Tag: chocolate
Cupcake Lovers Rejoice: Cupcake Inspired Goodies!
I love cupcakes, and I know our entire team at the office loves them too. At the office, we are quite spoiled when it comes to cupcakes. We have Marga, an office mate, who is a master baker. We love all the baked goodies that she brings into the office. Whenever someone has a birthday, we know w ...
How To: Make Supersized S’Mores (No Campfire Needed!)
Cake decorating is an art form all in itself. I have been fortunate enough to watch some of the most epic cakes you've ever seen get decorated. It requires way too much patience and artistic skill for me; however, I have a lot of respect for people that create such masterpieces.
Since my mother ...
Chocomize: Make Your Own Creative Chocolate Bars!
Today has been tasty, hasn't it? I started out the morning writing about a chocolate boat that you can really sail in! In the afternoon, I wrote about chocolate condoms for the frisky geeks out there. Now, tonight, in my third and final chocolate article of the day, I am going to share with you a ...
Take A Ride In A Chocolate Boat!
Chocolate makes me happy, and I can't imagine eating it without a smile on my face. I love all kinds of chocolate; even white chocolate and dark chocolate.
When I was a little girl, my grandparents lived on Hilton Head Island. Every time my sisters and I would visit them, they would take us to ...
Meet The Woman Who Is Allergic To Money (Really!)
I understand how serious allergies can be. I went through a stage in my life where I had to get several shots each week because of my allergies, so I get it. However, you have to admit, this allergy would be so great to have!
Yvonne Simon is allergic to money! Not only is she allergic to the d ...
Have Fun: Draw And Doodle On This Coffee Mug With Chalk
Do you like scribbling? I remember as a kid I would take chalk and write on the sidewalk or take colored chalk and write on the walls. Of course, my mom was not happy about this, and she made me clean up my mess afterwards, but I didn't mind at all since I love to doodle with chalk. I remember wa ...
Check Out These Speed Paintings Created With Food
When I was younger, my parents always discouraged us from playing with our food. They always told us to finish our food and not waste it since so many people in the world are hungry. Well, if you use food as an expression of creativity, is it still considered wasting? I found two speed painting v ...
The Wonka Elevator Is Now A Reality!
If you were one of the people that was amazed by the insanely awesome elevator in the end of "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" or the original movie "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" and wished your heart out for it to become a reality, you're in luck. A couple of hot air balloon enthusia ...
Paintings of Junk Food: American Culture Illustrated
I'm not sure if I'm writing about this because my friend @Minervity is eating a big 'ol chocolate bar right now, or if it's because I'm hungry, but these paintings of junk food are making my mouth water.
This series of paintings, called "American Still Life," is Pamela Michelle Johnson's way of d ...
Edible Greeting Cards – A Tasty Way To Send Your Love
We've all gotten the scratch-n-sniff cards, the musical cards, and even the huge oversized cards, but I betcha you've never gotten an edible card before!
Move over Hallmark, American Greetings recently released a new kind of card - it's flavored! Each card has a dissolvable taste strip that matc ...
World’s Biggest KitKat Bar – Only 45,888 Calories!
Being on a strict diet is sometimes the hardest thing you can do. Going grocery shopping is just hell on earth when you have to pass through those aisles with candy and sweet stuff. It's like walking through a maze of everything you want to eat but aren't allowed to. At least that's how it feels. ...
Introducing: Inhalable Chocolate and Coffee
Harvard University is a very special place to me, I have ties there that always bring happy thoughts. My son's grandfather was a Quarterback at Harvard in the late 1960s, and I still wear that sweatshirt every now and then even though parts of it are a little frayed and torn. So when I heard this ...
Sweet Remedy For The Broken-Hearted
Have you ever had your heart broken? What did you do? Did you have sleepless nights, were you angry, so many things one does to forget. A company Tnuva's Chocolate Dessert created a campaign that wanted to help the broken-hearted feel better. I loved the way they have used chocolates as a sweet ...
Chocolate grows on trees
If you're like me, you would quickly ask, 'where can I buy such a tree.' I recently visited the Theo Chocolate Factory in Seattle, where I learned not only about how chocolate was made, but also about the Fair Trade industry. The cool thing about Theo is that this company is very particular about al ...
Edible Sculptures
A few years ago I sent my dad a book called "Play with your food." I love the creativity behind all of the funny creatures and characters that are revealed in this book, and since then, have evolved into collections of 'food sculptures.' They remind me of Michealangelo's comment about the sculpture ...