Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

June 10th, 2008

Chocolate for Father’s Day

Father’s Day is just around the corner and dads love chocolate too! A lot of the companies below offer expedited shipping, so if you’re just now realizing too that Father’s Day is only five days away, don’t panic!
See’s has a lot of great Father’s Day stuff this year. There’s the standard Seegar that’s been around […]

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February 5th, 2008

Five Great Chocolate Valentine’s Gifts

These chocolate gift ideas are, of course, my own personal preference! I’m trying to keep a budget in mind and not going too extravagant. Feel free to comment with any additions you’d make!

I have a soft spot for the See’s Signature Red Heart. It’s such a classic, timeless Valentine’s gift and one that’s sure to […]

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January 18th, 2008

Chocolate Around the Channel

Chocolate is always a popular topic around the Lifestyles Channel! I’ve rounded up a bunch of links from the past week or so - make sure you stop by!
~ Arieanna at Cooking Gadgets has a Valentine’s Day Cupcake Kit, and the Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate Kit.
~ Tom at Noodles and Rice writes about Choco Pies […]

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December 31st, 2007

Sweetest Chocolate Posts of 2007

2007 brought a few shake-ups to the world of chocolate, probably the biggest being that The Chocolate Manufacturers Association tried to get the FDA to relax rules about what can be called chocolate and allow for the use of artificial fats instead of cocoa butter. Thankfully, that looks to have not passed thanks to sites […]

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October 19th, 2007

Halloween Horror Chocolate

Chef Jules notified me that Moonstruck Chocolate has their Halloween chocolate out! I agree with him that the chocolate horror pizza above is the best and really would be easy to *whispers* copy! “A slice of milk chocolate pizza topped with an array of ghoulish goodies, including an Eyeball Truffle & Gummi treats.”

Wormy Jack
“A milk […]

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October 9th, 2007

Pink Chocolate for Breast Cancer Awareness

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Home & Dining channel has put together some lists to help you show your support. Here are some chocolate ideas to check out:

~ Pink chocolate fondue sets: one and two
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, Trudeau has created a charming line of pink products that are both fun […]

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October 8th, 2007

50 Easy Chocolate Snacks to Make

I love to make treats and snacks but don’t like having to wait a long time for them to be ready (and neither do the kids). So I’ve put together a list of some easy (and mostly quick) chocolate snack recipes and ideas:

Muddy Buddies
S’more pops
Chocolate nut chews
Chocolate cake mix cookies
Hot […]

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October 5th, 2007

September Chocolate Contest Rundown

Here are the entries submitted for the September contest:

Winner Melissa submitted this chocolate apple crate from Moonstruck Chocolate. “Delicious chocolate apples are sectioned in halves, filled with creamy soft caramel and smooth milk chocolate ganache. 3 with nuts and 3 plain.” Yummy! She also found a bunch more links for other autumn goodies (though she […]

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September 27th, 2007

Chocolate and Cheese

I love cheese. I love fudge. But… chocolate cheese fudge? Oh fine, you know I’d try it!
Read some reviews:

Wisconsin Candy Dish
Corks and Curds

Order some:

Paoli Cheese
WFUCheese
Cuba Cheese Shoppe
Wisconsin Cheese Mart
Hickory Farms

Make it yourself:

Paula’s Home Cooking
Chocolate Cheese Fudge
Chocolate Cheese Fudge at Recipezaar
Easy Cream Cheese Fudge
Best Ever Cheese Fudge

Tags: Chocolate, Chocolate Ideas, Chocolate Links, Chocolate Lists, Chocolate Online, […]

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September 19th, 2007

Arr! It Be Chocolate!

Arr! Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Guess what I did? If you said dug up a bunch of pirate-related chocolate stuff you would be correct!

Chocolate Pirate drink
Pirate Treasure Chest Full of Gold
M&M’s Pirates of the Caribbean
Milk Chocolate Pirate
Pirate’s gold
Pirate ship chocolate mold
Pirate cupcakes (vesus ninjas!)
White […]

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