Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

June 23rd, 2008

Winners of the Razzberry M&M’s

Below are the winners of the Razzberry M&M’s! 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 re-draw tomorrow and update here.
Everyone was asked to tell me their favorite M&M’s, and I got some great responses!
I […]

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June 19th, 2008

Giveaway: Win A Bag of Razzberry M&M’s!

I still have quite a few packs of Razzberry M&M’s in the cupboard and with summer kicking into high gear I figured they’re the perfect chocolate treat to send out!
So here’s your chance to win a bag to try for yourself!
How to Enter
I’ll be giving away one 1.5oz bag each to FIVE people who […]

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May 12th, 2008

Could Food Dyes Actually Protect Against Cancer?

Everyone remembers the red dye cancer scare from the early 90’s and the subsequent bags of redless M&M’s or cans of cherry-less fruit cocktail.
It was found that large amounts of it caused cancer in lab rats, but as more research was done it was determined that small amounts of it were safe and the […]

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April 10th, 2008

Check the Label for Expired Candy

The Consumerist had a great article yesterday on how to determine if M&M’s, Mars or Hershey candy is expired:
“For M&Ms and Mars candy, there’s usually a 10 digit code of numbers and letters, but you only need to worry about the first three. The first number is the last number in the year (8 means […]

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March 28th, 2008

Limited Edition Razzbery M&M’s

During a chocolate expedition a couple of weeks ago I came across some Limited Edition Razzberry M&M’s.
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March 4th, 2008

Happiness Is…

Happiness is a box of chocolate from Canada! My old friend Mar and I did a goody exchange last week and my package from her showed up with some of my favorites (Coffee Crisp, Aero bars), and a couple I haven’t tried before (Mirage and Kinder Eggs - for the kids, of course, who also […]

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January 25th, 2008

M&M’s and Valentine’s Day Go Green

With Green M&M’s, that is! Mars/M&M’s have decided to shake up the standard pink and red in the candy aisle by introducing single color packs of green, counting on the myth and innuendo of “the green ones” to make an impact this Valentine’s Day:
What is it about The Green Ones? Legend has it The Green […]

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October 26th, 2007

M&M’s Dark Chocolate, Hidden Movies

I love these! M&M’s Dark Chocolate has 50 horror movies hidden inside a painting as “visual riddles” and you get to figure them out! How well did you do?
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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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September 25th, 2007

Celebrating with Chocolate

Yesterday was my birthday and what better way to celebrate than with chocolate?
My husband found me a chocolate cake with whipped topping frosting and chocolate over top with Oreo cookies. I was only able to get through a sliver of it for fear of sugar overload but there are plenty for leftovers. He and our […]

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