Islands in the sky, food & travel

I thought Valentine's Day would be perfect for a river of chocolate! One of my friends spent a girls' weekend with me and we coined this term in remembrance of days we cried a river of tears, which anyone knows can be remedied by a river of chocolate! Since everyone these days seems to be gifting me with fun trays (thanks to my dear cousin C, my son M, someone in a neigborhood group I follow)... you just arrange cakes and different types of chocolate in a tray and there you have it. That way you can bring your river of treats to the table or office for coffee or tea time, near the television, to an indulgent breakfast in bed... For these cupcakes, I had a busy week and all the eggs from the fridge had mysteriously disappeared and I was being lazy trying not to go to the store. I made a first batch of dozen "cupcakes" and used gluten-free ingredients and the cupcakes were chewy and glutinous. I kept those because I myself personally love glutinous, reminded me of canne