PASSOVER: Fine Chocolates For Passover

Dean’s Sweets, one of our chocolate gift picks for Holiday 2009, has chocolate truffles that are both dairy- and gluten- (and grain-) free. While they’re not certified kosher for Passover, they are in keeping with the dietary restrictions of Passover. Until April 1, you can order artisanal, hand-dipped orange or coconut truffles. Dean’s Sweets truffles…
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EASTER: Gourmet Chocolate Easter Eggs

You wake up the day after St. Patrick’s Day and what’s on the agenda? Easter! A series of favorite Easter candy begins today. In our youth, we were satisfied with Cadbury’s chocolate buttercream Easter eggs. But today, we’re more demanding. We want those eggs to sizzle. So, we’re starting with Bacon and Eggs, one of…
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PRODUCT: Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Muffin Mix

Muffin or cake? You be the judge. Photo courtesy Duncan Hines. New! 100% Whole Grain Triple Chocolate Chunk Premium Muffin Mix. That message, on a box of Duncan Hines mix, caught our eye. Sure, we all should add more whole grain to our diets (in this case whole wheat flour replaces the white flour). But…
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CHINESE NEW YEAR: Special Chocolates For The Year Of The Tiger

If you forgot to send Valentine’s Day chocolate to someone special, or need a reciprocal gift, you’ve got an “out.” You can still celebrate 4708, the Chinese Lunar New Year (February 14 to 28th). It’s the Year of the Tiger. Moon cakes are traditional, but few people would choose them over Burdick Chocolate’s exquisite chocolates…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Chocolate Vodka Cocktails

Chocolate cocktails range from sweet to spicy to sizzling, like “Hot Lips,” above. Photo courtesy Van Gogh Vodka. Chocolate has been called the “fruit of love,” so it’s no wonder that it’s the favorite gift for Valentine’s Day. Long thought of as an aphrodisiac, there’s a scientific basis to the claim. Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, the…
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