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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for the ‘Chocolate Products’ Category

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August 7th, 2008

Why It’s Difficult to Shop in Other Countries

Along the lines of the Wrapper Museum, the appropriately named page “Why It’s Difficult to Shop in Other Countries” has a collection of chocolate and other labels, wrappers and containers from around the world with some pretty interesting product names!
Be warned, if you’re easily offended don’t click the link. Otherwise, enjoy!
Which was your favorite?
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August 5th, 2008

Want to Try Some Chocolate Skittles?

The summer giveaway love continues on!
I’ve been wanting to give away some actual chocolate for the last while but summer and chocolate don’t usually mix too well. So I’m doing the next best thing even though these aren’t actually chocolate, just chocolate flavored! It still counts, right?
Now, I reviewed the new Chocolate Skittles several […]

By Heather -- 92 comments

July 27th, 2008

Marbled Chocolate and Cream Cheese Brownies

We felt like some brownies yesterday but I wanted to play with them a little bit first!
I just used a box mix (I like the Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownies) because I’m out of cocoa (the horror!), but before I put it into the oven I mixed one 8oz package of softened cream cheese, 1/4 […]

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July 22nd, 2008

Perfect Picnic Fare: Homemade Oreo Ice Cream

What better way to end a summer picnic than with a nice big batch of homemade ice cream? A mix-in of chopped and crushed Oreo cookies makes it extra special. Keep it tucked inside the cooler with a lot of ice or ice packs and it should be just about right for dessert!

I use about […]

By Heather -- 18 comments

July 22nd, 2008

Lindt Lindor 60% Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles

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Lindt considers their 60% truffles “extra” dark and ok, more power to them! (They’re definitely dark but not necessarily extra!) The Extra Dark truffles are a limited edition addition to their truffle line, which already includes milk, dark, peanut butter and a few seasonal versions.

I’ve had the milk and dark Lindor Truffles […]

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July 14th, 2008

Vosges Bacon and Chocolate Bar

I’m not sure how long the Vosges brand Mo’s Bacon Bar has been available, but when I first heard about it last year I knew I had to keep an eye out. The bar is said to have been an inspiration of chocolatier Katrina Markoff, who drew on her childhood experience of chocolate chip pancakes […]

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