[1] The 9-piece Beer & Chocolate Pairing gift box. You supply the beer pairings (all photos © Dallmann Chocolate. Caramel Sea Salt Chocolate[/caption] [2] The Sea Salt Caramel with Fleur de Sel pairs with an IPA. [3] The Caramel Latte truffle pairs with a stout. [4] Pair the Bacon Applewood Smoked Salt chocolate truffle with […]
If you’d like to make some Easter candy, this Jellybean Chocolate Bark recipe is very versatile. You can make it with any chocolate—dark, milk, ruby, or white. You can add jelly beans for Easter, and customize the bark for any holiday or special occasion: candy corn for Halloween (photo #2), Red Hots for July 4th, […]
This sophisticated Easter rabbit from Omnom, one of our favorite chocolatiers, is outstanding in two ways. First, its sculpted, almost Cubist look is unique and elegant (photo #1). Mr. Carrots looks like he could be the pet of Picasso’s Girl With A Mandolin (photo #3). Second, the superb milk chocolate (41% cacao) has a touch […]
[1] Recchiuti Peanut Butter Pucks, the best peanut butter cups you’ll find (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Recchiuti Confections). [2] What’s inside the pucks: homemade peanut butter. [3] Peanut Butter Pearls, for when you only want a tiny taste. [4] Casting pearls before palates. [5] The original salted caramel dates back to France in […]
[1] Almond chocolate chip cookies (photo © Baked | NYC). [2] sliced (slivered) almonds (photo © Pear’s Snacks). [3] Dark chocolate chips (photo © Bella Baker [now closed]). [4] Olive oil cake with almonds and oranges. Here’s the recipe (photo © Discover California Wine). February 16th is National Almond Day. If you’ve been laying […]
How popular are the chocolate-flavored teas from David’s Tea? Two of the three flavors (Chocolate-Covered Strawberry and Hazelnut Chocolate) are sold out! We discovered this after receiving an early Valentine’s Day gift of five-calorie chocolate tea from David’s. Truth to tell, for a no-calorie Valentine gift with chocolate flavor, we enjoyed it. And you can […]
[1] Make this yummy S’mores Margarita (photos #1 and #2 © Eleven20 Tequila). [2] Eleven 20 makes tequila and mezcal. [3] A classic Margarita (photo © Casa Noble Tequila). There are plenty of chocolate cocktails to enjoy on Valentine’s Day, but here’s a selection of chocolate cocktails, starting with a S’mores Margarita. The […]
[1] Espressio: a box of chocolates with your personalized video. Here, the Chef’s Collection (both photos © M Cacao). [2] A box of caramels. We haven’t tasted the chocolate, but we love this idea from M Cacao: the Espressio(sm) chocolate video box. The Expressio is a custom chocolate video box. It’s the first-ever box […]
[1] German chocolate cake. The recipe link is at right (photo © Betty Crocker). [2] Chocolate layer cake with peanut butter filling and frosting. The recipe link is at right (photo © King Arthur Baking). [3] Chocolate icebox cake. The recipe link is at right (photo © Kings Cupboard). [4] Black Forest cake. The recipe […]
[1] Chocolate=covered cherries. National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day is January 3rd (photo © Katherine Pollak | © The Nibble). [2] A box of fancy bonbons. International Chocolate Day is September 13th (photo © Vosges Haut Chocolat). [3] Chocolate layer cake. January 27th is National Chocolate Cake Day. Here are wines to pair with chocolate cake […]