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Chocolate, cherries, nuts. Yesterday may have been George Washington’s actual birthday, but why not extend the celebration one more day and treat yourself to Chocolove’s Cherries and Almonds bar? It’s 55% cacao Belgian chocolate—a semisweet chocolate not far over the borderline between milk and dark, so milk chocolate lovers can enjoy it too. It’s…
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Addictively good cherry chocolate chip cookies. We thank George Washington for the inspiration. Our tip of the day today is a tasty tip indeed: Make a cherry version of your favorite chocolate chip cookies to celebrate George Washington’s birthday. The Father of our Country was born February 22, 1732. Look for cherry baking chips…
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[1] Chocolate Chip Mint ice cream cone (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] A cup of mint tea with a piece of chocolate (photo © Lindt). [3] Thin mint cookies. Here’s the recipe from The Food Charlatan. February 19th is National Chocolate Mint Day. What is it with these government bodies that…
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Invite food-loving friends to a fun, “pot luck” brunch, cocktails or coffee klatsch. Ask everyone to bring a favorite specialty food or beverage appropriate to the occasion, that the other guests would enjoy tasting. They’ll also need to bring the accoutrement(s) required to serve their food (e.g., bread or crackers for spreads, crudités for dips…
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Strawberry cream fills this chocolate bonbon from Fanny May. Fittingly, February 14, Valentine’s Day, is also National Creme-Filled Chocolates Day. Cream-Filled chocolates were made possible by Jean Neuhaus, the Belgian chocolatier who invented the first hard chocolate shell in 1912. Using molds, it enabled fillings of any kind and consistency—creme, whipped cream, soft caramel,…
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