Martha’s Gardens Chocolate Covered Dates
March 23, 2015
Improve the Date Eating Experience – Cover Them with Chocolate!
I recently had the pleasure of taking a tour of Martha’s Gardens Date Farm in Yuma, Arizona. The farm overlooks the beautiful Gila Valley and is home to over 8,000 date palms.
The majority of dates grown there are the Medjool variety, 2½ times the size of a common date but with the same small pit.
Mars Inc – Chocolate Factory Coming to India
March 20, 2015
Current U.S.-based chocolate manufacturer Mars Inc, the third largest confectionery business globally, says plans for the company to add another global manufacturing plant are underway.
Mars Inc just recently announced their intention to open a new plant in India.
Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe
March 18, 2015
Celebrate the grass getting greener with some delicious chocolate orange cake as we enter the season of delicious ripe fruits and veggies. The orange zest will perk up your dusty winter senses and bring your mind to backyard, barefoot fun.
Eat Chocolate for Younger Skin
March 13, 2015
10 years of research has finally brought us "Esthechoc", the anti-aging chocolate bar developed by Cambridge-based company Lycotec, and also referred to as "Cambridge Beauty Chocolate."
The small 7.5g bars are supposedly able to be consumed for improved skin conditions. And by "improved skin conditions", they mean wrinkle reduction. How exciting is that!
Chocolate Chip Butter Cake Recipe
March 11, 2015
Yellow. It's the color of baby chicks, fluffy young ducklings, sunshine, and altogether Spring. It's also the color of butter. Yum. And what is baking without butter?
Chocolate Football Raises $20k for Charity
March 6, 2015
Who says the mistakes (in question) of others can't also be beneficial to the masses? In Pittsburgh, PA what started out as a joke, amounted to $20,000 that will go toward utility assistance for 65 local families.
Cadbury’s Chocolate Crème Egg Recipe
March 4, 2015
Cadbury Crème eggs are a sign of Easter and, to me, a sign that Spring is on its way. I welcome the sight of them lining the grocery store walls along with fluffy bunnies and pastel Easter baskets.
Filled eggs were first manufactured by the Cadbury Brothers back in 1923, and the creme eggs we know and love today were introduced as Fry's Crème Eggs in 1963, becoming Cadbury's Crème Eggs in 1971.
Nestlé USA Drops Artificial Flavor and Color from Chocolate
February 27, 2015
Announced on February 17th, 2015, Nestlé USA claimed it will be the first major candy manufacturer to eliminate all artificial color and flavor from its chocolates. The company plans to have this goal completed by the end of 2015.
Alongside this endeavor, Nestlé USA is also seeking to remove caramel coloring from its chocolate products, which is used in nine of the 250+ chocolate products. Additionally, all upcoming chocolate and non-chocolate candy products (gummies, sours, etc.) introduced by Nestlé USA will be made without artificial flavors or colors.
Chocolate Banana Mousse Recipe
February 25, 2015
Is there anything that chocolate doesn't pair well with? Of all the things chocolate lovers love pairing with their desserts, banana is one of my very favorites. In fact, the best dessert I ever had was a big dish of banana and Nutella crepes. Talk about delicious!
Chocolate House Accused of Gentrification
February 20, 2015
Industry City, a complex of 16 buildings on the edge of Sunset Park in Brooklyn, NY, recently became the home to Manhattan’s oldest chocolate house, Li-Lac Chocolates. The chocolate shop now sits among wholesaler’s trucks, loading docks, laundry mats, and barber shops. Although its wrap around windows and chocolate aromas are most inviting, some were not enthused to welcome Li-Lac to the neighborhood in late 2014.