Every year it becomes a challenge as to how to make my daughter's artistic talent into an awesome holiday gift. This holiday season's winner is the design your own chocolates from Rogue Confections which I had the chance to taste test at…
I haven't yet tasted the Organic Dark Chocolate Snowmen from Sjaak's , but I'm really hoping they are as good as I hear they are because they look like such a fun last minute holiday gift . Especially for a vegan on your list. But I'd im…
Gold coin chocolates are certainly a Hanukkah necessity , although I love how this tradition can be made even better with Divine Chocolate's gold-wrapped fair-trade coins . Made from cocoa coming from a farmer-owned cooperative of grower…
I've bought enough chocolate for my milk-allergic daughter to know that milk isn't a necessary ingredient for super-delicious chocolate, especially when it's the extra-good-for-you darker varieties. And while Divvies is my first choice f…
One of the most common questions we get is from people looking for gifts to celebrate a second or third-time mom . She doesn't necessarily need all new blankets and clutch toys, but still a little something to acknowledge the happy occas…
Do you hear that sound? It's my hips expanding. I know I'm going to rue the day I discovered Foodzie , the marketplace for hand-crafted and artisan foods. Whereas my resolve is unwavering when I pass the fun-size candy bars in the superm…
When my son comes back with his Halloween haul I scour the bag for candy that I don't approve of (and want to swipe for myself). For me it's a matter of avoiding high-impact sugar infusions, but for parents of children with food allergie…
I recently treated my kids to a scoop at the local gourmet ice cream shop and was shocked to find that to add a topping (i.e. four M-n-Ms) was about half the price of the ice cream itself. Holy moly. New recession tip: Staying in for ice…
Bacon is the new black, it would seem, and everywhere I look (least of all our own fridge) there is someone proudly proclaiming his or her love for the stuff. So I wasn't entirely surprised to have found a number of bacon-oriented gourme…
Remember the Candy Buttons of your youth ? You know, the ones with absolutely no flavor (save for sugar) that you peeled off the paper strip, trying your best to increase the ratio of candy-to-paper that in fact made it into your mouth? …
The only thing actually ugly about Ugly Truffles is the way they have forced me to behave since they arrived at my door; I am suspicious of anyone entering the kitchen and laying a single pinkie within six inches of my Ugly Truffles. The…
We're at the moment in the holiday season when I realize I need gifts for all those other deserving people in our lives: teachers, dance instructors, party hosts , house cleaners, the personal chef (ha! kidding!). To the rescue: the clea…
Any day could be Nutella Day in my home, but since today has been decreed World Nutella Day, we have an excuse to serve up some yummy Nutella recipes, and celebrate its hazlenutty, chocolatey goodness even more. We've mined our site for …
I love Advent calendars as a way for my kids to count down to Christmas (did you catch our most recent picks ?). But why should they be the only ones to have all the fun? If you're looking for an Advent calendar that's more sophisticated…