Trader Joe’s Chocolate Passport
February 6, 2017
This blog post marks the beginning of my series on single-origin chocolates from Trader Joe’s Chocolate Passport variety pack.
Each week I will review one of these country of origin chocolates: Peru 60%, Ecuador 66%, Ghana 70%, Venezuela 70%, Dominican Republic 70%, Papua New Guinea 70%, Sao Tome 70%, and Tanzania 73%.
Special K Chocolate Coconut Cashew Bar
January 30, 2017
Today I decided to try the Special K Nourish® Chewy Nut Bar. I grabbed the new Chocolate Coconut Cashew flavor.
First and foremost, this bar is sweet and chewy. When you pull it apart, there are long, gooey strings of what I’m guessing is mostly corn syrup. It reminds me of thin, soft caramel strands but not the color of caramel. This is more whitish or even translucent.
The peanuts, cashews, and coconut really stand out with their strong nutty and coconut notes. The dark chocolate coating, on the bottom of the bar, along with the chocolate chips wrap your taste buds in chocolatey flavor, too.
Kind Healthy Grains – Popped Dark Chocolate
January 23, 2017
These Kind Healthy Grains granola bars are certainly different. They contain some grains you don’t normally see in the mainstream granola snack world. For example, they have sorghum, millet, amaranth, quinoa, and buckwheat.
Lakefront Brewery Double Chocolate Stout
January 16, 2017
Everything I’ve read about the craft beer boom in Milwaukee intrigues me. I’ve lived in the area since graduating from college. At that time, all I knew (and everyone else in the United States) was Milwaukee meant Miller. Boy have things changed! Craft breweries have been popping up fast over the past couple of years.
Pressure Cooker Chocolate Cake Recipe
January 11, 2017
Are you a novice baker looking for the perfect chocolate cake recipe? Then you will enjoy this recipe with detailed instructions to bake a pressure cooker chocolate cake.
No special ingredients are required for this recipe, and you will be amazed by how easy it is to make.
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Thindulgent Dark Chocolate Pistachio Toffee Bark
January 3, 2017
From the makers of Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle™, comes another snacking chocolate called Thindulgent™ Dark Chocolate Bark.
It’s made in a variety of flavors: Milk Chocolate Cashew Toffee, Dark Chocolate Pistachio Toffee, Milk Chocolate S’mores, Milk Chocolate Caramel Pretzel, and Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt.
Moser Roth 70% Dark Chocolate
December 26, 2016
Here’s another chocolate from Moser Roth brand out of Germany. Locally, I buy it at my Aldi store.
Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cashew
December 20, 2016
If you consider chocolate-coated peanuts to be a chocolate classic you’re not alone. They’ve been around a long time in chocolate shops and supermarkets.
World Market Dark Chocolate Revisited
December 13, 2016
From time to time, I give a poor review of a specific chocolate. The reasons can vary, but in the end, it’s because my experience is less than satisfactory.
Sometimes, my taste buds are telling me one thing, while the tasting description offered by the manufacturer tells me something completely different. My expectations are high, the delivery is low.
But I believe in second chances.
Brownie Bites Wrapped in Bacon
December 5, 2016
Everything tastes better with bacon!
A local bar & grill in my town has a bacon theme. They implemented the idea of serving all you can eat bacon, for free, during happy hour.
Their food menu serves only dishes with bacon. They offer usual items like bacon topped burgers and bacon wrapped water chestnuts, but there are also some surprises...