Chocolate & Cheese Pairing Chart For National Chocolate Day

This year, for National Chocolate Day, October 28th, we’ve got Part 2 of our exploration of chocolate and cheese pairings. The chart below joins our other chocolate pairing articles: Beer & Chocolate Pairings Cheese & Chocolate Pairings, Part 1 Scharffen Berger Chocolate Bars & Wine Pairings Scotch & Chocolate Pairing Sparkling Rosé & Chocolate Pairings…
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Homemade Chocolate Bars For National Chocolate Day

[1] Semisweet chocolate bar with dried fruits and nuts (photos #1 and #2 © Pampered Chef). [2] A white chocolate bar with rainbow sprinkles. [3] Dulcey or blonde chocolate, created by Valrhona, is white chocolate that has been caramelized to a buttery, rich caramel flavor. These bars are sprinkled with cookie pearls at Nuchocolat (photo…
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RECIPE: A Chocolate Dirt Cake Pot For National Chocolate Day

[1] A different way to enjoy chocolate on National Chocolate Day (photo The Venetian | Las Vegas). [2] Halloween-ify it with season Oreos (photo Walmart). [3] Trade the flower lollipop for chocolate spooky pops (photo Melville Candy).   October 28th is National Chocolate Day, and pastry chefs nationwide are outdoing themselves. Most of the recipes…
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HOLIDAY: National Chocolate Day

Harvest Truffles. Photo courtesy Recchiuti Confections.   It’s National Chocolate Day, an excuse for anyone to run to the newsstand to pick up a Hershey Bar or some M&Ms. But the chocolate connoisseur deserves something better, and we’ve found it in these delicious Harvest Truffles from Recchiuti Confections of San Francisco, which we received as…
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