March Chocolate Holidays 2011

So that your Chocolate Priestess can plan out her very busy month of March, I'm posting this the last day of February.  Below are the current list I have of Chocolate Holidays or possible Chocolate Holidays.  If you know of more, leave a comment with a link to where you found the listing.  Together we can make a thorough calendar for all of us, Sisters and Brothers.



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TCHO Brownies

The last Offering from TCHO to The Chocolate Cult which we have to review is their 8oz bag of 66% organic baking drops.  The bag contains these discs of chocolate instead of the more narrow but much thicker chips you find in most bagged baking chocolate.  Your Chocolate Priestess will write a bit about what this is important for higher purity chocolates in a few paragraphs.   Let me be blunt:

Retirement Needs Chocolate

I went to a "Week of Chocolate" event on February 9, 2011, where the bulk of the chocolate offered came from Meadowood, a retirement community in my city.  Since they were give to me, they qualify as a potential Sacrament and their marketing director was there and asked me to do a review.  Therefore I decided to do one and to raise the question of when you should think about chocolate in your

Godiva Hot Cocoa Reviewed

Before the end of 2010, your Chocolate Priestess used a coupon and her Godiva membership to place an order.  Among the items was their hot cocoa mix which comes in a 4 packet box which means this isn't inexpensive chocolate.  Costs can mean many things when it comes to chocolate -- fair trade, organic, greed, additives, or brand name -- but it does not necessarily equal quality of the chocolate

choco Bouchées in 15 flavors

We've reviewed a few Canadian chocolatiers but chocoStyle is our first from Québec.  While it helps if you know French their site does have an English translation button so don't be afraid to go check them out.  They ship to the USA and obviously to Canada where they have stores or are sold in stores you could visit if you find your way to Québec.  They sent us a 15 piece selection of their

What are You Making for National Chocolate Mint Day?

So tomorrow, Sisters and Brothers, is "National Chocolate Mint Day".  I wanted to make something, you know, that was my new goal for this blog for 2011 and I've all ready failed for health and weather reasons.

My partner has been wanting me to try and make a grasshopper pie which is frankly not nearly enough chocolate for me.  I tried a call out for a recipe on Foodbuzz but received no answers.

Chocolate! Chocolate! 2011

Today is Valentine's Day, Sisters and Brothers, but I did three featured reviews and to be blunt, if you haven't gotten your sweetie something yet, what I saw in the stores on Saturday afternoon tells me that you pickings are slim in most brick and mortar stores.  Happy Valentine's Day but I found something even cooler and more loving than just giving chocolate.

I found another Pilgrimage that

Dove Dark Chocolate & Cherry for Valentine's Day

Dove sent us a wonderful, huge heart if you will recall that we revealed two Saturdays ago.  Today we want to look at another new product from Dove for Valentine's Day that they sent to us to review.  This is the "Dark Chocolate & Cherry Swirl" Heart PROMISES that you may still be able to find in your local stores.  But before you run out, take a few minutes and read our full sensory review.

The

Chocolate Day = First Chocolate Tart

As you might recall, American Heritage Chocolate sent your Chocolate Priestess some samples, two of which we've reviewed all ready.  Today is another fun food holiday called simply "Chocolate Day" and since I've been ill I wanted to make something for you all.  I love when I can combine activities because I can get fairly busy and this week is an example of that with museum meetings, doctor's

Chocolate Events in February 2011

So your Chocolate Priestess recently found out about an event she wishes she could attend.  Unfortunately it is on the third weekend in Hermann, Missouri.  While I may go back to visit parents and in-laws in Iowa and South Dakota in March, I'm not foolish enough to try such a trip between December and March.  The event is called The Chocolate Wine Trail and you visit seven stops along a 20 miles

Valentine's from Brooke's Candy

Sisters and Brothers, while your Chocolate Priestess may complain about many things in our state, who among you does not from time to time, I rarely complain about food from Indiana because in many ways it is similar to what I grew up with back in Iowa.  One thing the state has done is establish a "Indiana Artisan" designation to recognize outstanding work from Hoosiers in food and other other

February Chocolate Holidays

Sisters and Brothers, it is the start of a new month so that means I'm going to list the possible fun food holidays you could celebrate with chocolate.  If you know of any others, please let me know in a comment.

February 5 = World Nutella Day
February 9 = Chocolate Day
February 14 = Valentine's Day (various countries)
February 19 = National Chocolate Mint Day

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