Aequare 55% Chocolate Bar
Rosa In addition to some delicious dark chocolate cocoa beans, Aequare also sent me an assortment of their handmade single-origin bars for free sampling. Today’s review is of their 55% semi-sweet.…
November 2009
Serious Eats Chocolate-related Round-up
Serious Eats gets serious about chocolate in these posts: 1)? The Best Artisanal Chocolate Bars. I’ve only even heard of one of these brands! (Fran’s, in case you’re wondering). 2)…
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for friends and family and loved ones. And candy and sweets and having a job with good dental insurance. I hope you’re having a lovely Thanksgiving, whether…
Candy + Cookies = Turkeys
Check out these adorable turkey cookies from Serious Eats/Cakespy. And a good way to make use of any candy corn you may have leftover from Halloween!
Candy Art
1) Via Serious Eats, creepy kids made of out jelly beans at the National Liberty Museum in Philly. They give me the heebie jeebies. 2) Also via Serious Eats, gummy…
Vacation time! And The Economist takes on Nestle
Dear Readers, I’ve taken the week off of work for the Thanksgiving holiday, so I’m taking the week off from writing reviews as well. Instead, you’ll get a news post…
Milka Joghurt: Yogurt Chocolate? [Review]
Today’s review comes courtesy of my roommate, Celeste, who was kind enough to bring me a German chocolate bar that she bought in Boston. I’ve seen the Milka brand in…
Two unusual truffle recipes
The first: rethinking a PB&J, or rethinking what constitutes a truffle? Here’s a so-ridiculously-simple-it’s-a-must-try recipe for PB&J “truffles”. Basically, food process a PB&J sandwich until it turns to dough, shape…
Derry Church Artisan Chocolates – Part II
Here’s part two of my review of my free sample of Derry Church Artisan Chocolates (continued from Monday). Today, we’ll review the Plymouth, Savannah, Tangier, and Veracruz. The Plymouth was…
Chocolate/hazelnut spread for breakfast?
From the Bitten blog, light outrage about Nutella trying to position itself as a healthy breakfast option. I see the problem with that promotion, but it’s not that far from…
Derry Church Artisan Chocolates – Part I
Chef Eric Clayton, the executive pastry chef and chocolatier for Derry Church Artisan Chocolates, emailed me about sending me some free samples of his chocolates. After checking out the gorgeous…
Aequare Dark Chocolate Cocoa Beans
I recently received a generous box of free samples from Aequare Chocolates, a newcomer to the fine artisan chocolates field – they debuted just this past summer. Included in the…