Look at these beautiful Eggs Naturel, filled chocolate eggs covered in Valrhona white chocolate, from Chocolat Moderne (a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week).

The White Egg, “Peanut Pizzazz,” has a center of salted roasted peanut paste blended with dark milk chocolate and flecks of caramelized sugar.

The Brown Egg, “Hazelnut Hystérie,” has a center of roasted hazelnut paste blended with dark milk chocolate and flecks of caramelized sugar.

The Blue Egg, “Parlez Pistache,” is filled with our favorite pistachio paste blended with white chocolate and rice crisps.

Be a good bunny and send these gourmet chocolate Easter eggs to someone you love. Six eggs in large coral gift box, $39.00. To order, telephone Chocolat Moderne, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time, at 212.229.4797. Or visit the website.

Creative and beautiful chocolate Easter eggs.
Photo courtesy ChocolatModerne.com.

Italian Volcano lemon and lime squeeze
bottles hold great juice—not from
concentrate. Photo courtesy
DreamFoods.com.

Unlike other juices that come in cute plastic squeeze bottles resembling lemons and limes, Volcano juices are not reconstituted juice or made from concentrate. They’re fresh-squeezed juice with a twist.

The company developed a special compartment on top of the squeeze bottle, which contains zest and lemon oil from the peel—the part that never goes into conventional reconstituted lemon juice or concentrate. The lemon oil adds an additional zesty burst of flavor to each squeeze, as well as a fresh aroma. It’s why you’d think it was fresh-squeezed juice.

Volcano Lime Burst is made from from exotic limes grown in Mexico and bottled fresh. It has the same compartment on the top of the bottle that squeezes zest and lime oil from lime peel.

The only other thing we can say is: Look for it at your specialty store (or visit DreamFoods.com for more information).

1. The citrus should be at room temperature.

2. Roll it on the counter, applying firm pressure with your hand.

3. Microwave it for 15 seconds.

Each of these actions releases more juice from the sacs.

Today is Oranges & Lemons Day. Check out the different types of lemons—plus the history of the lemon—in our Lemon Glossary.

And use the search box at the top of the page to find lemon recipes, lemon tips and lemon-flavored foods.

Use more lemons for virtually no-calorie
flavor and vitamin C. Photo by
Nico | SXC.

Five of Inko’s 11 bottled flavors.
Photo courtesy Inko’s.

No matter how brilliant your idea is, there’s the marketing conundrum. It’s very, very hard to get your products on the shelf of major retailers. And you probably can’t make a living just selling to specialty stores.

If your product doesn’t catch on in a big way (like Red Bull—which had deep pockets), your distribution will be limited. We’re chagrined that we can’t find Inko’s bottled white teas everywhere.

When we first tried Inko’s, the first (and still the only) beverage company solely dedicated to producing all-natural, ready-to-drink white teas, we were hooked. We don’t buy many bottled beverages because of our personal pledge to limit recycling, but we make an exception for this one.

Now there’s good news for Inko’s:

To improve the nutritional quality of food and beverages available for sale to students at school, the New York City Department of Education has a mandate to improve the quality and nutritional value of foods and beverages that are available for students. With specific regard to beverages, the policy states:

• Water is permitted
• Low calorie drinks without any artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners are permitted
• Maximum of 25 calories per 8 oz. serving
• No serving size limit

While the regular line is sold in bottles, the vending machine line is (of necessity) in 12-ounce cans created especially for the school program, along with new graphic art to appeal to a younger market. The products are sweetened with a small amount of fructose—better on the glycemic index than sucrose, table sugar.

If you’re involved with your school system’s vending program, give Inko’s a call.

If you’re looking for a wonderfully refreshing, low-calorie beverage, look for Inko’s at fine retailers; if you can’t find it, ask your retailer to bring it in. Or order it online at HealthyWhiteTea.com. Our personal favorites include Apricot, Blueberry, Hint o’ Mint, Honeydew and Honeysuckle—but we’d be glad for a bottle of any flavor.

• Read our review of Inko’s Bottled White Teas.

Until recently, we didn’t know what we were missing from our Rival Crock-Pot 5-quart slow cooker. Then we were given the Hamilton Beach Ensemble Stay Or Go five-quart slow cooker.

To say that we appreciate our Hamilton Beach slow cooker—a device originally known as a crock pot—is putting it mildly. We simply love everything about it.

We love that we can prepare an entire meal simply by tossing a bunch of ingredients inside it (which can be done the night before). Then we turn it on and forgetting about it, until it’s time for dinner. We come home from work (or errands, or other obligations), our stomachs growling, to something hot and delicious.

Read the full review to see all the features and discover how much easier it is to cart food somewhere else—even across town on public transportation.

Don’t worry about any spillage when the lid is
on the Stay Or Go Slow Cooker. Photo courtesy Hamilton Beach.