Chocolate tidbits

Pillows obsession

I miss eating my chocolate flavored “junk food”. Since I’m on a budget now…I’m choosing more value based products. I can’t wait to be back home. Right now, I have the Pillows obsession. Pillows is a chocolate biscuit snack that is cheap but yummy. Although it’s way cheaper back home, I still need to buy [...]

Hershey’s chocolate goodness guilt-free

Health conscious chocolate lovers can now enjoy chocolates without being guilty! Hershey’s introduces two new products that promote healthier eating; Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate bars and Hershey’s Sugar-free Chocolates. ” Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate is a special blend of delicious, velvety dark chocolate that offers a mildly sweet taste that milk chocolate lovers will surely [...]

Interesting chocolate facts and trivia

Here’s some interesting facts and trivia about chocolates… Chocoholic: – n [chocolate + -oholic (as in alcoholic)]( 1968): a person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate. – Webster’s Dictionary Did you know that the Aztecs considered all chocolate an aphrodisiac? Because of this, all foods made with chocolate were strictly forbidden to women. Although chocolate [...]

World of Kisses

“It’s the way you love me It’s a feeling like this It’s centrifugal motion It’s perpetual bliss It’s that pivotal moment It’s, ah unthinkable This kiss, this kiss Unsinkable This kiss, this kiss…” A kiss is a sign of affection. It makes our own world spin in excitement with a burst of bliss especially when [...]

Crunch time!

This was my first addiction, back when I was still in grade school. I thought this was the most expensive chocolate bar I’ve seen. When I buy one of these, I try to munch slowly and save half of it for later. Then came Bunch a Crunch which was disappointing since the bunches seem to [...]

Hershey’s Smores Goodness

S’mores. A confection made from graham crackers, marshmallow, and chocolate heated until the contents melt. The word “s’mores”–always used in the plural–is short for “some mores,” referring to one’s appetite for more than just one. It is a cookie said to be particularly popular at Girl Scout’s campfire cookouts.”

Is Chocolate A New Health Food?

Could it be possible that our beloved chocolate may actually be good for us? This is the nutrition news we have all been waiting for. So here is the scoop on chocolate and its health benefits. Yes, you read right, health benefits! Recent studies show that cocoa and dark chocolate with a high cocoa content [...]

Meiji Melty Kiss

This Meiji product will definitely be a mouth-watering treat. This small chocolate baby will melt in the span of 3 seconds upon putting it in your mouth. You’ll want more and more!!! I bought boxes in Hongkong during one of the visits there, so many different flavors to choose from: Coffee Chocolate, Strawberry Chocolate, Green [...]

Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts

When Matthew Fox guested on Oprah’s show about his moving to Hawaii to tape Lost, I could not help but wish I lived in Hawaii – the exotic landscapes, marvelous beaches, and the laid back lifestyle. But when Oprah announced to the audience that everyone was to be given freebies of Chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, I [...]