marshmallows and am getting ready to enrobe them in the best Belgian chocolate ever.

Want some? (or the non-vegan kind, for that matter?)

Go here: ➡️shop.castiron.me/marcenetmercan… Image
Today is the LAST DAY to order your Easter DIY kit and Peeps Sugar Cookies in time for #Easter.

Get them here:

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❤️❤️❤️❤️
1/ New this week!

(Deep breath)

Quarter Pound Golden Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Nut Cherry Cookie

Not sure what Golden Chocolate is? Find out here.

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2/ Also new this week:

Tangerine Caramel Bonbons

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❤️❤️❤️❤️

New at #Marcenet this week!

English Toffee with pecans, enrobed in your choice of couverture Belgian dark or milk chocolate.

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Gourmet Grapefruit Caramel Bonbons made with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.

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Gourmet Cara Cara Orange Caramel bonbons made with freshly squeezed orange juice.

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Milk chocolate marshmallows with real mint tincture I made from last summer's harvest, dipped in the best Belgian couverture milk chocolate known to man.

(I only have 3 packages of these left and I'm not making any more anytime soon.)

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New this week at #Marcenet:

Passionfruit Orange Caramel Bonbons in the finest couverture Belgian chocolate I could find.

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DIY Mother's Day MOM Cookie Set

3 *big* sugar cookies, 4 royal icing colors, and confetti sprinkles. Great for dads to get for the kids to give to mom.

Also great for moms to get for the kids to keep them busy while you get busy with dad. (What?)

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Also new at #marcenet this week:

DIY #MothersDay Bouquet Cookie Set

Help your kids make mom's day special, (and keep your kitchen floor flour free), with an edible bouquet of flower and butterfly-shaped cookies w/ 4 colors of icing and sprinkles.

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Yay! I’m so pleased that everything arrived, and in one piece! ❤️❤️❤️
New in the shop this week:

Gourmet Milk Chocolate Covered Sponge/Honeycomb Candy

1/4 lb of hand crafted sponge candy enrobed in the best Belgian couverture milk chocolate I could find.

Only 1 left!

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Gourmet Milk Chocolate Covered English Toffee

1/4 lb of hand crafted milk chocolate English toffee with roasted pecans, enrobed in the best Belgian couverture chocolate ever.

Only 4 left!

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Gourmet Vegan Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

1/4 lb of hand crafted marshmallows dipped in the best Belgian couverture chocolate.

Vegan? I know.

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And finally! Sugar free/keto marshmallows.

All sweetened with monkfruit.

Dairy free, soy free, and so much like the original my kids couldn't tell the difference.

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On 4 more days to order before #MothersDay!

Ask pretty much any mom if she’d rather have flowers or cookies for Mother’s Day and she’ll tell you: both.

Duh.

2 birds, one stone: flower cookie bouquets.

Sunflowers with chocolate sprinkles. 😋

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1) Today is the last day to order Mother’s Day Gifts from the shop. 🌹🌷🌺💐

2) Today is the last day to order these black walnut milk chocolate chunk cookies. I have one order left!

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Good #SaturdayMorning friends.

Sad that your favorites were sold out last time you went to #marcenet?😩

They are all back!😋

(Use the code SPRING for 15% off.)

Pictured here: Mint Milk Chocolate Homemade Marshmallows and Passionfruit Orange Caramels

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Two new items in the store this week. One keto friendly and one really, really not.

First! The really, really not:

Quarter Pound Hazelnut Toffee Chocolate Chunk Cookie

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And now for the keto friendly addition to the shop:

Almond Butter Dark Chocolate Bonbons

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Millionaire shortbread with a twist: freshly baked shortbread cookie base, a layer of handcrafted caramel, a boozy bourbon marshmallow center, enrobed in the best Belgian chocolate on the planet. Made for a custom order today, only 3 orders left!

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