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Gift: Chocolate Dipped Strawberries for Easter

03/05/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff, Gifts by Evelyn | No comments

Ultimate Easter Chocolate Covered Strawberries. The strawberries are hand-dipped in an assortment of delicious milk, decadent dark, and heavenly white Belgian chocolates.

Easter Berries are delicately rolled in an Easter theme topping of sprinkles, and artfully decorated in a signature purple and yellow confection drizzle. Each assortment is carefully packaged in a beautiful gift box and delivered fresh, right to your special someone’s home or office. Each boxed set of chocolate dipped strawberries includes 12 delicious strawberries.

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Gifts: Easter Spring Berries Chocolate Butterflies

03/03/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff, Gifts by Evelyn | No comments

Spring Chocolate Covered Strawberries. These fresh strawberries are hand dipped in an assortment of delicious milk, decadent dark, and heavenly white Belgian chocolates.

Spring Berries are artfully decorated with Butterflies and a signature pink, yellow, and purple confection drizzle. Each assortment is carefully packaged in a beautiful gift box and delivered fresh, right to your special someones home or office.

Choose from: 1/2 dozen, 1 dozen or 2 dozen assortment in our classic single, double or triple dip options.

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Gifts: Ghirardelli Chocolate Romance Valentine GiftBox

02/07/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff, Gifts by Evelyn | No comments

Indulge your Sweetheart this Valentine’s Day with what they want the most-chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! Ghirardelli’s chocolates to be specific!

This beautifully designed Valentine’s Day gift box comes filled with the finest Ghirardelli chocolates; milk, dark, mint and caramel, chocolate squares and bars packed in a Valentines gift box.

The Ghirardelli collection of Chocolate Bars features Ghirardelli’s signature intense, slow-melting chocolate in an irresistible range of unique and delicious flavors.

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products.

Incorporated in 1852 and in continuous operation since then, Ghirardelli has the richest heritage of any American chocolate company. Ghirardelli continues to honor its heritage to this day.

Ghirardelli is one of the few companies in America that controls the entire chocolate manufacturing process, from cocoa bean to finished product. This control over the manufacturing process, combined with Ghirardelli’s proprietary bean blend and unique methods of roasting and processing, ensures that you are rewarded with the highest quality and richest products.

Say Gear-ar-delly to correct pronunciation of the Italian name “Ghirardelli”, which has long stumped even the most avid consumers of Ghirardelli Chocolate.

Make this Valentine’s Day Sweet, give Ghirardelli chocolates.

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Ghirardelli’s is one of very few American manufacturers that make chocolate starting from the cocoa bean through to finished products. Throughout the process, we take special steps to ensure that our premium chocolate delivers our signature intense, smooth-melting chocolate taste.

  • Intensive quality assurance in the selection of cocoa beans means that Ghirardelli accepts only the highest-quality beans. We reject as many as 40% of the beans that are offered to us. Beans that are not selected are sold to other manufacturers.
  • In all of its chocolate product, Ghirardelli uses a proprietary blend of cocoa beans that has been refined over the company’s 150-year history to provide the company’s distinct and intense chocolate taste.
  • Ghirardelli roasts the cocoa beans in-house to ensure the company’s signature flavor profile is consistently maintained in all chocolate products. We also use a different roasting process whereby we remove the shell first and then roast the small nibs inside. Because the nibs are fairly uniform in size, we have more control over the temperature and time, so we can get a more specific flavor. Other companies roast their beans before removing the shell, which requires over-roasting the outside portion of the bean in order to roast the inside. This could impart a burned flavor to their chocolate.
  • Finally, Ghirardelli uses an intensive refining process to ensure that its chocolate truly melts in your mouth! Ghirardelli has no grainy feel because we refine most of our chocolate flakes until they are 19 microns (human hair is 100 microns in diameter). Other mass market chocolates are refined to only 40 microns.

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Gift: Unique Dark Chocolates for Valentine’s Day

02/07/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff, Gifts by Evelyn | No comments

Unique Valentine Heart, a Valentine’s Day collection of indescribably delicious chocolates topped with four unique holiday designs will delight your love. This all-dark chocolate selection includes, Omega (olive oil & Fleur de Sel), Meyer Lemon infused olive oil, Creme Fraiche ganache, Calvados (apple brandy) and Strawberry vodka ganache. Box design may differ from that shown in picture.

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Gift: Chocolate Buddha (vegan)

02/06/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff, Gifts by Evelyn | No comments

THE original Woodstock Buddha created by Oliver Kita inspired from the Cat Steven’s 70′s record album. Buddha would want you to bite the head off so he could laugh from inside your belly.

The Tao of Cacao

Oliver Kita Chocolates, acts locally, carefully choosing what they do in business. They seek out organic and sustainably grown cacao, choose organic fruits and flavors, and work with local talents and farmers whenever possible to reduce their carbon footprint, following environmental daily operations guidelines.

Free of harmful chemicals, Oliver Kita Chocolates ‘Green’ collection represents delicious products that promote biodiversity, and are organic and Fair Trade/Direct Trade.

All of Oliver Kita Chocolates ingredients are organic, no artificial ingredients or artificial colors, no preservatives, and no GMO (Genetically Modified).

Organic chocolate is also known in the industry for its magnificent taste, silky texture and fine finish.

Truly Magical

  • Fair Traded/Direct Trade chocolates mean fairer prices for farmers, gender equality, diversification to promote economic health and NO CHILD SLAVERY.
  • Money from the sale of cocoa beans goes directly to the farmers bypassing corporate middle-men and women.
  • Farmers who are paid and treated fairly are proud of their work, harvesting gourmet cocoa.

To purchase the Organic Vegan Woodstock Solid Chocolate Buddha;

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Happy Valentine’s Day Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache

01/28/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff, Reviews by Evelyn | No comments

Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust. This NY style cheesecake is swirled with Raspberry cheesecake, made with real raspberry puree. Each cake is topped with Chocolate Ganache, then garnished with a red marzipan rose!

The BEST Cheesecake on the Planet is a Mouse Click Away (click on the delicious image!) ~ Cheese Cake City began baking cheesecakes in 1985, they began shipping mail order cheesecakes in 1989 and opened for business on the Web in November 1996. Cheese Cake City is an artisan bakery located in Berkeley, California. They make all of their creations with fresh, all natural ingredients using traditional baking methods in small batches. This enables them to produce consistently high quality and exceptionally delicious cheesecakes…cakes and cookies! A perfect Valentine’s Day gift for any chocolate lover!

Evelyn Vincent Evelyn Vincent

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Easy to Make Chocolate Truffles

01/12/2012 in Cooking, Dessert, Food, Recipe by Evelyn | No comments

This chocolate truffle recipe is so easy and delicious. I’ve always found that using the best quality ingredients, particularly chocolate, makes a world of difference in the flavor, at the bottom of this post you’ll find links to get the best.Chocolate Truffles

These chocolate truffles are a terrific treat to make for yourself, a host gift, a pot luck, holiday gifts, Valentine’s Day gifts, or any for special occasion.

You will need:

  • 1 pack (12 oz.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (see below links to buy excellent quality chocolate)
  • 1/2 cup Bittersweet Chocolate Chips (see below links to buy excellent quality chocolate)
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 5 TBSP Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter (softened)
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Raw Cocoa Powder or Cinnamon Powder (used for rolling/dusting your Truffles)
Optional Flavoring for your Chocolate Truffles (Lavender, Orange, Tangerine, or Peppermint)
Put 20-30 drops of your choice of Young Living Essential Oil – choose Lavender, Orange, Tangerine or Peppermint (the amount of essential oil can be adjusted to your taste preferences. I use and only recommend this bran of essential oil as it is food-grade, do not substitute for other brands because most are not edible!)

Method:

Combine semi-sweet and bittersweet chocolate together in a deep sided medium sized mixing bowl and set aside.

Heat whipping cream until almost boiling – Do not boil or scorch your cream! After cream is heated to very hot, slowly pour over semi-sweet and bittersweet chips. Let stand for a few minutes so chips will soften.

Once chocolate has melted, stir well until uniform and well blended.

In a small bowl, whip butter, and sugar.

Optional: Add your desired choice of Young Living Essential Oil. Tip: start by only using 20 drops of essential oil, you can add more later if you would like a stronger flavor.

Add butter / essential oil mixture to the chocolate chip / cream mixture and beat on medium speed using an electric hand mixer until sooth and creamy.

Taste to see if you want to add a few more drops of essential oil.

Set bowl into fridge for about 45 minutes to allow chocolate to firm up.

After chocolate has firmed, remove from fridge and form into small balls by using a melon baller or teaspoon. Place chocolate balls on a wax paper lined cookie sheet. To make chocolate balls more uniform, roll between palms and place back onto wax paper.

Dusting: Take each chocolate ball and roll into your small dish of cocoa powder or cinnamon powder.

Allow chocolate truffles to finish cooling.

Makes about 35 – 1 inch round yummy Chocolate truffles.

Where to get high quality chocolate ingredients for this recipe:

Semi-sweet

Bitter-sweet

Raw Cocoa Powder

Evelyn Vincent Evelyn Vincent

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Perfect and Decadent Chocolate Gifts for Valentine’s Day

01/08/2012 in Dessert, Fun Stuff by Evelyn | No comments

Valentine’s Day, February 14th is coming upon us quickly! Below are some really cool and high quality chocolate Valentine’s Day gifts. Just click on the images to be taken to the store to buy.

Valentine’s Day Tower

For that very special someone, send your love with a deluxe keepsake Valentine’s Day tower. Made with love, this three-tier tower includes six luscious Raspberry Chocolate Brownies, eight sweet Sweetheart Shortbread Cookies, and four tempting Chocolate Truffles. Deluxe and decadent, this gift won’t be forgotten!

Valentine’s Day Chocolates Red Heart 1 Lb
1 lb Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates from 3 Sisters Chocolate.

Happy Valentine’s Day (Organic 1 lb.)
An elegant, but simple red heart box full of organic candy to say “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Contains the Romantic Truffle Assortment (balls, truffles) in a beautiful one pound box. The red box comes with it’s own outer box. This Romantic Organic Truffle Assortment includes: Almond Butter Balls, Peanut Butter Balls, Coconut Balls, Non-Dairy Dark Chocolate Truffles, Strawberry Banana Truffles, Fresh Raspberry Truffles, Vanilla Bean Cremes, and new Mocha Truffle. Vegan versions available by request through Customer Service. Box substitutions may be necessary due to limited supplies closer to Valentine’s Day.

French Chocolate Drinking Kit Gift
Elegant and fun gift kit to make traditional French drinking chocolate 33% cacao. The sweet and perfect gift to enjoy this Valentine’s Day!

Gold Flecked Pink Champagne Truffles
Delicate pink champagne merges with sultry dark chocolate to create this luxuriously seductive union for this Valentine’s day. Chocolatines’ decadent handmade truffles are each dipped in rich dark and white chocolate, and lavishly decorated with pink drizzles and extravagant flecks of 24 karat edible gold.

Happy Valentine’s Day Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake
Chocolate cookie crust. Rich, semi sweet chocolate flavors this cheesecake. Each cake is topped with Chocolate Ganache, then garnished with a red marzipan rose!

A Dozen Dark Chocolate Long Stem Roses
Solid Dark chocolate rose buds top a 12 inch long stem. These flowers are made from premium 73% dark chocolate and are solid unlike many other roses. No matter the occasion let them know you care for them deeply with a rich chocolate rose. Perfect for Valentine’s day, Mother’s Day, or just to say that you love that special someone. Certified Kosher-Dairy.

Chocolate Leopard High Heel And Clear Purse
And you thought Nordstrom’s was the place for the shoe-obsessed? Clearly this is a designer shoe for your Valentine that is a fit for anyone with a taste for gourmet chocolate. All shoes are handmade and no two are alike.Measures 7″ across by 4″ high and packed in it’s own clear purse and coordinating tissue.

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