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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for March 2008

March 18th, 2008

Sucré: A Sweet Boutique

I was fortunate enough to get an invitation in my email not too long ago to try some chocolates from Sucré in New Orleans. They’ve been sitting on my desk since they showed up because I’ve had a head cold but that’s finally gone so a quick thanks to Blake for his patience! Now on [...]

By Heather -- 3 comments

March 17th, 2008

Make Your Own Green Chocolate Shamrocks

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! While surfing around for something to do with the kids today (it being both spring break and St. Patrick’s Day), I came across this from Instructables: St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Shamrocks.
We don’t have a vacuum former to make molds but if I think about it in time next year I’m [...]

By Heather -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

Winners of the Reese’s Whipps Contest

Below are the winners of the Reese’s Whipps! If I don’t hear from a winner within the next 24 hours or they live outside the U.S. (I did get a few of those!), I will redraw tomorrow and update here.
I used a random number generator for the drawing so, without further ado:
Tags: Chocolate, chocolate-contest, Chocolate-Products, [...]

By Heather -- 0 comments

March 14th, 2008

Green Chocolate Dip

I know, that does not sound too appetizing. This was originally intended for a Halloween party, but there’s absolutely no reason it can’t be used for a St. Patrick’s Day party too! This comes from an episode of Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello on the Food Network.
Green Chocolate Slimedoo
2 cups heavy cream
2 ounces sugar
2 ounces [...]

By Heather -- 3 comments

March 12th, 2008

Win a Reese’s Whipps Bar!

I wasn’t terribly crazy about the Reese’s Whipps but that doesn’t mean you can’t give them a try!
So once again, it’s time for a giveaway! I’ve got a box of these in the cupboard just itching to be mailed off to five lucky winners! This contest will run until Sunday, March 16th. Five winners will [...]

By Heather -- 304 comments

March 12th, 2008

Reese’s Whipps

I got my little hands on some Reese’s Whipps not too long ago. One of my favorite combinations is chocolate and peanut butter, and one of my most favorite candies are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I’ve tried other chocolate and peanut butter patties/candies, but nothing compares to Reese’s, who just seems to get the right [...]

By Heather -- 5 comments