VALENTINE GIFT: The Best Toffee

We taste a lot of good toffee. But if you like very buttery, buttercrunch-style (dusted with crushed almonds) with more almonds inside, our favorite is Enstrom’s. The company sells toffee in different sizes and shapes. For Valentine’s Day there’s a special assortment of milk- and dark chocolate-covered “Petites,” bite size toffee enrobed in chocolate, in…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Special Caramels For Your Honey

Salted honey caramels. Photo courtesy Droga.   For the lover of gourmet caramels, something special for your Valentine: Put Your Money On Honey salted caramels from Droga Chocolates of Los Angeles. The luscious bites are the result of a bet that a caramel couldn’t be made without corn syrup. Seeking a solution to the challenge,…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

Oh so good! Photo courtesy Shari’s Berries.   Some people would like box of creamy chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Others would gladly trade for a bag of chocolate-covered potato chips. Savory meets sweet when crunchy, salty potato chips are drenched in quality chocolate—in our humble opinion, the greatest improvement to the potato chip since it…
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PRODUCT: Super Bowl Macarons, Valentine Macarons

The battle of the macarons. Photo courtesy Dana’s Bakery.   In addition to the Super Bowl, we’re celebrating the Mac Bowl: the battle between two macarons for the title of tastiest. Dana’s Bakery, a wonderfully creative maker of delicious macarons (a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week—here’s the review), has created two flavors for the…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Red Moka Pot

The classic moka pot dons a red coat. Photo courtesy IMUSA USA.   Here’s a no-calorie Valentine gift for someone who loves strong coffee: a red moka pot. You can purchase the six-cup version at Macy’s for $14.99; it also is available in pumpkin orange and cobalt blue. A three-cup version is available at Kohl’s.…
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