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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category

November 8th, 2007

Dark Chocolate is Delicious and… Taxable?

Via Taxgirl.com: in Iowa, a Milky Way Dark candy bar is taxable, but a classic milk chocolate Milky Way is not.
What? Yeah, I know.
The confusion apparently stems from Iowa’s definition of candy, sales tax laws, and the inclusion (or exclusion) of flour. You can read the whole thing at Roth & Co. (And while […]

By Heather -- 1 comment

November 3rd, 2007

b5media In Vegas for Blog World Expo

b5media will be at Blog World Expo November 7th, 8th and 9th. As a special feature, b5media is going to be hosting some special games during event, including the b5media Poker Game! And, if you happen to be a winner at poker, you’ll walk away with some pretty grand prizes such as iPhones, Wiis, […]

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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 […]

By Heather -- 1 comment

September 13th, 2007

The Rules of Chocolate

1. If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too slowly.
2. Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
3. The problem: How to get two pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The solution: Eat it […]

By Heather -- 3 comments

September 7th, 2007

Chocolate Holidays

Did you know National Chocolate Milkshake Day is coming up on the 12th? Or that chocolate custard gets an entire month? I didn’t either, but now we do!

American Chocolate Week — March 14-20
National Chocolate Day(s) — October 28, December 28, December 29
National Milk Chocolate Day — July 28
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day — November […]

By Heather -- 6 comments

September 6th, 2007

Declutter It’s September Contest

I’m interrupting the chocolate love to pimp out my fellow Home & Dining Channeler Julie’s contest over at Declutter It: The Most Improved Room Contest. “Send in before and after pictures of a room that you have recently organized.” How easy is that? You even have plenty of time to take a before picture now […]

By Heather -- 0 comments