Several years ago, I learned about how cacao pods are grown and eventually turned into chocolate from a Scharffen Berger factory tour. Serious Eats has a great slide show about how cacaos is grown, harvested, and cured in the Dominican Republic.
I love gingerbread and gingerbread cookies. When The Impulsive Buy posted photos of Gingerbread M&M's and Gingerbread Twix, I went...