Category: Chocolate

TIP OF THE DAY: Toast To National S’mores Day With Bubbly & Truffles

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[1] This sophisticated S’mores truffles recipe from My Baking Addiction uses Smirnoff’s marshmallow-flavored vodka. [2] A down-home version from QVC’s David Venable. The recipe is  .   August 10th is National S’mores Day. A couple of weeks ago, we suggested a gourmet S’mores party with a buffet of everything S’mores, including fondue, fudge, grilled banana…
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GIFT: Chocolate Elephants That Help Orphaned Elephants

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According to the United Nations, up to 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers seeking their ivory tusks. Only 470,000 elephants remain on the continent; there were 3-5 million African elephants a century ago. As poaching and habitat loss continue, increasing number of elephants are orphaned. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a…
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EASTER CANDY: Easter Chocolate From Our Favorite Chocolatiers

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You can’t enter a food or drug store without facing down all the chocolate Easter bunnies and other candy. Thank you very much, but when we eat chocolate, it’s got to be really good chocolate. Here’s a sample of what are favorite chocolatiers are featuring this Easter. The candies are all natural (no artificial colors,…
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RECIPE: Savory Chocolate Gazpacho

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[1] Savory chocolate gazpacho from Chef Mat Schuster (photo © Canela Bistro & Wine Bar | San Francisco). [2] Savory chocolate gazpacho with strawberries from Good To Know. Here’s the recipe (photo © Good To Know).   Chef Mat Schuster of San Francisco’s Canela Bistro & Wine Bar offered us this Chocolate Gazpacho recipe, which…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Sweets We’d Like To Receive

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If you’re on the hunt for Valentine chocolate, you probably don’t have to hunt too hard. Even our drugstore looks like a chocolate shop. But here are some yummy items we enjoy, year after year. CHOCOLATE CHERRIES FROM CHOCLATIQUE Most of us grew up hoping to get the chocolate covered cherry in the box of…
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