Category: Chocolate

FOOD HOLIDAY: A Scotch & Chocolate Tasting For National Tartan Day

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It’s National Tartan Day, which recognizes Scottish-Americans’ contributions to America. Tartan, familiar in Scottish kilts, is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors. Originally woven wool, it is now made in many other materials, and can even be found as wallpaper. Nineteen of the 56 delegates who signed the Declaration…
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EASTER: Chocolate Gift Certificate

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Here’s an easy solution to a gift emergency: a chocolate e-gift certificate. If you’ve forgotten to bring a gift, or if you receive an unexpected gift and want to reciprocate, you don’t have to sneak out to the nearest store. Instead, sneak onto the Internet and send a gift certificate via email. It will be…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Chocolate Bacon Bunnies

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What are you giving your favorite bacon lover for Easter? Oscar Mayer created these foodcraft projects: bacon-stuffed chocolate bunnies and an Easter basket filled with “bacon grass” and hard-boiled eggs—fun for breakfast on Easter Sunday. Go buy lots of bacon and get started! RECIPE 1: BACON-STUFFED CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY Ingredients Per Small Bunny 1 hollow…
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FOOD FUN: Chocolate Pills

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A cure for some: chocolate pills. Photo courtesy Fika.   If you have a friend suffering from heartache, how about chocolate pills for a Valentine’s Day cure? These pills are roasted and caramelized hazelnuts and almonds, enrobed in 70% dark chocolate. The prescription for instant happiness: 3-5 chocolate covered nuts daily. A bottle of Chocolate…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Shiny Chocolate Hearts

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Pretty to look at, these shiny chocolate hearts are filled with luscious raspberry-infused ganache. Photo courtesy Kohler.   These lovely hearts, from Kohler Chocolates, are beautifully crafted: The dark chocolate shells are filled with a delicate raspberry-accented chocolate ganache. The dark chocolate is then enrobed with a thin layer of red-tinted white chocolate, which is…
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